Paragliding Toplanding
Paragliding Toplanding is a pitch in Whipsnade, Central Bedfordshire, England. Paragliding Toplanding is situated near the pitch Paragliding Takeoff, as well as near Dunstable Downs Beacon.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Dunstable Downs and Dunstable Downs Golf Club.
Dunstable Downs
Peak
Dunstable Downs are a prominent chalk escarpment of the Chiltern Hills, immediately south-west of Dunstable in southern Bedfordshire, England. The Downs rise to approximately 243 metres above sea level, forming the highest ground in Bedfordshire, and overlook the Vale of Aylesbury to the west.
Dunstable Downs Golf Club
Golf course
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 2,200 feet east of Paragliding Toplanding.
London Gliding Club
Aerodrome
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Church End and Dunstable.
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.
Dunstable
Whipsnade
Village
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.
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
51.87036° or 51° 52′ 13″ north
Longitude
-0.53746° or 0° 32′ 15″ west
Open location code
9C3XVFC7+42
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=pitch
OpenStreetMap feature
sport=free_flying
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Paragliding Takeoff and Paragliding Toplanding.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: The Great Chalk Way and Dunstable Downs Golf Club.
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