Plastic Pilot, with respect, I beg to differ. It is perfectly safe to pop across flying VFR. It is no different to navigating anywhere else.
I did my first cross channel to L2k last november and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. On the way back we crossed the coast around Folkestone and flew down the coast inland of the danger area. Having chosen to refuel at Lydd, we made contact with them before coasting in.
We were given a straight in approach and instructed to call when at 4 miles to run. On departure I will admit to being very wary of the nuclear installation straight ahead of me, but I needn't have worried. Lydd instructed me to make an immediate right turn out on departure before I had a chance to request it.
The question that immediately comes to my mind is, are people planning with sufficient care? I was almost paranoid about the danger zones around Lydd before the flight, but relaxed once I was there as it was perfectrly easy to identify the areas concerned. I haven't read the leaflet yet, but wonder how many incursions were foreign aircraft using less detailed charts?
Or, did you mean
I Follow
Roads ? It works for me
Edit; Before I'm blasted, have managed to check the leaflet and it's primarily concerned with the coast from The Solent westwards. I do still maintain that VFR nav is perfectly safe if done properly.