Right then you orriable bunch of caravan dwellers

[OldFart]

Whose up for a caravan/landy rally then. :yay:

A weekend of visiting each others van and landys on a nice Camp site, with a bottle of real ale in hand, and the women doing the BBQ :D

Probaly best place somewhere in middle England, but somewhere nice and quiet and countryfied :p
Perhaps a Bank Holiday weekend.......and some off-roading too :dunno1:

Any ideas, suggestions ?

Discuss ....:)

[timbott]

Originally posted by OldFart
Probaly best place somewhere in middle England, but somewhere nice and quiet and countryfied :p


I'm up for that:yay: Of course I just happen to live in the middle of England so might I suggest the Peak District. Do you want a camp site or something like Hartington Quarry that my club, Buxton & District LRC hire. I could make enquiries, and I'm sure Si-Guru will be up for arranging a greenlaning run.

cheers, Tim

[OldFart]

Camp site for us old'uns please :D

Would be good if Steve can get involved too :)

[timbott]

There is actually a camp site on the opposite side of the road from the quarry, but I don't know what it's like. The off roading in the quarry is pretty good, some easy stuff and some stuff you really don't want to attempt without a Roll Cage:icecube: and some in between stuff too.

The Quarry does have running water and a lovely large flat grassy area for 'vans and tents, so apart from the lack of toilets and a club, it does make an excellent camping place.

Remember the dead chicken/bag of rubbish piccy? That was taken in the area we use for camping, and I do have some pics of the off roading in the quarry if you want to see them.

cheers, Tim

[timbott]

Exact location of Hartington Quarry - SK 159 566 on OS map (119 Landranger)

cheers, Tim

Just edited - wrong map number - thinking of my Landy's wheelbase - sorry:goofylook

[OldFart]

Quarry sounds good, but i'm sure some folks would at least be looking for loo's and possibly showers, specialy for the kids .......not bothered about clubs on site though, in fact we always avoid sites that have them :snarl:

More ideas please.....:)

[jsc]

The camp site across the road from the quarry is Rivendale(if my memory serves me correct) its nice, got all the mod cons and I think its around £10-£15 a nite with elec,I will check on that im sure ive got a leaflet about them.

[SVENUK]

Can we come in a tent or is it caravans only, cause then i can use the 101 instead of the Discovery. Much more fun offroad

[OldFart]

Originally posted by SVENUK
Can we come in a tent or is it caravans only, cause then i can use the 101 instead of the Discovery. Much more fun offroad

Tents, caravans, trailer tents, gypsy caravans, bring em all, but NO sneaky sleeping in the local Travelodge :p

[norfolk nut]

hi everyone
dont know when your thinking of going but we get our new caravan at the end of april and would love to meet a few of you and have a weekend away, ill keep watching to see when your going

cheers paul

[s.stirley]

Originally posted by OldFart
Whose up for a caravan/landy rally then. :yay:

A weekend of visiting each others van and landys on a nice Camp site, with a bottle of real ale in hand, and the women doing the BBQ :D



You can't let the women near the BBQ ! who knows what would happen ... BBQ with the beer bucket next to it is definately the domain of the male :)

[ammiescot]

what a fab idea OF


must setup up home brew production in readyness

[Otter]

Funny you should say that,

I put on a batch of Woodfords Skull Cracker and a batch of Kriek Bier last night.:yay:

[OldFart]

Originally posted by s.stirley



You can't let the women near the BBQ ! who knows what would happen ...

You've just reminded me as to how often the "other half" has burnt the burgers :p


There's only one place for them then, tie em to the sink :D

[jsc]

I thought it was the mens job to do the BBQ so they feel like proper men like their ancestors "urgh fire"!

