Bolton, Blackpool, Preston - a quick spin in the plane

A quick spin over the North West of England, dipping into North Wales, enjoy.

To be honest the purpose of this trip for me was to get my photographs of the ghost ship but a spin over to Blackpool via Preston and the Reebok at Bolton was long overdue.

Given that both my daughters had flown over Blackpool (the 8 year old took control of the plane over Preston a few months back) it had become a running joke, as every bugger who has got in the bloody plane got a flight to Blackpool except me !!!

So first up Reebok Stadium - Bolton v West Brom, I'm told I had the best view as the match was terrible.







Over to Preston, Preston North End Football Club



and we swing over into Blackpool !

Blackpool Central Pier - you can just see Blackpool Football Club

 

Blackpool North Pier

 

Blackpool Tower, still has its magic for me (coz I'm a Northerner) and we few past a few times circling back over the sea for more shots.

 



Off into the Irish Sea, a gas platform - I love stuff like this



Wind turbines, sorry love them as well, wouldn't want to live next to one, but hey as you hurtle toward them at 120 mile an hour they don't half look good.

 

Liverpool Docks

 

River Mersey - I've got to admit I've only ever visited Liverpool 3 times in my life, and it's only about 37 miles from Bolton.




Out of England and into North Wales and we then few over to the ghost ship



We landed at small private air strip for a cup of tea (hey we are English after all) and then shot off back to Manchester for a spot of Afternoon Tea airside back at the base, which was spiffing.

Couple of videos below, Blackpool, Bolton and one tit of a pilot trying to put me off - turn the volume down on your speakers - I wear headphones in the plane, not so I can speak to the pilot Captain Pugwash, just for the noise of the plane.

Can't get the staff...



Blackpool, lining up for the shots

 

 Returning to the Reebok Stadium, Bolton






As always thanks for looking and hoped you liked my ramblings, photos and videos.

Aerial tilt-shift photography

A week of illness has pretty much wrecked an overly busy schedule but anyway moving on and today is Grand National Day at Aintree Race Course, Liverpool - so here is a pic taken from over head (which has totally nothing to do with this posting).



Right, here we go with small selection of tilt-shift pictures taken from the plane around the Manchester and Bolton area, hope you enjoy.
 
First off Barton Bridge, Manchester with the sewage farm in all its glory



and another day another angle of Barton Bridge.



Manchester



Reebok Stadium, Bolton



Horwich, near Bolton, funky motorway junction - not sure what was going on this day but being the junction for Horwich, The Reebok, Blackrod and Westhoughton it's normally back to back traffic.

 

Deane Road and Haslam Park, Bolton

 

Moss Bank Park, Bolton

 

Bolton, Town Centre and Town Hall

 

Chequerbent Roundabout, Westhoughton, near Bolton

 

I'm always on the look out for plant hire type places, such as these

 




A circus comes to town, Reebok Stadium



Final shot, The Trafford Centre, Manchester.



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Bolton (birds eye view) - part 1

Here we go, a few shots of Bolton from the sky, looks grand from above.


BWFC's stadium, The Reebok





Moss Bank Park





Anglezarke - ish (one loses track at 120mph)





Lever Castle aka Liverpool Castle, Rivington






Bolton Town Centre





Neville Towers




More to come....