Drone Videos of North West England

For a first upload to AirVuz, new contributor DroneTheLakes brings us this fantastic drone video from the fabled English Lake District.  Part of Cumbria in North West England, most of the district is covered by the Lake District National Park, the second in the UK.  It includes the highest peaks in England (called fells), led by Scaffel Pike, which has a summit altitude of 3.2k ft. above sea level (978 m).  Immortalized in the works of Romantic Age poets such as William Wordsworth, the district is also home to England's deepest lakes.    

The famed Lake District of northern England is actually known as much for its highly unusual rock ridges, hiking trails, and climbing spots as it is for its lakes. In this drone video by Digital-Vision, you'll get an aerial view of the following locations within the District: High Crag, a ridge walk on High Stile Ridge; High Stile Mountain, which has a peak altitude of just over 800 meters (around 2.65k ft.); and Red Pike, which is another fell (small mountain) within the High Stile range. This video was a DVOW finalist in September, 2019.

The Lake District is an area of lakes and rolling mountains in the northwest section of England, in County Cumbria.  It is one of the most popular tourist areas of North England, and it's a designated UNESCO Natural Heritage site.  Using a DJI Mavic Pro drone, contributor Agrippa907th created this amazing aerial video of this national treasure, which helped to inspire some of England's most famous poets and novelists, and more recently was the filming location for a Star Wars series movie.

Check out these stunning drone views of the fabled English Lake District, compliments of former Drone Video of the Week Finalist DroneTheLakes.  The Lake District is largely encompassed by the Lake District National Park, the second-oldest in the United Kingdom.  Considered one of the country's great natural treasures,  the Lake District's mountains, lakes, forests and rivers draw millions of tourists every year and have inspired some of the great works of English literature and poetry over the centuries.  

Check out this fantastic drone tour of the great UK city of Manchester, compliments of brand-new AirVuz contributor and pilot MCR_Drone_Cinematics.  Shot with a DJI Mavic Air, the video will take you over the center of the city, the core of the second-largest urban agglomeration in the UK and the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.  Although its once-ubiquitous factories have largely closed, the city has been revived as one of the UK's top cultural centers; it's now the country's second-most visited destination after London.

Theperspectiveexperiment created this beautiful drone video of one of the most beautiful parts of the Lakes District in Northern England.  The video was shot in the Catbells, a series of hills overlooking Derwentwater, one of the main lakes in the region. The stunning and unusual natural scenery has caught the attention of filmmakers, most notably those producing the Star Wars series: Derwentwater features prominently as a filming scene for Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015).

The Lakes District of North West England is home to some of the most beautiful natural scenery in the United Kingdom.  Much of the area is covered by the Lake District National Park, which covers almost 2.4k square km (around 900 square mi.) and is the second-oldest of the UK's National Parks.  Using his DJI Mavic 2 Pro and Sony a6300, AirVūz contributor Marian Peciar was able to capture timelapse and aerial footage of one of England's most popular travel destinations; this video was a Drone Video of the Week winner in August, 2020. 

Take in these amazing 4k drone views from Liverpool, England, compliments of AirVuz contributor Csaba Jonas.  Situated near the mouth of the River Mersey, Liverpool became the center of England's industrial revolution and for a time in the late 19th century was one of the richest cities in the world.  The video features excellent daytime and nighttime aerial footage of the Liverpool waterfront including its "Three Graces": the Royal Liver Building, Cunard Building and the Port of Liverpool Building.

Northwestern England offers some of the most magnificent natural scenery in the entire United Kingdom.  Its rolling hills, lakes, and streams attract millions of visitors per year and have inspired British artists and writers for centuries.  While the landscapes here are beautiful year-round, most would agree that Spring brings out the region's best visuals.  To see what we mean, check out this stunning piece by AirVuz contributor admr1985.  Filmed with a DJI Mavic Pro 2, the video was filmed during the Covid-19 pandemic in the Spring of 2020.

