UK Places to fly near Braintree, Essex

[eyesfromthedark]

Hi! Does anyone know of any places to fly in or around braintree, Essex?

Thanks!!

[ianbagley]

Mersea Island. You can get there in about half an hour. Follow the signs for beach carparks and pull up in the gravel park at the bottom of the hill. The Wind/Kite surf club is in the big green hut on the beach. Wear boots as the oysters are vicious!

[ianbagley]

Any wind with south in it is good for Mersea.

 

For landboarding your options in BRaintree are nil. You could try Higlands park in Chelmsford or Gosbecks park in Colchester (near the zoo).

 

Hope this helps.

[positive lift]

Im in Witham i fly at Frinton, Maldon by the boating lake at the top also the school playing field at Rickstones in Witham gota go early or late and sneak on. Also theres a field at Earls colne airfield bit gusty there though and they do it at the discovery centre at braintree to busy in the summer gota go in the winter. Hope this helps

[dan1981]

Hi Guys,

 

I've been reading here for ages but I think this is my first post. I'm Dan and I've been flying around Bishops Stortford for ages, just moved to Braintree.

 

I've only started boarding late last year and didn't do it over the winter. Anyway I've been down the Discovery centre a few times in the evenings without a kite and it's never been that busy. Anyway I'm thinking to pop over there tonight with the kiteboard and was wondering if anyone is kiting tonight around the area tonight?

[AJ9604]

Head over to Frinton dude thats where its at with an onshore breeze (ne/e/se/s/sw)

 

AJ

[Markbrosnan78]

Essex Kite Park is the nuts with a top crew. Essexkitepark.co.uk

[Spielson]

Does anyone still fly down at Hylands Park? havent been down there for ages.

[Markbrosnan78]

I tried Hylands Park once with a 6.4. Didn't really like it. Too many people, ground lumpy an wind gusty. Didn't see anyone else flying down there. Come to the coast it's not much further and a lot more fun.