I believe this is the only site with the ruins of a church in Oxfordshire. The church was abandoned in 1875 and quickly fell into disrepair. The site has also been a location used in a couple of horror films from 50 or 60 years ago.
There is a parking verge just opposite the entrance to the field with the church. Just up the road is the Warburg Nature Reserve - worth a visit in its own right, but something to be mindful of when flying here.
The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 07/01/2025. It remains the responsibility of any pilot to check for any changes before flying at the same location.
@Howard Howard
I see there’s no people about in your pano & video but was there any people about when you visited & what time ?
I might pop out here over the weekend & find a couple of places in & around, I can’t believe I didn’t know this place was here having taken this route every week for quite a some years on & off when working on the tankers doing the pumping stations in & around for Thames water.
Edit : not going off topic did you know this is just up the road, I used to sit near here & eat my dinner sometimes, very residential tho.
This was on Tuesday of this week, about 4 pm. There’s a farm nearby and the lane ends at the BBOWT Warburg Nature Reserve. The ruins are not within the nature reserve, but I saw maybe a half-dozen red kites soaring far above when I was putting the drone away. I have some still photos on Flickr
My wife and I were the only ones there, and she was reading a book in the car whilst I did a single flight. We had walked around the reserve beforehand and the only people we saw were a group of workers and volunteers doing some clearing there.
It’s a road to nowhere a mile or two off the main road from Henley, and you won’t be bothered that much, I should think. Weekends might be different though.
I know Nettlebed but I didn’t know about the brick kiln … Thanks for the tip!
Thanks buddy appreciated just got my kit ready for tomorrow
Yes the kiln up the road be ok for sub 250g drones so that counts me out so I’ll settle for a few phone snaps on that once again thanks !