The Lake District is northern England is famous not just for its lakes but for the sharp ridges which run through the area. Blencathra is one of the sharpest of these hills, and it's a legendary hiking spot because of it.  The unusual geology of the area led it to become a principal filming location for the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens; Blencathra is visible in an X-Wing fighter scene.  Check out this amazing spot in northern England from contributor and drone pilot Joshua Paul Gardner.

Hovershotz created this epic drone reel of England's Lake District one of the great natural treasures of the UK.  Most of the district forms a national park (the UK's largest) which covers an enormous area of almost 2.4k square km (about 900 square mi.) -  a significant proportion of Cumberland, the county which covers the northwestern part of England.   The District is known as much for its mountains and forests as its lakes, and has captivated the minds of some of England's top literary names for centuries.  

Top contributor newcastlemale used a DJI Phantom 4 drone to create this stunning aerial video of Northern England's famous Lakes District.  It opens with some shots around Lake Windermere, England's largest natural lake, including the Neo-Gothic Wray Castle on its western shore and the town of Ambleside Waterhead at its north end.  The video ends with some epic footage of the tiny Lea Tarn, a tiny lake which lies to the northwest of Windermere.  The Lake District is located in County Cumbria in North West England.

England's Lake District is one of the few spots in the United Kingdom where snow can be found semi-regularly.  With its highest peaks approaching 1k meters above sea level (around 3.3k ft.), combined with a relatively northern latitude (the District is near the Scottish border) and a location some distance in from the sea, winter temperatures are low enough that snowfall occurs with some frequency.  When it does, it makes for some incredible winter scenery, as you'll see in this drone video by AirVuz contributor Jakevideo.  

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.  

Lakelside & Haverthwaite Railway is a historical (narrow gauge) railroad which runs a course of about 5 km (3 mi.) through the Lake District of County Cumbria in the North West England region.  Sections of the road were once used to film footage for the Thomas the Tank Engine TV series.  In this drone video by Joshua Paul Gardner, you'll get an amazing bird's eye view of this historic railroad, which runs through an area of some of the most beautiful natural scenery in the entire United Kingdom.

Contributor Droneruk put together this impressive collage from four spots in North West England.  Unusually, he combined footage from a DJI Mavic Pro drone and FPV footage.  The video features footage from two castles in Cheshire: Peckforton Castle and Beeston Castle.  The action then shifts a bit to the north, to the port city of Liverpool.  Here you'll see Crosby Beach and the famous Wheel of Liverpool, on its famous waterfront.   One of the main cities of North West England, Liverpool was once the world's busiest port. 

Contributor and professional drone pilot Stratus Imagery does a good deal of commercial aerial videography of large scale farming operations, primarily in northern England.  In this video, they use a drone to film a New Holland tractor harvesting hay in the region of Lancashire, the area just north of Manchester and Liverpool on England's western coast.  Lancashire was very close to the center of the Industrial Revolution, in part because of the role it had played in the earlier Agricultural Revolution.

Check out this amazing drone video of an important ancient ruins site in northern England, compliments of MrJakeSilvester.  The subject is the Hardknott Roman Fort.  It's located in a pass of the same name between two valleys in England's Lakes District, in County Cumbria.  The fort was built in the 2nd century AD, during the time when most of England was under Roman occupation.  The fort was garrisoned by about 500 cavalrymen who came from the Dalmatian Coast in what is present-day Croatia.  

Check out this stunning drone video of England's deepest lake, compliments of top contributor newcastlemale and his DJI Mavic Pro 2 drone.  It's Wastwater Lake (sometimes called Wast Water), and it's part of the famed Lake District in County Cumbria in the North West Region of England.  Located in a valley surrounded by some of the UK's highest peaks, the lake has a depth of just under 80 meters (nearly 260 ft.).  It's part of the Lake District National Park, the second park to be so designated.

Contributor Piers Cunliffe put together this drone video of a beautiful spot on the coast of North West England.  The town is called Grange-over-Sands, and it's on Morecambe Bay in Cumbria, just south of the famed Lakes District.  Originally a small village, the building of England's rail network in the 19th century helped to turn it into a seaside getaway spot for the city-dwellers of northern England.  The "over-sands" designation was added to its original name some time in the late 19th or early 20th century.