[DEANO3528]

Excuse me for stating the obvious, and I realise there's no big off road course without booking in advance, but Billing is fairly Mid-England, and has all the facilities you could want. They are only ever full to max when the LR show is on.
Mind you this is Macbeth.com, so somewhere along Hadrians Wall is probably more convenient for the majority. :p

[OldFart]

Was really just hoping for somewhere nice and quiet, and even better if we had a field to ourselves. it'll be bad enough with Tim plodding up and down the campsite trying to get tired enough to get to sleep :D ....so Billing for me is'nt an option.
Being not too far south of Hadrians wall does make it easiar for the Scots to travel, after all you could be looking at 6/7 hours of driving coming down from the North :yikes:

[SVENUK]

Where ever you want to hold it , it will be a good 3-4 hours drive north or south to cover most of the forum members
Even at a legal speed it will take you 3 .5 hours to do 200miles .

[OldFart]

Anyone got any info for around Ripon.
I've a contact down there who knows the Green lanes officer for that area, apparently there are some nice ones :dunno1:

[timbott]

Originally posted by OldFart
it'll be bad enough with Tim plodding up and down the campsite trying to get tired enough to get to sleep

I promise I will drink enough ale to make me sleep:hahaha:

Ripon area sounds good to me, not to far from here but a hell of a trek from the south west if any one wants to head up from there. 'tis a snag with this country, it's too long and thin and I live in the middle:yay:

cheers, Tim

[pjkr]

Originally posted by OldFart
Anyone got any info for around Ripon.
I've a contact down there who knows the Green lanes officer for that area, apparently there are some nice ones :dunno1:

Ha, I resemble that remark!
I've just been trying to phone you O/F but you are permanently engaged...............:hugegrin:

Know just the place, 4* campsite behind my local, with Black Sheep Ales not 10 minutes from the brewery and 5 minutes from the longest highlevel moorland greenlane in the country. Will that do?
Remember Riggwelter should not travel more than 40 miles for full effect.....:beers:

Cheers
Phil
(keeping trying on the tellingbone)

[OldFart]

Originally posted by pjkr


Know just the place, 4* campsite behind my local, with Black Sheep Ales not 10 minutes from the brewery and 5 minutes from the longest highlevel moorland greenlane in the country. Will that do?
Remember Riggwelter should not travel more than 40 miles for full effect.....:beers:





Lol.....sorry been busy on phone tonight :goofylook

Thanks for all the info and it was good to chat on the telebone :D

That area seems ideal and the pub being by the campsite is even better, could you post some links up please Phil :)

DATES How does August Bank Holiday weekend sound to everyone ?
Could travel on the Friday and return on the Monday giving us two full days....:yay:

[pjkr]

Ok, as requested, suggested campsite is here (http://www.geocities.com/theblackswan_uk/)

a flavour of the lanes can be found on page 50 of the march edition of LROi (note of caution though, a couple of small bits they drove are locally contentious, sensitive and open to 'interpretation' on their legality). :argue:

For those of thee without LROi heres a few photos of 'George' out and about in the area:

http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Mar/20043115187602667952931.jpg

http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Mar/20043115465890504793754.jpg

http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Mar/20043112232468983624444.jpg

http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Mar/20043114043479642065127.jpg

Happy to organise etc, your wish is my command.:bigwave:

Cheers
Phil

[OldFart]

That looks a good spot Phil and means we could get both campers and caravaners pitched together.
I like the idea of Riggwelter being on tap and Green Lanes on the doorstep :yay:

So now we need to know how many are actualy interested, and whether the August Bank holiday would suit.

Would be best to get this booked asap me thinks :)


So those thinking of coming please stick yer mitt up :thumbsup:



If the date is not suitable please suggest another ....

