Glastonbury Tor

Glastonbury Tor is unmistakable — a conical green hill crowned by the roofless St Michael's tower, floating above the Somerset Levels and often the only thing standing clear of the dawn mist. It is also National Trust land, and the Trust prohibits taking off and landing from its property, so this is very much a caution spot. There is no dedicated car park; visitors park in town or near Chalice Well and walk up. To fly legally you must launch from public land off the Trust boundary — a lane or field edge with permission — and gain height, or keep sensible altitude and distance rather than TOAL on the hill. The Tor is popular from before sunrise with walkers, photographers and people for whom it holds deep spiritual meaning, so discretion and courtesy are essential; a low, buzzing drone over the summit will not be welcome. The reward, on the right morning, is extraordinary: temperature inversions turn the Levels into a silver sea with the tower rising clear. Wind is fierce on the exposed summit. The nearest FRZ, Bristol, is about 30km north. Autumn and winter dawns with mist over the Levels are the whole reason to come.