Lowestoft Ness Point

Ness Point is the most easterly point in the United Kingdom, marked by the Euroscope compass disc set into the promenade at Lowestoft. It is an unusual, industrial-edged spot rather than a pretty beach: a curving concrete sea wall, the towering Gulliver wind turbine, and the North Sea wrapping around the headland make for bold, graphic aerial shots. The paved promenade gives a stable hard launch surface, and because the sea sits immediately to the east there is open airspace over water in front of you. This is genuinely the eastern extremity of the country, so it is a fun geographic novelty for the map as well as the camera. There is no airport flight restriction zone here; the nearest sizeable airfield is Norwich, around 40km northwest, and there are no military fields close by. The area is working seafront backed by industrial units and the port, so keep a respectful distance from any port operations and moored vessels, and be aware the wind turbine blades are a hazard to give a wide berth. It is rarely crowded, which makes it easy to maintain separation from people, though wind funnelling around the headland can be strong. Come at sunrise to catch the first light in Britain striking the compass disc and turbine.