[SVENUK]

215 miles from herts, a bit of a hike for a weekend . Probably come up for a longer stay to make it worth while.
David

[Bush Tucker Man]

If you do decide on Ripon, there's a damn good ice-cream shop in Ripley (about 4miles south on the A61)
It does a various array of flavours;
Apple Pie, Cinder Toffee, Turkish Delight & Orange Chocolate (to name a few)

The sizes vary from 50p cone up to a KFC sized bucket (feeds one)


Also in Harrogate (south of Ripon on the A61) there's a main dealer for Britains finest sports cars - I always stop there & drool on them


http://www.harrogatehorselesscarriages.co.uk/

[OldFart]

Originally posted by SVENUK
215 miles from herts, a bit of a hike for a weekend . Probably come up for a longer stay to make it worth while.
David

We'll probaly have a simliar mileage ourselves, 4 hours on A1/M1 should do it for us, unless we bring the tent instead :goofylook


If you do decide on Ripon, there's a damn good ice-cream shop in Ripley (about 4miles south on the A61)

Dont tell Stephen that :D



So Tims up for it, Phil, SVENUK, ourselves......and who else ?


BTH ?

[Otter]

Sorry,

Bank Holiday weekends no good for me, all hands to the pumps weekends!

[OldFart]

Originally posted by Otter
Sorry,

Bank Holiday weekends no good for me, all hands to the pumps weekends!

Are'nt you going down that way sometime this summer, if so we could maybe move it to then ?

[ammiescot]

luckily I can work my way round thes dates whenever its set for being my own boss.in fact it would make a nice break if I combine it with a trip to my folks in B'ham either on the way down or back up

[Otter]

10th to 23rd May!

[OldFart]

Originally posted by Otter
10th to 23rd May!

Thought I'd heard you were going :D


So ...which site, and d'yer fancy the Ripon site for a weekend either at start or end of week :dunno1:

[Otter]

Mid would be good, gives us time to get there!

[OldFart]

So thats the 15th/16th May :dunno1:

[SVENUK]

Same date as the LRO Spring do ,could pop into there one of the days

[OldFart]

Originally posted by SVENUK
Same date as the LRO Spring do ,could pop into there one of the days

Lol ..cant clash with that :(


Back to the drawing board :dunno1:

[pjkr]

Originally posted by Bush Tucker Man
If you do decide on Ripon, there's a damn good ice-cream shop in Ripley (about 4miles south on the A61)


Hey Ho!

No need to go to Ripley, ice cream (http://www.abmoore.sagenet.co.uk/default.htm) can be found much nearer to the campsite. Look under Products.:derr: Brymor supply all the local attractions including Ripley.

For those that prefer their teashops here (http://www.middlehamonline.com/the%20Nosebag.htm) is the family favourite in Yorkshires 'Newmarket', well worth a visit.
:bulge:

On On
Phil

[timbott]

Originally posted by OldFart



So those thinking of coming please stick yer mitt up :thumbsup:



If the date is not suitable please suggest another ....


Ripon, about a 100 miles or maybe a bit more sounds great, August bank holiday also fine with me but I can usually organise my life around time to suit everyone else.

I will be there though, so put me down as a definate, can't wait:yay:

cheers, Tim

[Janine]

The Black Swan site looks like a Landy/vanners' dream.we'd be up for it,if we could sort out a suitable date!:yay: :yay: :yay:

[SVENUK]

Because of the distance we will come up for a longer stay.
The w/end of 3/4 th July is good for us as it's our 30th wedding aniversary on the 1st and we could come up 30th june for a long w/end till Mon 5th.

[OldFart]

Originally posted by SVENUK
Because of the distance we will come up for a longer stay.
The w/end of 3/4 th July is good for us as it's our 30th wedding aniversary on the 1st and we could come up 30th june for a long w/end till Mon 5th.

We fly off on our hols on the 28th June ......:snarl:

[SVENUK]

At this rate we will have to have a virtual get together!!!!!!!

[timbott]

Originally posted by SVENUK
At this rate we will have to have a virtual get together!!!!!!!

hmmmm progess does seem a bit slow, some good management required me thinks otherwise it will remain another forgotten thread:Cross:

cheers, Tim

[OldFart]

Originally posted by timbott


.... otherwise it will remain another forgotten thread:Cross:

cheers, Tim


Yer can rest assured that wont happen, at the very least we'll have a gathering of FartBotts at some point :hugegrin:

[timbott]

Originally posted by OldFart
we'll have a gathering of FartBotts at some point

I do hope so:yay:

I have had a chat with Gaynor tonight and although she doesn't seem over enthusiastic she semi-agrees to help me sort a forum weekend.

