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[Marks DTM Calib]

Well I am up for it to.....idealy the 9/10 of June....

If we need camping kit then worry not......I am the treasurer of a local scout group.....so we have everything from 3 man domes to a couple of mess tents....

[hotel21]

Well I am up for it to.....idealy the 9/10 of June....

If we need camping kit then worry not......I am the treasurer of a local scout group.....so we have everything from 3 man domes to a couple of mess tents....

Snap....  

Could also bring a 20' x 40' white marquee.....  Could get a LOT of cars in there to work on...  

[bob.dent]

Hey Bob (& Greg), good to see you can make it  

Has anyone made a decision where to stop in case we need to book?

Probably best left up to the guys that know the area to make a decision 8-)

[Bo Bo]

Hey Bob (& Greg), good to see you can make it  

Has anyone made a decision where to stop in case we need to book?

Probably best left up to the guys that know the area to make a decision 8-)

Yep, that's what we said, just need someone to make that decision  

[Tony H]

Well I am up for it to.....idealy the 9/10 of June....

If we need camping kit then worry not......I am the treasurer of a local scout group.....so we have everything from 3 man domes to a couple of mess tents....

Snap....  

Could also bring a 20' x 40' white marquee.....  Could get a LOT of cars in there to work on...  

Anyone with latreen digging skills could even produce a couple of inspection pits

[Darth Loo-knee]

Well I am up for it to.....idealy the 9/10 of June....

If we need camping kit then worry not......I am the treasurer of a local scout group.....so we have everything from 3 man domes to a couple of mess tents....

Are you bringing Mrs Mark and Mini Marks with ya??

[Chopsdad]

Hi there,

If there is anybody still requiring a tent for the meet then feel free to contact me.  I have a 4/6 man three section tent, I got it from a friend and I have never used it, don't know what it is like but should be good because said friend is v keen on camping.  Could also get Chopsdad to pick it up because he is in Carlisle aswell.  I wont be able to make it to the meet because that is my weekend working.  My numbers are 01228 540758 or 07723 356424. Probably have to leave a message as I always seem to miss phone calls.  One day I will turn up for something.

Thanks

No problem from me picking this tent up - I may even ask my daughter if she fancies canvas vs caravan?  I'll ring Coniston site tomorrow and ask if we can pre book and all set up together - with option of larger tent for some quiet repairs etc and see how she reacts.  I may also be going to Keswick at the weekend and if so I could drop in and take some pics of the site etc and ask the same q's.  I'll PM Jimbob for details.

[Chopsdad]

Silly me.  There's only 1 in Keswick http://www.scotgateholidaypark.co.uk/facilities.php

I'll call them tmz  

[hotel21]

   for the booking thing.  We need to get something fairly concrete so all can arrange around it.

The marquee thing was a wee bit tongue in cheek, but can certainly bring a smaller (20' x 10') mess tent.  That fits in the car but the marquee needs a trailer and half a dozen blokes with an hour or so to put up.  Don't think a site owner would be too happy for largish scale works on her site and the pitch fees for a chunk of canvas that size would be a fair bit, methinks......  

[Bo Bo]

 for the booking thing.  We need to get something fairly concrete so all can arrange around it.

[tonycooper]

put my name down sounds like fun

[Tony H]

put my name down sounds like fun

[hotel21]

I just got read number 2000 of this thread....

Means roughly Heee Hawww, but make me feel better!!

 

[Chopsdad]

OK here's the latest.

I spoke to both site owners today and have the following to add:

Keswick "No lad, no groups!" but I did manage to talk the old boy around and he said it might be ok, but we'd be on the 'alternative' site, which is adjacent to the A66 - tents only.  It does have showers and toilets.  Probably free 9/10 June no no pre-bookings and not keen on the size of the turnout, so would not commit to booking.

Coniston "That's a lot of people and I'd need a guarantee that you would be quiet after 11pm as we have a lot of families here" "Of course, we're bringing some kids too" I replied   "In that case no problem, you can pre-book and we will arrange to site you all together - just give me a ring with numbers of pitches needed and people per tent"

My big concern regarding Keswick is the uncertainty - tbh if I was driving as far as you guys I'd want to know I defo had somewhere to sleep, rather than driving 15 miles in any direction looking for another site after 5 hours behind the wheel.

Coniston is tourisy and busier, but is in the heart of the Lakes and very picturesque. It is queier than Bowness and Windermere and fine for a base to explore.  See map http://www.aboutbritain.com/maps/coniston-map.asp

As a "local" I'd plump for Coniston Hall, for 3 reasons.  1: Pre-booking available. 2: Owner seems more tolerant of our group and 3: I haven't been for ages

I have emailed another Keswick site http://www.burns-farm.co.uk/pageController.php just to keep our options open

[Elite Pete]

Coniston Hall sounds good to me Its got some very good reveiws http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/reviews.asp?revid=1693

Only problem is no caravans