Beautiful Views of Hilbre Islands & New Brighton

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : AirVuz contributor and pilot Colsam458 brings us this excellent drone video from the area around the Hilbre Islands in England. The three islands lie at the mouth of the River Dee in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, which is part of the Metropolitan County of Merseyside in the North West England region. The video also includes footage of New Brighton, a seaside town on the Wirral Peninsula, which sits between the mouths of the Dee and Mersey Rivers, just to the northwest of the city of Liverpool.

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Hilbre Islands, an archipelago consisting of three islands at the mouth of the estuary of the River Dee, the border between England and Wales. The Islands are cut off from the mainland by the tide for up to four hours out of every 12. They are classed as one of just 43 unbridged tidal islands in the UK that can be reached on foot from the mainland.

New Brighton is a seaside resort in Wallasey, at the northeastern tip of the Wirral peninsula. It has sandy beaches which line the Irish Sea and mouth of the Mersey, and the UK's longest promenade. One of Wirral’s most famous landmarks, New Brighton Lighthouse stands 95ft tall and is modelled after the trunk of an oak tree. The lighthouse, built in 1830, was in continuous use until it was decommissioned in October 1973.

Fort Perch Rock was built as a coastal defence battery to protect the Port of Liverpool during the Napoleonic period. Although it is closed to the public, you can take a stroll around the outside of this magnificent building which has played a pivotal role in Merseyside’s history.