Best views of LONDON SKYLINE from the hills of Chingford and Waltham Abbey

[@stevenstone307]

I went up Yardley Hill last year in the spring, I loved it. I'll be coming back with a good book and plenty of food and relaxing all day on a hot day.

[@LordHeath1972]

7:35 Actually, I'm not sure if that is completely correct. The smaller marker is an Ordnance Survey trig marker used for the triangulation map of the UK back in the 1930s. The 10ft obelisk does have a plaque that suggests the trig pillar may be the Greenwich Meridian, but if you are up at Pole Hill at night you can see the green laser beam from Greenwich in the skyline and it does not run through that marker stone. However, the final part of your video inspired me to go and look for that Yardley Hill myself today. I found it, after a 15 minute bike ride through the forest and it was a steep slog up the grassy hill (looks like I came in from a different point from you) and it was clear blue skies and well worth the effort, so thank you!

[@LondonViewpoints]

Thanks a lot for the detailed reply, glad the video inspired you to explore it. In no way I’m an expert of trig points and obelisks, but I doubt one could ever see this spot from Greenwhich via the laser, even with the longest of long lenses the heat distortion would make it completely blurry , but I do like a challange 😀

[@LordHeath1972]

@@LondonViewpointsThe green laser beam (which has been reported to have been visible 40 miles away from its source) is very obvious tonight (cold, clear skies) and I have seen it with my own eyes when I was out earlier. If you go to the top of Pole Hill you would see it on a night like this and if you ascend from the bottom of Woodbury Way, as you did in your video, you will see it to your left as you go up the hill through the leaf-less trees. When you reach the marker stone you would see the alignment is off. I visit Pole Hill maybe twice a week to do my drinks reviews videos (on my KZbin channel, in fact my latest upload was filmed there) but this was the first time I have been to Yardley Hill and it was purely because I watched your video before I went out this morning. I saw we had blue skies and thought that's it, I'm going to go and find it. Lived in Chingford for 40+ years and never even knew it was there! I even mentioned you and your video in MY video today when I was up there filming my thing. So thanks again!

[@LondonViewpoints]

@@LordHeath1972 indeed last two days the conditions were perfect for long distance visibility so I guess it is possible as you say. Thanks for the mention I’ll check out your video. I’m not often in Chingford but have to revisit this for some new fresh photos as the view would’ve changed quite a lot since making this one

[@TrizzyLDN]

Amazing video this is! Earned a new subscriber

[@LondonViewpoints]

Thanks a lot ☺️glad you enjoyed it

[@Bebehearsallpain]

When you drive through the forest along Avery lane in the dark (towards Waltham abbey), the views are beautiful

[@LondonViewpoints]

Indeed, also from Daws Hill 😀

[@georgepaice7078]

stunning place to have a picnic.well done mate another great video.

[@LondonViewpoints]

Thanks Gareth, indeed it was a blissful picnic ☺️

[@tomarcherphoto]

Great video Michael, very informative. The view looks great too, nice find!

[@LondonViewpoints]

Thanks a lot Tom ☺️ Making these videos is a great way to make recce’s more fun while getting something out of a day out if I’m not really going out to timelapse sunrise/sunset as well as spend time with kids - win/win👍🏻

[@tomarcherphoto]

@@LondonViewpoints Yes exactly, I think making KZbin videos is a great way of forcing you to get out and explore and try things!

[@jacobsalter629]

It’s a lovely park. It’s like a bit of the country side in the city

[@LondonViewpoints]

It is isn’t it👍🏻even though it was my first time there I’m sure to visit again soon

[@meletispix]

Cool to see these new places through your lens mate👌🏼👌🏼

[@LondonViewpoints]

Thanks mate☺️ let’s find best views in your hood and do a video together 👍🏻

[@meletispix]

London Viewpoints 💪🏼💪🏼👌🏼

[@thecooldude0071]

Loving this!!! Gr8 work!!

[@LondonViewpoints]

Thanks Dom 👍🏻

[@K_ingh16]

Gonna head down to Yardley Hill tonight to check out the sunset

[@LondonViewpoints]

And how was it ?

[@Jonjo999]

Amazing video, keep it up, love from Yorkshire!

