Re: Provisional Venues for 2016
Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 1:10 pm
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The problem with that is that it's not easy finding sites that can/will take large ralliesmarionw wrote:Hi Ian,
I realise that this would potentially mean more work for you all, but even though the sites you choose are always great, I personally would like for the meets to be held at different sites so that there are new places to explore and visit.
Just a thought.
Marion
Ooh, let me think: water, stream, fishing, boating, swimming - you know the old fashioned type of things!Cab-ova pete wrote:Anything on there for entertaining kids(forest fields)?
I don't think there was one.Cab-ova pete wrote:Hi jillygumbo, I suppose I should have stated they're age, I had a quick look on google after I posted the question and I only saw what you have put, water,biking,fishing,etc? I just wondered if there was a children's play area as I never saw one mentioned although I haven't read the whole webpage! I dont take them all the time although they love it getting out they just wear me down! I have 11 grandkids and as one lot go home another lot turn up and then the kids want a piece of you aswell anyway enuff of my moaning
Reading you loud and clear Marion. This is a provisional list. Sandyballs was an excellent site, but we will only go back if we can negotiate the correct rate. I have Ringwood as a back up. Barmouth have given us a significant discount for a return visit, and there's plenty of new things to explore nearby. Stourport & Looe are booked for the next 2 to 3 years. We haven't been to Kings Lynn for a number of years, and again, we have got very cheap rates for high season. Hope Valley will be a new site, but we haven't discussed prices yet.marionw wrote:Hi Ian, I realise that this would potentially mean more work for you all, but even though the sites you choose are always great, I personally would like for the meets to be held at different sites so that there are new places to explore and visit. Marion :
Sandyballs (and Ringwood) have loads of kids activities, Barmouth & Stourport have kids playgrounds, Looe has beaches nearby, Hope Valley has kids adventure sports.Cab-ova pete wrote:Anything on there for entertaining kids(forest fields)?
We love Caledonia but most of our camping has been wild. The site at Oban was good though and the Dunvegan site on Skye but I don't know about any block bookings.Jim the Box wrote:Almost £50 for the ferry to Arran before you start so the campsite had better be cheap, Arran is a great place to visit but the ferry costs may put a lot of people off. It's midge central in the height of summer, so would probably need to be a May meet. We would be up for it no problem as we love Arran, but surely there are plenty of cracking sites on the Scottish mainland without incurring ferry costs.
Muzz and Matt (driver and passengers) should advise on some decent sites as they seem to have visited most corners of Scotland.
What about a Scottish Bash in the Borders again, so it attracts some of the Southerners North of the border. It was good last year.Ian wrote:We may not have a Scottish Bongo meeting next year. They are under subscribed.