Nash Point, Glamorgan Heritage Coast

Nash Point is the drama capital of the Glamorgan Heritage Coast: great stacked layers of Blue Lias limestone and shale stepping down to a wave-cut platform, topped by a pair of Victorian lighthouses. It is a superb subject from the air, with the cliff strata, the lighthouses and the tide-scoured rock ledges all rewarding a bit of altitude and a low sun. You park in the privately run Heritage Coast car park on the headland; note that the Vale council explicitly advises getting the landowner's permission, so this is a courtesy-and-common-sense spot rather than a free-for-all. Airspace is fine: Cardiff Airport's restriction zone is about twelve kilometres east and St Athan airfield roughly eight to the north-east, both outside where you will be working, but worth a glance. The hazards here are physical. The cliff edges are unstable and undercut, the updraughts off the face can be lively, and the tide comes in fast across the platform, so do not put yourself or your landing spot near the edge. On lighthouse open days there are crowds and the foghorn sounds. A clear weekday with a low tide and raking light is the one to aim for.