I'm happy to do my best to make this weekend work.

I think we need to decided on a weekend and stick to it, you can never please all the punters all of the time.

So is it Hartington or Ripon Chaps & Chapesses???

cheers, Tim

[SVENUK]

Both Places are bigger then i usually camp at.T

[SVENUK]

OOPS Hit the send button
I will continue.We normally go to smaller sites to get away from the masses.
If it's a choice i would go to the Rivendale site next to the Hartington Quarry because it's only 130 instead of 216 miles and there seems to be more space.

[OldFart]

Originally posted by timbott


I do hope so:yay:

I have had a chat with Gaynor tonight and although she doesn't seem over enthusiastic she semi-agrees to help me sort a forum weekend.

I'm happy to do my best to make this weekend work.

I think we need to decided on a weekend and stick to it, you can never please all the punters all of the time.

So is it Hartington or Ripon Chaps & Chapesses???

cheers, Tim


Ripon for us please, as it suits us and hopefully a few of the Scots could make it too.
I think Phils offer of showing us the local green lanes around the Ripon area would be great too.
And Riggwelter on tap by the caravan site sounds perfect :drunk:

[OldFart]

Originally posted by SVENUK
Both Places are bigger then i usually camp at.T

We're the same, i much prefer the CC CL sites (max 5 caravans) ...but if we're to fit more members in it has to be a bigger site.
If we all book early enough we should all be able to collar a corner of the site forb ourselves :dunno1:

[OldFart]

Black Swan can have us all pitched together.
August bank holiday weekend would be £12 per night , that includes awning and electric.
If we had it in September it would be £9.00 per night....

[Janine]

September would be good for us!:yay:

[SVENUK]

Looks like i've been out voted already. As long as i can arrange a long stay i.e 5 days i will try and get up to Ripon

[OldFart]

Originally posted by Janine
September would be good for us!:yay:


Be good to get a Scottish convoy on the road, i'll follow you honey :p

I think Stephens in Morrocco then :(

[Otter]

September would be good for us as well.

[OldFart]

Originally posted by Otter
September would be good for us as well.


....and by then your home made brew will be ready for tasting :yay:

[timbott]

Ripon it is then, not far from here really compared with you Scottish lot and not much interest seems to be coming forth from down south, hopefully I will get some interest stirring from around here.

Like I say I'm happy to organise something as long as we agree on a date, and ideas on a venue would be welcome.

At least if need be I can drive up to Ripon in the car from here without much hassle to sort things.

cheers, Tim

[norfolk nut]

hi
we would be very interested in either august or september and Ripon sounds great to us

[OldFart]

Originally posted by timbott


Like I say I'm happy to organise something as long as we agree on a date, and ideas on a venue would be welcome.



Since Phil lives nearby, he could check it out , which i think he's done already ?

Black Swan seems fine to me for a couple of days, and if we go in September the kids will be back at school :yay:

So its either 4th/5th or 11th/12th or 18th/19th or 25th/26th September :dunno1:

Might still catch the last of the sunny weather on the 11th/12th :dunno1:

[ginaa68]

Originally posted by OldFart



Black Swan seems fine to me for a couple of days, and if we go in September the kids will be back at school :yay:

So its either 4th/5th or 11th/12th or 18th/19th or 25th/26th September :dunno1:



That means I'll be stuck at home yet again - I've got one at college and 2 at seniors - the youngest of which is just starting there so can't be September for me - nice of Tim to ask!!

Gaynor

[OldFart]

Originally posted by ginaa68


That means I'll be stuck at home yet again - I've got one at college and 2 at seniors - the youngest of which is just starting there so can't be September for me - nice of Tim to ask!!

