Bleansley

Location

S Lakes - nr Broughton-in-Furness

Details

This site is very rarely flown and is one for the pilot who has got bored with everywhere else. A clean take off area and a short but pleasant ridge. One big plus is its proximity to the "Manor" in Broughton; best ale's in the world!

Site Officer

Burkitt Rudd : 07811 642533

Postcode for Sat Nav Systems (read the Health Warning!)

LA20 6AR

Between Low Bleansley and Middle Bleansley Farms

Getting There

A595 (T) to High Cross. Turn R on A593 to Coniston. After 3.5 km turn left and left again at Lane End; a minor road leads down across valley to the Lower Bleansley Farm (a map is useful).

Getting to takeoff

Directly up front of hill above the farm. An alternative is to walk up the back of hill from the Duddon valley.

XC potential

Limited potential but would be a good challenge to get to the Combe; getting back would be even better!

Permission to use site

Lower Bleansley Farm.

IMPORTANT - Restrictions on use

As imposed by the farm.

Paragliding

Few reports from PG pilots but is said to be anywhere between OK and rough.

Hang Gliding

Not really worth the carry ... go to the pub instead (see above). Alternatively, go to the High Cross Inn, buy a drink and, from their balcony, watch someone else carry up.

Additional Safety Notes

Can be rough as air comes over rising ground before the ridge.

Resources

Don't click on flight logs, download to your PC first (right click and 'Save Link As')

Type	Click to Follow Link	Notes
Google Earth - Car Park
Google Earth - Take Off
Google Street View - Parking		This is as far as Google Street View goes - follow the lane on the right
Multi Map - Take Off

Follow the links for further details of a site. For flights you will probably need to right click and save the link to your PC before opening Google Earth.
Google Earth links rely on Google Earth being installed on your system. Google Earth provides pan and tilt faciity. You can also upload your flights to GE - use GPS Dump (Links Page) to convert a variety of GPS file formats to a GE kml file
Flash Earth is an alternative to Google Earth but provides a top down view only. To view in Flash Earth, click on the instruction text to clear it - the cross is the spot

Local Information

Pubs

Nearest pubs to the site - for post flying debriefing only!

No pub details are available for this site. Send your recommendations to the webmaster.

 

A selection of photos showing key aspects of the site. If you have a good photo showing take off and landing areas, then send it to the webmaster. Aerial shots showing the landing area are especially welcome.

No photos available for this site. Good quality photos of CSC sites always required.

 

Site Records

This page shows records for this site. Some of the older records are not very detailed. More recent records may have an igc file available You can right click and download this to your PC. You can then use IGC Flight replay to view the flight.

Paragliding

No records for this site

Hang Gliding

No records for this site