Dartford River Crossing

Where to fly your drone in the UK
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I’ve been meaning to fly here for a while as it’s close to me and offers the possibility of interesting things to see in the way of the bridge itself, large ships and interesting industrial areas. I researched the crap out of it via the natsapp and google maps and found the perfect compliant spot on the Kent side of the river with a public footpath running right under the bridge. I was set up about 700m away from the bridge and was only shown in a caution area due to a nearby emergency helipad which was about 1.5km away and I presume there for emergencies. I flew at dusk and managed 2 batteries worth of flight catching some great shots of the bridge, as well as a monster ferry from Cobelfret which looked like a deathstar sailing by as it went to sea.

Here are a couple of pic from the stills and footage I shot - they’ll be featuring in a video soon.

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Great photos mate, where did you park for this one?

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There’s an Asda Supermarket just up the road from the access footpath that has three hour parking whilst you’re “shopping” :slight_smile:

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I live about 10 minutes away from there down the A2, never thought of flying over by the bridge.

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looks great whats it like at night?
list up or pretty dark

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It’s pretty well lit up so I’d imagine there’d be some cool footage waiting to be taken there. I’m gonna give it a go sometime myself.

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Hmmm … convertible car, passenger with RC, interesting crossing.
(Hint: Just make sure you only do this going from North to South.)
:stuck_out_tongue:

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fly safe and upload when you have done :sob::sob:

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I’ve used this spot for several years and found suitable parking where there is a public access gate taking you direct to the river.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/2CqdF7QunujR6gwZ6

To the left of the dropped pin is the public footpath access gate.

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This is my last flight at this location.

Alas been a while since my fav little ships are sailing up the Thames but hopefully they will be back soon.

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for catching some massive or interesting ships, I’d recommend using this site: www.marinetraffic.com