Here's an epic aerial view of a series of valleys in England's famed Lake District, compliments of contributor Lyle McCalmont.  The two main valleys are called Great Langdale and Little Langdale, with the smaller valley of Blea Tarn between them.  The video also includes footage of the Langdale Pikes (a small mountain range north of the valley) and Lingmoor Fell (a series of hills which divides the valleys).  The entire area is contained within Cumbria, one of the main counties of North West England.  

Pleasington Priory, or the Church of St Mary and St John Baptist, is a Roman Catholic church in the village of Pleasington.  The village is part of Lancashire, one of the counties of northwestern England.  The Priory is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, the level reserved for sites of the highest importance.  Contributor Stratus Imagery used a combination of drone and ground cameras to create a marvelous portrait of this cultural site.  

Top contributor Hamza_Mujtaba used a DJI Mavic Pro 2 drone to record a hike to England's tallest mountain.  Scaffel Pike is situated in the Lake District National Park in County Cumbria, in the North West region of England.  The mountaintop has an elevation of just under 1k meters (just over 3.2k ft.).  It's part of the Three Peaks Challenge, where climbers tackle the highest mountains in England, Wales, and Scotland within a single 24 hour period (with motorized transport between the peaks).  

Top contributor Newcastlemale used a DJI Phantom 4 Pro drone to create this phenomenal aerial video of a spot in the Lakes District of the UK.  Wastwater (sometimes called Wast Water) is a glacial lake in the western part of the District, one of the top destinations in Northern England.  It's not only a stunningly beautiful spot, but it's also the deepest lake in England with a maximum depth of 79 meters (just under 260 ft.).   In 2007, the lake was the winner of a national poll to determine Britain's Favourite View.  

Digital-Vision created this excellent drone video of a famous (yet deadly) rock ridge in northern England. It's called Striding Edge, and it's the most popular route to ascend Helvellyn, one of the highest mountains of the English Lake District in County Cumbria.  Notoriously dangerous, the ridge's most famous victim was the Romantic artist Charles Gough, who fell to his death here in 1805; his demise inspired poems by William Wordworth and Walter Scott, two of the most famous men of letters in 19th century Britain. 

Wasdale is one of the main valley's of England's Lake District, the storied national park in the northern county of Cumbria.  Lying in the western part of the district, it is crossed by the River Irt.  The largest part of the valley is taken up by Wastwater, England's deepest freshwater body, which runs just under 5 km (around 3 mi.) on its longest axis.  Scafell Pike, England's highest mountain, lies at the northeastern end of the valley.  You can check out this beautiful valley from a bird's eye perspective in this drone video by _M_V.

The UK's Blackpool Tower is one of the great landmarks of Victorian England.  Seen here in this drone video by lvlancashire, the tower and its namesake town are located on the coast of Lancashire in North West England.  Standing just under 160 meters (around 520 ft.), it was the tallest structure in the British Empire when it opened in 1894.  Part of a complex which includes a number of entertainment venues, it has appeared in a number of movies, notably Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (1996).

Contributor skylarkaerial was hired by the producers of the British reality TV series Don't Tell the Bride to capture aerial footage for an episode shot in the English Lakes District.  In this video, you'll see some aerial views of the area used to film the episode, #25 of the 2019 season.  It's around Honister Pass, which links the town of Gatesgarth (at the southern end of Lake Buttermere) with the Borrowdale Valley.   It's one of the main passes in the District, home to all of England's mountains over 920 meters (3k ft.).

Stratus Imagery created this nice aerial view of a notable modern art landmark in northern England.  It's called The Dream, and it's a sculpture created by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa in the Sutton area of St. Helen's in the metropolitan county of Merseyside.  The 20 meter (about 66 ft.) figure resembling a woman's face sits atop an old mine colliery site, and was inspired by the coal mining heritage of the region.  In that regard, it's the North West Region's "answer" to the Angel of the North statue in North East England.  

