Name of Site:

County:

Oxfordshire

Nearest Towns:

Russels Water,Henley-on-Thames

Size:

Usually used for:

Regular Kite Events/Meetings:

Descriptive Features:

Flat - Many Trees - Suitable for buggying - Exposed to wind -

Nearest airport:

???

Ease of Access:

Access with car & < 15 min walk

Facilities:

There is a reasonable pub just down the road - The Five Horseshoes - but don't even think about trying to eat there unless you have both a thick wallet and a reservation.

Directions:

Near Henley-on-Thames, Junction 9 from M4, onto A404(M) for Maidenhead. Pickup A4130 towards Henley, go thru Henley on A4130 Turn left onto B480 to Stonor, Turn left towards maidensgrove/Russels Water

Other Comments:

Maidensgrove Common is a stupendously big open grassy area owned by a local estate. There are a few rules like no powered models and keep your cars off the common proper but otherwise it's pretty much do as you want. It's only about 10 mins by car from Benson so it's ideal for our main flying site. It's also surprisingly under used by kite flyers. There are some buggyers up there fairly regularly, but during the week it's totally empty. Sometimes we meet London flyers who are escaping the city for the day. (see http://www.kiteflyer.demon.co.uk/where.htm)

Author of Review:

Ros and Ade

Author's E-Mail:

adeb@demon.net.

Date of Report:

6 SEP 98