Vantage Points?

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Mon 11 Jun, 2012 8:33 pm

BLAKEY wrote: Top of Garforth Cliff on A63 near the garden centre - pull up somewhere safe for breathtaking views over south Leeds and beyond. That is a great view and one I keep meaning to capture, but either the weather is against me or I don't have the camera with me...Beeston Hill is the traditional viewpoint for the city from the South, but I've had some decent images from the East from the walkway around the back of the Tesco Extra at Seacroft or up on Ramshead Drive - http://snipurl.com/23wd17u . The only point to bear in mind from either of these vantage points is that the natural topography masks some of the city centre

somme1916 · Post by **somme1916** » Mon 11 Jun, 2012 9:55 pm

BJF wrote: The top of Cemetery road in Beeston has a great view over the city Very true....top of Middleton Park for extensive panorama of Leeds skyline....alternatively,from Belle Isle Circus(down belle isle road-up to M1 bridge) for excellent view of city centre skyline!

book · Post by **book** » Mon 11 Jun, 2012 10:14 pm

The view from the old Rothwell pit site is a good one

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Mon 11 Jun, 2012 10:56 pm

One I've not been up:- there's a little office block on Bramley Shopping Centre, rear of which has fire escape.Visible from Outgang Ln, this would give fine views down the valley to Leeds, up the valley to Horsforth and across. http://goo.gl/maps/7Xn8

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Mon 11 Jun, 2012 11:04 pm

yorkiesknob wrote: Cookeridge water/ comms tower area looking east is excellent on a clear day From that very spot, left to right:-Drax Eggborough FerrybridgeLooking down a river valley I suppose (give it a min to load up) http://goo.gl/maps/73sA

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Mon 11 Jun, 2012 11:09 pm

This is the view feom Cabbage Hill. Round to the left you can see Cookridge Tower and round to the right the power stations.http://www.flickr.com/photos/alicovey/3069720244/

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Mon 11 Jun, 2012 11:18 pm

That's beautiful. With mirrors we could signal.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Mon 11 Jun, 2012 11:28 pm

Jogon wrote: yorkiesknob wrote: Cookeridge water/ comms tower area looking east is excellent on a clear day From that very spot, left to right:-Drax Eggborough FerrybridgeLooking down a river valley I suppose (give it a min to load up) http://goo.gl/maps/73sA That's a great photo you have taken Jogon. It's also interesting how the wind seems to lessen from left to right as the steam/smoke plume is very wind affected at Drax, less so at Eggbprough and hardly at all at Ferrybridge.

majorhoundii · Post by **majorhoundii** » Mon 11 Jun, 2012 11:59 pm

Where I live in Morley we can see right across Leeds,

Post by **mhoulden** » Tue 12 Jun, 2012 12:34 am

I managed to get this photo from the track to the Aire & Calder navigation at Rothwell Country Park:Full size on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/mhoulden/7178093531/ where if you look closely you can see Tinshill radio mastOn the other side of the track I saw this sign. Looks like Rothwell country park attracts a tough crowd: