Paragliding Toplanding

Paragliding Toplanding is a pitch in Whipsnade, Central Bedfordshire, England. Paragliding Toplanding is situated nearby to the pitch Paragliding Takeoff, as well as near Dunstable Downs Beacon.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dunstable Downs and London Gliding Club.

Dunstable Downs

Peak

Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dunstable Downs are part of the Chiltern Hills, in southern Bedfordshire, England; and are located near the town of Dunstable. They are a chalk escarpment forming the north-eastern reaches of the Chilterns.

London Gliding Club

Aerodrome

Photo: RJPLancaster, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The London Gliding Club is a members' club whose airfield is located at the foot of the Dunstable Downs. Many privately owned gliders are based there. It has the facilities to train pilots in powerless flight, and in the skills necessary to fly cross country using nature's sources of energy.

Dunstable Downs Golf Club

Golf course

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dunstable Downs Golf Club is a golf club in the southwest of Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England. It was established in 1906. As of 1995 the course measured 6251 yards. Dunstable Downs Golf Club is situated 2,400 feet northeast of Paragliding Toplanding.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Church End and Whipsnade.

Church End

Village

Church End is a hamlet located in Bedfordshire, England. The settlement forms part of the wider Totternhoe village and civil parish, with Church End being the closest part of the parish to the larger town of Dunstable.

Whipsnade

Village

Photo: Dave Skinner, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whipsnade is a small village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England. It lies on the eastward tail spurs of the Chiltern Hills, about 2+1⁄2 miles south-south-west of Dunstable on the top of the Dunstable Downs, which drop away steeply to the south of the village.

Dunstable

Photo: Peter Skuce, Public domain.

Dunstable is a market town and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, east of the Chiltern Hills, 30 miles north of London. There are several steep chalk escarpments, most noticeable when approaching Dunstable from the north.

Paragliding Toplanding

Type: Pitch
Categories: recreation area, aerial sport, and sports location
Location: Whipsnade, Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.86904° or 51° 52′ 9″ north

Longitude

-0.53768° or 0° 32′ 16″ west

Open location code

9C3XVF96+JW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 376671381

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=pitch

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=free_flying

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Paragliding Takeoff and Paragliding Toplanding.

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