This travel film-meets documentary follows a group of walking tourists as they traverse through the United Kingdom. Shot with both ground cameras and drone by pilot skylarkaerial, the group takes us through North Lake District U.K. Sites include (in order of appearance) Ashness Bridge, a traditional stone-built bridge from Borrowdale road to Watendlath; Surprise View, the tourist attraction in Borrowdale; the beautiful hill area Haystacks; finally Cat Bells, which is a sort of upland area known as a "fell".  

Check out these aerial views from England's fabled Lake District, compliments of Eden Valley Drones.  The area filmed is around the town of Ambleside (which lies just north of Lake Windermere) and the Kirkstone Pass, which connects to the adjacent Ullswater Valley.  Like so much of the Lake District, these areas figure prominently in the lives and works of leading British writers and artists: Kirkstone Pass, for example, appeared in the famous 1940 children's novel Cue for Treason by Geoffrey Trease.  

The Lakes District of North West England is home to some of the most popular hiking and climbing spots in the United Kingdom.  One of the most beautiful hiking trails is along Halls Fell Ridge.  Climbing it puts one atop Halls Fell Top, the highest of the six separate "summits" of Blencathra.  Blencathra is the northernmost of the hills which give the District its most distinct-looking topography.  In this stunning drone video by contributor and pilot Digital-Vision, you'll get a bird's eye view of a climb to the top of this famous ridge.  

AirVuz contributor Eden Valley Drones brings us this marvelous aerial video of a pair of landmarks in the far northwestern reaches of England.  They are located in the town of Kirkandrews (sometimes called Kirkandrews-on-Esk) which is in the Carlisle District, the northernmost district of County Cumbria.  The town is located on the River Esk, just a short distance from the border with Scotland (now internal to the UK).  The two landmarks featured are the 18th century St. Andrews Church and the 16th-century Kirkandrews Tower.  

Check out these drone videos of a reservoir and valley in North West England, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot Colsam458.  Dovestone Reservoir is located where the Greenfield and Chew Brooks near the village of Greenfield, a bit to the northeast of the city of Manchester.  The area lies on the western edge of the Peak District, most of which lies in the neighboring counties of the Midlands region.  A popular walking area, the reservoir was built to supply drinking water to the nearby population.   

AirVuz contributor Petervoss used a DJI Air 2 drone to bring us this excellent drone video from the Lake District of North West England.  Filmed in September of 2022, the video features footage from the following locations: Raven Crag, a fell (small mountain) which overlooks the Thirlmere Reservoir;  Styhead Tarn, a lake near the top of the Skyhead Pass; and Ennerdale Water, the most westerly lake in the Lake District.  The Lake District is located within its namesake national park in County Cumbria.  

Macclesfield Forest is a wooded area in Cheshire, England, not far from the border with Wales.  Seen in this impressive drone video by AirVuz contributor Colsam458, it's a remnant of a Royal forest which once covered a substantially larger area.  The video includes footage of Tegg's Nose, a hill/mountain within the forest.  Most of the forest has been classified as a Site of Biological Importance, a designation used by certain governmental bodies in North West England which affords statutory environmental protection.  

Check out this stunning sunrise drone video from England's Lake District, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot Jakevideo.  The video was filmed in the course of a hike to the top of Helm Crag, one of the "fells" or small mountains for which the United Kingdom's second-oldest national park in Cumbria is famous.  Rising to a height of 400 meters above sea level (about 1.3k ft.), the rocks at Helm Crag's summit are sometimes called "The Lion and the Lamb" in reference to their distinctive shape.  

AirVuz contributor and pilot Eden Valley Drone brings us this excellent aerial view of a well-known stone circle in North West England.  Known variously as Castlerigg, Keswick Carles, and Druids' Circle, it's located near the town of Keswick in Cumbria, in the Lake District.  It's believed that the complex was likely built in the range of 3000 BC, possibly a bit earlier.  While there is no consensus on the original purpose of the complex, it's believed that it may have been related to the ceremonial use of axes.  

AirVuz contributor and pilot Jakevideo brings us this beautiful drone video from the English Lake District.  The video was shot on a gorgeous frost-covered morning near Thirlmere, a reservoir lake in the heart of the UK's second-oldest national park.  The reservoir was constructed in the 19th century to support the growth of Manchester, the epicenter of England's Industrial Revolution.   The reservoir is bounded on the east by Helvellyn Ridge and on the west by a number of fells, or small mountains.  

