Guess the Place

[Stewie]

That balloon flight must have been amazing Stewie.  I often see them around Canterbury drifting silently across the countryside.  Silently until the burners fire of course.

While searching on Google Earth around the Wadhurst area and beyond, I was gobsmacked by the number of large private mansions in the area.  There's money around the county but not in my pocket.

It was quite an experience JohnWalker. As part of the flight you get to help prepare the balloon before and pack away the balloon afterwards. The only noise is from the occasional bursts of the burner and the sound coming up from below. There is also no wind as you are traveling at the same speed. We got up to 2500 feet limited by the Gatwick flight path here but it was high enough for me! Our pilot pointed out some large buildings including ones owned by Johhny Depp and Rowan Atkinson. 

[MartinR]

I was trying to remember the wind direction and hence get a fix on the place.  Well done John.

• Nat Grid:                   TQ 619 406
• Nearest Post Code:  TN2 4QS
• Co-ords (WGS84):    51°08'31"N,000°18'50"E or 51.14205,0.31375

[John Walker]

That balloon flight must have been amazing Stewie.  I often see them around Canterbury drifting silently across the countryside.  Silently until the burners fire of course.

While searching on Google Earth around the Wadhurst area and beyond, I was gobsmacked by the number of large private mansions in the area.  There's money around the county but not in my pocket.

[Stewie]

Yes well done JohnWalker, We took our balloon flight last month. We were due to fly from Hollingbourne but the pilot was worried that the prevailing wind would blow us over the river Medway so instead we were diverted to Wadhurst and came down about 7 miles later near Pembury not long after passing over this interesting looking building.

Martin R, we didi skirt around Bewl Water and it looked quite full.

[John Walker]

That took some searching...   Cornford House Care Home, Pembury ?   TN2 4QS

[MartinR]

Were you flying over Bewel Water?

[Stewie]

Not Sevenoaks JohnWalker, our balloon flight took off from a field near to Wadhurst.

[John Walker]

Sevenoaks area?

[Stewie]

JohnWalker relentlessly zeros in!

The home caters for physically frail people but also caters for dementia sufferers.

The place is just about viewable on GSV but (not surprisingly), shown on satellite view!

[John Walker]

A kind of isolation unit ?

[Stewie]

Not a prison AlanTH (though some might disagree), JohnWalker is on the right lines (though cant comment on the upmarket, we only drifted over the top)!

[John Walker]

Upmarket Care Home?

[AlanTH]

Wild guess but is it a prison?
AlanTH.

[Stewie]

Not a hotel JohnWalker but it is a multiple occupancy building.

[John Walker]

Very unusual - hotel?