Just to make anyone aware, if you’re planning a flight around Caerphilly castle in wales (which by the way is the largest in wales) then hold off until September/August time as they have scaffolding up at the moment which really really is ruining the shots! Just trying to save someone a trip of disappointment!
Wasn’t sure where to post this but hope this helps someone.
Yes, I went a few months back. It was a shame that the scaffolding was up. I understood it’s there until next year though 
Really wish I had saw your original post before I went 
Was still a good day tho.
I asked the lady on the reception and she told me September? Maybe she was wrong! Im not sure now! Was hoping it would be September time so it would be nice and sunny to fly in to get some beautiful shots!
You can still get decent pics of the castle, but yeah, the scaffolding doesn’t help.
(This photo was taken a few weeks ago)
Found out the hard way a few months ago when i went there to do a 3D photogrammetry scan of it.
Flew this on Friday; still some scaffolding on outer curtain wall south side, and covering over Great Hall, but plenty of interest, not bothered by the geese on/around the moat, and a funfair on the western side over xmas!
TOAL prohibited inside castle (CADW, bless ‘em) but good spots on the open greens outside moats. Car parking nearby or on road western side (Crescent Rd.).
Incidentally, had my only run-in with security so far; bloke in yellow jacket crossed the road and said the fairground boss wanted to ask me not to overfly the fair because he was concerned the rides might hit me (there was a tall vomitcomet machine threshing around at high speed, bout 150’ up at the top of it’s circle). I was more than happy to comply with this and able to show yellowjacket that I hadn’t overflown the fence (though I’d gone pretty close), and 200’ up was well clear of any damage the rides could have done to me if I had. Asked me not to show this to the boss because of the clear view of their smoking hideyhole behind the caravans…
He was quite happy with this, and stayed chatting about the drone and checking out the view of the fair and the castle on the phone screen; I also showed him the live map. Said he was thinking about buying one himself, asked the usual questions, and I gave the usual advice about Amazon/Temu crap, GPS positoning & RTH as minimum requirements, and joining Grey Arrows. Decent bloke, went away happy, then came back with a female colleague who I think was his gf to show her. I may have made two converts to the cause!