Check out this magnificent sunset drone video from England's Lake District, compliments of AirVuz contributor Jakevideo.  The video was filmed at Gummer's How, a hill on the eastern side of Lake Windermere.  The hill has a peak elevation of just over 320 meters above sea level, or a bit over 1k ft.  It affords commanding views of Windermere, the largest natural lake in England, a ribbon-shaped body of water which runs for a length of about 18 km (around 11 mi.).  Gummer's How is one of the most popular hiking spots in the District.

England's Lakes District is known as much for its valleys and ridges as it is for its lakes.  One of the more well known of the former is Martindale, a valley which connects Lake Ullswater to the Haweswater Reservoir in the eastern side of the UK's most famous National Park.  In this excellent video by AirVuz contributor Eden Valley Drones, you'll get a great aerial view of the Martindale Valley, including shots of the village of Howtown on Ullswater's northeastern shore and the nearby St. Peter's Church.

AirVuz contributor Albion Drones brings us this excellent drone video of the Mersey Gateway Bridge, one of the UK's most expensive bridges.  Completed in 2017, it spans both the Mersey River and the parallel Manchester Canal in Cheshire, one of the counties of the North West England region.  Situated about 1.5 km (around a mile) upstream of the older Silver Jubilee Bridge, the newer span has a total length of about 1.4 mi. or around 2.2 km.  The video was filmed with a DJI Air 3 drone at sunrise.    

Hartshead Pike is a hill in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside in northern England, about a half-hour drive northeast of the city of Manchester.  As seen in this outstanding drone video by AirVuz contributor Colsam458, the hill (which stands about 875 ft. tall or around 270 m) is topped by a tower built in 1863 to commemorate the marriage of Albert Edward (eldest son of Queen Victoria and the future King Edward VII) to Princess Alexandra.  The current tower replaced an earlier structure which had been built in the mid-18th century.  

For a first upload to AirVuz, Eden Valley Drone brings us this excellent aerial view of a well-known stone circle in North West England.  Known variously as Castlerigg, Keswick Carles, and Druids' Circle, it's located near the town of Keswick in Cumbria.  The circle dates to the Late Neolithic or early Bronze Age, likely constructed some time around 3200 BC.  The heaviest stone weighs an estimated 13k kg or around 32k pounds. The site was mentioned in the works of Romantic poets John Keats and Samuel Coleridge.   

Check out this rather stunning drone pull-out shot from the docks of Liverpool, England, compiments of Faganseesthings.  The stars of the shot are three buildings which dominate the waterfront of the city, once one of the world's wealthiest ports.  Left to right, they are the Royal Liver Building, the Cunard Building, and the Port of Liverpool Building.  All three date to the early 20th century, and are part of what is now a UNESCO World Heritage site.  The buildings are sometimes called Liverpool's Three Graces.  

Here's a great aerial tour of Manchester, England, compliments of admr1985.  The video features footage of the central business district, including the new Deansgate Square development on the south side of the city core.  You'll also get some nice aerial views of the city's sprawling suburbs, which help make this the UK's second-largest urban area.  Considered the cradle of the Industrial Revolution, Manchester has fully recovered from the 1996 IRA bomb which devastated a large portion of downtown.

Check out these stunning drone views of the English Lake District, compliments of multiple Drone Video of the Week Finalist DroneTheLakes.  This mountainous area is located within County Cumbria in North West England.  A National Park since 1951 (the second to be established by the UK, after the Peak District National Park), the spectacular natural scenery has been the setting for numerous English novels and poems throughout the centuries.  The video was created using footage from the DJI Mini 2 drone.  

The Lakes District of North West England is home to some of the highest mountain peaks in the UK, with some reaching altitudes of about 1k meters (around 3.3k ft.) above sea level.  During the winter months, they generally become cold enough to be snow covered, one of the few places in the country where this happens regularly.  It makes for an absolutely stunning winter scene.  Check out this beautiful drone video of these snow-covered peaks, compliments of contributor theperspectiveexperiment.