Coward's bowl

Overview

Coward's bowl is a hill site in UK with a recorded launch elevation of 187 m. It works best in southerly and south-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.

• Park on the main track, without blocking it or the gates into the surrounding fields. Do not drive into any of the fields. Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Coward's bowl; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot. Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors

Where to stay

The nearest towns, for a bed, food and a lift to takeoff.

• Mere2 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
• Gillingham8 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
• Wincanton11 km awayBooking.comAirbnb

Things to do

For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Coward's bowl.

• White Sheet HillOutdoors · 0.3 km awayHill in Wiltshire, England
• Castle Hill, MereCulture · 2 km awayCastle in England
• StourheadCulture · 2.9 km awayEstate, grade I listed garden in England
• Church of St Michael and All Angels, PenselwoodCulture · 5.9 km awayChurch in Somerset, England
• Kenwalch's CastleCulture · 6 km awayHistoric site in Somerset, England
• King Alfred's TowerCulture · 6.2 km awayFolly tower in Somerset, England
• St Michael's Church, Gare HillCulture · 6.4 km awayChurch in Somerset, England
• Cockroad Wood CastleCulture · 6.5 km awayCastle in Somerset, England

From Wikipedia, text and photos under their own licences on each article.

• Rifle Range0 km SE · Faces SE–SWorks in other winds
• Whitesheet17 km SE · Faces WWorks in other winds
• Monksdown19 km SE · Faces NWorks in other winds
• Westbury White Horse19 km NE · Faces NWWorks in other winds
• Westbury - Bratton Camp20 km NE · Faces NWorks in other winds
• Corton Denham21 km SW · Faces SW
• Hambledon Hill22 km S · Faces EWorks in other winds
• Bell Hill26 km S · Faces NWWorks in other winds

Pilot notes