Gaynor


...but sweetypie, it'll be a weekend and there aint no school at weekends ..... :flower: :flower:

:fiddle:

[ammiescot]

Originally posted by OldFart


Since Phil lives nearby, he could check it out , which i think he's done already ?

Black Swan seems fine to me for a couple of days, and if we go in September the kids will be back at school :yay:

So its either 4th/5th or 11th/12th or 18th/19th or 25th/26th September :dunno1:

Might still catch the last of the sunny weather on the 11th/12th :dunno1:



18th/19th sept is good for me and Becky . OF as its the days after my birthday and work begins to tail off slightly then aswell.so it means more time for doing things

[F41coner]

We're up for September too. The two girls are now officially part of the team, well they are once I figure out how to fit the seats and windows in the back properly ....................haven't tried towing the caravan with the Landy yet.........that's a pleasure lined up for the next couple of weeks :yikes: Old Landy and even older caravan................. ( could you stick another barrel on the brew Otter ?............'think it might be needed :shakehead )

[DEANO3528]

Don't forget that LRO at Peterboro' is 11/12 Sept.

[OldFart]

Originally posted by DEANO3528
Don't forget that LRO at Peterboro' is 11/12 Sept.

Duly noted Sah :D

..fraid we wont be there this year though, too many other things going on :goofylook


So far then we have...


Timbott and family
Otter and family
Kevin and family
Janine and family
SVENUK and family
ammiescot andv family
Phil and family
Norfolk nutter and family

.....and us :p

Thats quite a good gathering :)


......anyone else ?

[SVENUK]

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Originally posted by OF

fraid we wont be there this year though, too many other things going on


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


OF
Sorry, Sept is out for us - LRO + Abingdon + 2 weeks on the Norfolk broads starting on the 27th .
We were all talking of having this earlier but it's moved to far back for us.
I had hoped for July /Aug - there is only Billing on these two month's
And I was going to fly the flag for us down South.
If we do not attend the LRO show we will try and come up instead

[ginaa68]

Originally posted by OldFart



...but sweetypie, it'll be a weekend and there aint no school at weekends ..... :flower: :flower:

:fiddle:

Sorry OF got the wrong end of the stick - hormones and all that - sorry Tim x x x I love you really:luvver: :squeeze:

4th/5th out for me definately - anniversary of my dads death and as he was abroad when he died and I couldn't get out there to bury him it always hits me hard - I'm not good company - any other weekend is fine.

Gaynor

[pjkr]

Sorry chaps/chapesses I've been working doon south all week away from a PC so am just catching up on the thread.
We are more than happy to organise, book, and set this up once we have an agreed date, it is one of our 'locals'.
There are plenty of other camping options in the vicinity if the preference is for a quiet CL or similar.
Your wishes our my command! (within reason):hugegrin:

Cheers
Phil

[OldFart]

Originally posted by pjkr

Your wishes our my command! (within reason):hugegrin:

Cheers
Phil


Our wish is that you get the first round in :D


Seriously though, since your on the doorstep it would seem to make sense that you check things out for us, maybe Tim and myself could meet up at some point down there before September
I'll more than likely toodle down one weekend before Sept anyway if only to peruse Tims new van :p
It seems we're mostly agreed that Black Swan is ok but I suggest we all book seperately and pay our own individual deposits.
Perhaps when booking we could have a common booking name ie LAND ROVER Club meet ....that way we'd be assured of all being close by or next to each other in a group but no single person being responsible for payment :dunno1:

So which date then ?

Does the 18/19th suit most folk, if so then lets book it pronto :)

[F41coner]

18th/19th suits us :p

[Janine]

11th/12th/ would be best for us:p

[OldFart]

Originally posted by Janine
11th/12th/ would be best for us:p

Thats the LRO Show weekend but if none of you are going that'll be ok with us to :)

[ammiescot]

18/19th suits us :)