[@LondonViewpoints]

Thanks a lot☺️if you like this one hopefully you’ll enjoy the “Best views in “ playlist for more similar videos 👍🏻

[@blutey]

I remember as a kid, views like that meant nothing to me but only as I got older did I get to appreciate them.

[@LondonViewpoints]

I think i was the same, but then I come from a small 100k population town that never had a skyline so only since I got into photography and moved to London that I discovered my passion for views

[@gaganattri2002]

Please upload more videos like these i love watching them

[@LondonViewpoints]

There are coming, glad you like them 😀

[@gaganattri2002]

@@LondonViewpoints hope they come soon I love these series. I live in London and still surprise how many different locations r there 2 see. You channel is a lifesaver

[@Brunton_Media]

Great work buddy, glad to see you been having a great time with your kids during lockdown and still be able to create some great content

[@LondonViewpoints]

Thanks Carlton, trying to do my best of the free time, going out on recce’s here and there and making them into vlogs 😀

[@Brunton_Media]

@@LondonViewpoints it is great to see bro

[@MattiaBicchi]

Wow! what a location! loving these videos you are making Michael! :)

[@LondonViewpoints]

Thanks a lot Mattia, it’s my way of doing recce for a proper timelapse shoot😀How did you like the nap-lapse 😂

[@paulchance3766]

Another great video.

[@frankdasilva]

Another great video Michael. The Chingford area is indeed very pretty. I never been up the hills but I would love to go there one day, I know well the areas at the bottom of Chingford around Epping Forest. Well done 👍📸

[@LondonViewpoints]

Thank you for watching Frank☺️glad to hear you’re enjoying the series. For running and views Chingford is perfect, now that you know the spots you’ll love it 👍🏻

[@maxpower3657]

Superb skyline views! I actually do the same thing in Berlin with my Nikon p900, but sadly here we do not have such a great skyline as you do. Keep up the great work, i really enjoy watching your videos. Greetings from Berlin.:)

[@LondonViewpoints]

Thanks Max☺️ P900 is great I bet, I only once had the chance to play with the P1000 for a bit. Berlin is also amazing as you might’ve gathered from my Best views in Berlin film, I really liked it a lot

[@caaaaaaarrroooooo]

Love these videos, always looking forward to your Instagram posts! I don't know if you've been there (probably yes :D) but you also get a great view from Addington Hills in Croydon! Greetings from Germany! :)

[@LondonViewpoints]

Thanks a lot and it makes me happy you find them useful. Yes been to Addington Hills just not done a video yet, will do at some point 👍🏻

[@aight3163]

Great Video

[@LondonViewpoints]

Thanks ☺️

[@OBRAZYY]

I'm from chingford and always visit the places you've shown

[@LondonViewpoints]

Thanks, great to hear viewpoints love from the locals 😀👍🏻

[@DirkDien]

The effect you were talking about can be called atmospheric heat distortion, it is mostly caused by the air moving around with different temperature and density

[@LondonViewpoints]

If you say so, than that’s it, seems you know about this so I won’t disagree, it’s my biggest enemy for sharp photos

[@DirkDien]

@@LondonViewpoints Yes I can imagine! Especially since you are focussing on targets far away. I use long lenses usually for birds, there you can also have it, if they are far away. Steve Perry also made a video about it some time ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6O9nGmnadKdsMk Thanks for sharing your Noct f0.95 review btw, that video was just mindblowing!

[@blutey]

They're like the Schlieren lines in Chemistry, seen when a solid is dissolving in a solvent, caused by variations in the refractive index.

[@jacobsalter629]

Shooters Hill is amazing for a view of Central London

[@LondonViewpoints]

Yes it is hence I visit often 😀

[@ARM1886]

There's a Facebook group for those who love London skyline. Its called London Skyline

[@LondonViewpoints]

Oh cool, will check it out 👍🏻

[@lukehenrymiller]

like the view of those pylons stacked up leading to the city👍 nice one!

[@LondonViewpoints]

Ikr😀they do look cool, let’s go for a day to night timelapse there with less heat fuzziness

[@poppaloko338]

Whats your intro song?

[@robertomancini7142]

Best one is from Greenwich

[@LondonViewpoints]

Yeah Greenwich views are great, have you watched that video too ?

[@oisinvg]

Weed smokers 🤝 photographers

[@LondonViewpoints]

I’m confused, please elaborate