Faringdon Folly Tower and Woodland

Folly Tower Faringdon in Autumn by Drone

This unique unusual 100ft Tower is Faringdon’s icon and the last major folly to be built in England
Hailed as 'Britain's finest 20th century Folly Tower' and 'One of the most important follies in Britain'.
The Tower sits on Folly Hill, within a charming 4 acre, circular woodland of splendid Scots Pine and broadleaf trees, some more than 200 years old.
You can see five counties - Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Buckinghamshire. There are vista panels on the roof to help you identify the surrounding countryside.

Folly Tower (Drone Footage)

This Drone Footage Video captures the historic market town Faringdon's Folly Tower.

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This unique 100ft Tower is Faringdon’s icon and the last major folly to be built in England. A folly tower is a tower that constructed primarily for decoration. Hailed as 'Britain's finest 20th century Folly Tower' and 'One of the most important follies in Britain', iIt sits on Folly Hill, within a charming 4 acre, circular woodland of Scots Pine and Broadleaf Trees, some which are than 200 years old.

Whilst walking on Folly Hill in the early 1930s, Lord Berners flippantly remarked to his companion Robert Heber-Percy that “this Hill needs a Tower”. This was overheard, and wild rumours flew, leading to fierce local objections. Amused, Berners decided to tease his objectors and, wittily defeating all opposition, he obtained his planning permission with the proviso that the Tower could only be higher than the surrounding trees by three feet.

The Hill existed long before the Folly Tower was built, because of it's location and position within the Vale of the White horse, it made it an ideal location to look out for invading troops during various wars.

Equipment Used: DJI Phantom 3 Advanced
Editing Software: Final Cut Pro X
Music: 'Sometimes' by Marty Ongz.
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Original song credit: 'sometimes' by Tayla Haigh
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Location: Folly Path, Faringdon SN7 7AQ

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Victorian Folly - Isle Of Wight.

A lovely old Victorian Folly tower building on the Island..
Generally well maintained.. (Unlike some.)
Many thanks to Sally for the invite..

Step into... Folly! | at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal 2015

Studley Royal Water Garden, a dramatic place of light and shade with shimmering ponds, classical statues and secluded spaces. But look closer...

Hidden inside this historic picture of perfection something has changed. What was once empty is now re-imagined.

Surprise your eyes in the water garden at Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal this year.

Cotswold River Walk Buscot to Kelmscot

Another Cotswold river walk, and we return to the Thames from Buscot to Kelmscot, but starting in Kelmscot, which means a walk through fields and meadows to Buscot. No problem then except I think the walk guide needs an update, missing trees and styles add to the excitement, but don’t detract from a beautiful country walk. Buscot, pretty as ever and full of interest, not only as a lock on the mighty Thames, but also a sluice system to maintain the river height to the west. There are both the original system and the more modern automated version. The return walk besides the river is magical, both calming and exciting somehow. Second World War blockhouses show how seriously the threat of invasions was taken in the second world unpleasantness, but don’t detract from the majesty of the surroundings. Enjoy.