White Waltham to Dunkeswell

Last week, I flew from White Waltham to Dunkeswell. The weather was perfect. My route took me over Iron Age forts and several ‘White horses’.

The Pewsey White Horse is a hill figure of a white horse near the village of Pewsey, Wiltshire, England. Cut of chalk in 1937, it replaces an earlier horse that had disappeared under the grass and is one of eight remaining white horses in Wiltshire. It measures 66’ by 45’, making it the smallest of the eight canonical white horses in Wiltshire.

Dunkeswell Aerodrome is situated in the heart of the Blackdown Hills, approximately 6 miles North of Honiton. Once a small quiet parish village, Dunkeswell is now a busy and vibrant Aero hub for one of the largest General Aviation communities in South West England. Initially established as an American Naval base during the peak of WW2, it now supports a network of aviation businesses and commercial developments.

Situated at 839 feet above Sea Level, Dunkeswell is the highest licenced airfield in the United Kingdom.

My return flight took me further south, giving me views of the Dorset coast.

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