Birnbeck Pier at Weston Super Mare

Thanks for looking at my video, the video shows my Dji Mavic Mini Drone flying over Birnbeck Pier in Weston Super Mare UK.

How to fly a Mavic Mini Drone

Birnbeck Pier, known locally as the Old Pier, stands on the North Somerset coastline at Weston-super-Mare, close to the divide between the Bristol Channel and the Severn Estuary. Built in the years between 1864 and 1867, it is a unique structure, being the only British seaside pier that forms a link, this technically being an actual bridge, between the mainland and an island. Over its lifetime it has enjoyed mixed fortunes.

In its heyday, it became the Victorian and then Edwardian equivalent of a modern theme-park, with visitor attractions such as a water slide, a switchback railway, a 'flying machine' with six two-person carriages, a zig-zag (rather than circular) helter skelter known as the 'Hurry Skurry', a rollerskating rink, a bioscope, a camera obscura and much more. It was a major transportation link, with regularly scheduled steam ship services arriving from and departing to destinations including Bristol, Cardiff, Penarth, Minehead, and Ilfracombe. The last of these sailings, by the MV Balmoral, took place in 1979.

Since then, the pier has suffered a slow and steady decline in both popular attraction as well as in its general condition. Its ownership has since changed a number of times, with various multi-million pound development plans being proposed on each occasion. None of these large-scale and perhaps overambitious modernisation schemes have ever come to fruition.

Weston-super-Mare, also known as just Weston, is a seaside town in Somerset, England, part of the unitary authority of North Somerset. It lies by the Bristol Channel 18 miles south west of Bristol between Worlebury Hill and Bleadon Hill.

The Mavic Mini is a great small drone.

My Gear I use to make my videos,
DJI Mavic Mini Drone. A great little Drone, easy to transport with you and easy to fly.
Go Pro Hero 4. Old but still a good Action Camera.
DJI Osmo Mobile 3 Gimble. Great tool for steady shots.
Sony HX80. Great little point and shot camera with a flip up screen.
Huawei P20 Pro Mobile Phone. Has a great Camera on this phone and its always with me in my pocket.

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[WestonSuperMan]

Has anybody seen or visited Birnbeck Pier??

[randomguy]

Vim pelo Alfie Whites, garoto o Brasil te ama.

[lukemacaulay]

Nice mix of editing had me interested straight away 👏

[Sparkycjones]

Wow awesome footage!!! I’m gonna go back and get some near the pier as that’s what I was aiming for but it seemed too far away. If only I’d known 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️😂

[alexandrateare]

great video! omg what amazing footage that drone takes! holy cow! makes me want to buy a drone and try it out myself!!! :) looking forward to more content!

[Angela-hnkt]

Angela from MyTakeOnHome&Garden. Great drone footage love your music and changes in music great editing. Fantastic job. Really nice to watch.😁 New subscriber here!

[BevMattocks]

Tragic the way it's rotting away, decade by decade. It's not long since the roof was still on the main hall, now gone I see. I remember catching the paddle steamer from there for a day trip to Barry Island in the late 1960s.

[PixiesChannel]

Shame they can't refurbish the pier mate, Good views from the mini though, Looks a nice drone.

[anthonycurtis]

Great video..would you recommend this drone to a newbie to drones??

[niveknilknarf]

Nice video and an interesting place. Good to have you join our Facebook Group at Drone Seekers International!

[Marcus-gwlz]

Hey nice video you should walk over there when the tide is out