South Downs

Beachy Head

Works in E SE S

Eastbourne's coastal classic: a forgiving bowl right beside a serious 500ft cliff, two very different flights off one hill.

Bo-Peep

Works in N NE E

A quiet easterly bowl on the Downs, friendly CP soaring when the wind sits in the north-east.

Butser North

Works in N NNE NE

The big north and north-east faces of Butser Hill, ridge and thermal lift on the highest of the Hampshire sites.

Butser South

Works in SSW SW WSW

The club's gentle training and testing slope, a soft south-west incline for finding your feet.

Butser West

Works in N NE W

The west face of Butser Hill, a shared hang-glider and paraglider takeoff that gets crowded on the good days.

Chalton

Works in NNE NE ENE E

A small east-facing hill over the railway, better suited to paragliders, open only in the warmer half of the year.

Devil's Dyke

Works in N W NW

A classic South Downs ridge with a 2-mile run to Truleigh on its day. Friendly CP soaring, but the sea breeze writes the script.

Ditchling Beacon

Works in N NE NW

More than a ridge: thermals and sea-breeze fronts turn this north-facing bowl into a proper XC launch, east to Offham or west to the windmills.

Firle

Works in N NW

A broad north-facing bowl above Firle village, one of the gentler Sussex sites across a wide wind window.

Harting Down

A steep three-bowl northerly ridge, a National Trust hill that rewards a clean launch.

High and Over

Works in E SE

A small, steep, tree-ringed bowl over the Cuckmere. Complex and rewarding, and not a first-timer's site.

Matterley Bowl

Works in N

A shallow northerly bowl near Winchester, a gentle paraglider site, currently closed.

Meon Shore

Works in SSW SW

A tiny coastal soaring cliff at Hill Head, a sea-breeze toy for confident pilots.

Mercury (Wether Down)

Works in NE ENE E

A long east-facing ridge soarable end to end, with a bowl at the south end. Known to the locals as Wether Down.

Mount Caburn

Works in S SW

A conical dome that takes the southerlies, but a small lift band and rough sea-breeze air mean it crowds and bites in equal measure.

Newhaven Cliffs

Works in S

A low coastal cliff that saves the day when Beachy is too big or Caburn is blown out, with a 6.5-mile run to Brighton on its day.

Oxenbourne

Works in W WNW NW NNW N

A tucked-away north-west-facing bowl, the westerly option in the Butser cluster.

Park Hill

Works in SE SSE S

A committing south-east quarry site above East Meon, for confident slope-landers only, with no safe bomb-out.

Truleigh Hill

Works in N NW

The west end of the Dyke ridge, a steep northerly bowl with a slice of history as one of Britain's first flying hills.

Arreton

Works in S

Hang gliders rig and take of besides the old quarry, the edge which is not sharp enough to cause much rotor air. It is important to make sure that wings face the quarry during take off.Beware of being dragged as the main rod is behind take off.

Brighstone A

Brighstone B

Butterfly Paragliding Centre

Works in S SW W

Grass. 120 metres high coastal cliff. Learn to fly in wind!

Chillerton

Take off between the chalk pit and fence at the rear of the field depending on the strength of the wind.

Compton Reds

Works in SW

Crete Road

Works in SW

You must be a DFHGC member and phone the Channel Tunnel before flying this site. Failure to do so may lead to arrest or being shot at! Take off is tricky because it is very steep and has a barbed wire fence close by.

Culver

Works in S

Is on the south side of the road leading up to culver cliff. Go past the fort and take the turning to the second car park field.

Green Dragons Airsports - Kennel Farm

Winch Launching

Green Dragons Airsports - Sticks Bowl

Works in W NW

Site fees payable are £5 per day Please pay by paypal to fly@greendragons.co.uk and keep your email as proof when challenged by a club member. Take off is large flat open area. Please set up off to one side and only move to take off area when ready to fly. Soaring and accuracy practice is good for this site

Green Dragons Airsports Pilgrims Farm

Works in SE S SW

Park on Clarks Lane in the lay-bys On the South Side of the road is a small footpath leading down to the gate and fence line of the site. If you enter the site please pay your £5 daily fee. The site is suitable for any pilot who is CP rated, if in doubt seek out a club coach. Take of is a large flat open grassland area suitable for pilots of all levels Take off best in middle of the open field. Please note a Public footpath runs along the back of take off, take care when taking off or landing. Due to local airspace both behind the site and in front a local site brief with an experie

Isle of wight Pearl

Works in SW W

This is a narrow field just to the East of the Isle of Wight Pearl. Do not enter the IW Pearl property. Park on the grass verge by the road. There is a footpath that runs along the hedge to the cliff edge. At the end turn left, and you're in the field. Take off is best at the far end of the field. Do NOT turn if you get below cliff height!!!.

Limerstone

Works in SE S

Take off just in front of the u shaped pit (with small trees on the top.

Luccombe

Works in E

EXPERIENCE: Experienced only. NOTES: Beach landing, which can be crowded in Summer. Best wind direction is E. See sites guide but turn left at take off during restricted times. check for rotor NE or SE. Life jackets are recommended. Check the tide - No beach = Do not fly!

Minster

Works in NE

Map reference: OS TQ 958 736 N 51° 21' 35¨ E O°49'00¨ On the road through Minster,turn left at the Abbey, follow the road around the left hand bend and then take the sign posted (car park sign) turn on the left Seathorpe Avenue, drive down to the end to the car park ,the site take off is 300yards to the right from the car park at the end of Seathorpe avenue Choose rigging area carefully,as space is limited,give the coastal walkers space.

Shadoxhurst

This site is a tow site for DFHGC and Kent Scouts. It is not currently in use.

South West Bowl

Works in SW W

A shallow slope suitable for everyone from students to cross country gurus

St Catherines

The Warren

Works in SE S SW

Flying the site: When the wind is straight on, soaring flights are possible in light winds. Soaring flights between the eastern railway tunnel and the western end of the ridge before Folkestone are easy. Do not venture any further east of the tunnel unless you are sure you can get back, especially at high tide. There is no bottom landing beyond the point, though in an emergency you could land at Samphire Hoe (the reclaimed land adjacent to the tunnel works).

Thurnham

Works in S SW W

Take-off is sitated on private land. This site can be flown by Members of Dover and Folkestone Hanggliding and Paragliding Club only. Please refer to www.dfhgc.org for details. Anywhere below the footpath.Please do not block the footpath,as it is part of the North Downs Way and is frequented by walkers.

Yaverland