© 2024 Malvern Hang Gliding Club.
© 2024 Malvern Hang Gliding Club.
Red, no landing. Purple, no overflying.
Malvern Hills General Site Rules apply to this site
Castlemorton is a rarely used site. It is recommended that you post on the Malvern Flyers or the Malvern Coaching Telegram group to try to attract a coach, or at least other flyers.
Swinyard Hill SO762386
ENE-SE (70-130 degrees) Best:- E (90)
265 metres (865 feet) Top to Bottom 350 feet
About 500m long
All grades of pilots.
Beware of grazing animals on the common.
If the wind is further north than ENE the northern end of the site can be turbulent.
6 soaring gliders
Via the minor road across Castlemorton Common which runs between the A438 (Ledbury to Tewkesbury road) and the B4208 (Malvern to Gloucester road).
At the top of the common in the Malvern Hills Conservators pay & display car park.
Carry up is along the diagonal path to the southern end of the ridge and then walk along the top peak to the North end. DO NOT carry directly up the face. There are a couple of areas that can be used to launch and these are each about big enough for one PG or HG at a time. They are recognisable because they are grassy areas to the east side of the path where there is far less bracken.
On the large common land below the hill that slopes gently to the East. The best landing for Hang Gliders is the strip of common along side the road. Do not over fly the farm at the southern edge of the landing area. Influential farmer has complained !
There is no explicit ban on flying the hills during the lambing season. However, pilots should avoid landing near any sheep during February and March.