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Sorry for changing subject. Feel free to move/delete.
If you are doing the north/south thing then I would definitely recommend Wyke Down near Andover. It's a farm with a large restuarant, large camping ground and massive field AND golf driving range. Venues for presentations/talks might be an issue but sure some plans can be made. Maybe use the farms two barns. Also 15 minutes from Salisbury plains
Wyke Down Country Pub and Restaurant - Camping and Caravan Park - Andover, Hampshire, UK.
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Sorry for changing subject. Feel free to move/delete.
If you are doing the north/south thing then I would definitely recommend Wyke Down near Andover. It's a farm with a large restuarant, large camping ground and massive field AND golf driving range. Venues for presentations/talks might be an issue but sure some plans can be made. Maybe use the farms two barns. Also 15 minutes from Salisbury plains
Wyke Down Country Pub and Restaurant - Camping and Caravan Park - Andover, Hampshire, UK.
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Golf range ?? Is that for all the 1200GS riding accountants
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Camping alone is not the issue. It has to be at a location with food & hygene facilities and the ability to host seminars and lectures with AV support (and preferably out of any inclement weather). A stock hotel or travel lodge might be up to the seminar rooms but isn't going to be too happy about hunnerds of hairy bikers camping in the grounds.
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Camping alone is not the issue. It has to be at a location with food & hygene facilities and the ability to host seminars and lectures with AV support (and preferably out of any inclement weather). A stock hotel or travel lodge might be up to the seminar rooms but isn't going to be too happy about hunnerds of hairy bikers camping in the grounds.
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But we are not hairy bikers! We are polite, interesting and very beautiful people. Anyone would welcome us! This is an English prejudice about bikers which you wont find in the rest of the UK or on the continent.
Youre right about the need for facilities.
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Wykes Down camp site nr, Andover
Looks like a good place for an AUTUMN venue.
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Looks like a good place for an AUTUMN venue.
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Tell us why it's a good place?
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Andover is easy to get to for everyone in southern UK.
The venue has a fully functioning restuarant kitchen
The venue has a fully stocked bar
The retuarant has two sepearte areas with seperate doors that can be used as presentation rooms
There is a pool room with 4 pool tables that can also act as a presentation room. All these are largers than those at Lumbs.
The camping ground has plenty of standpipes.
The camp ground had proper traffic circulation routes
The camp ground has a gentle slope so no skidding around trying to ride up a grassy slope which gave a number of people problems at Lumbs and sufficient slope for drainage.
The camp ground has ablution facilites in the middle of the tent area
There is a massive spill-over field
They host a number of motor fairs every year and host the weekly car boot sale
I have no clue what Audio visual facilities they have but if they don't have digital projectors then it's not difficult to hirte some in very cheaply for the weekend. The AV as Lumbs was giving troubles at the start of almost every presentation.
For an event of this size I am sure that the owner would be happy to arrange extra chairs, AV etc etc
It's 1hr out of London. Take a spin down there on a Saturday or on a day off and see what you think.
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Southern venue
Sounds like a great place to spend a weekend - is someone going to try and arrange this?
It would be nice to have a meeting down in the southern part of the country
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Hi, skipping back a page or two, I just want to add my thanks to Grant, Susan, Glynn and all who worked so hard to make it a great meeting.
We had a fantastic time, the perfect way to start a weeks holiday.
My girlfriend, who was nervous about going, is now converted! (What have I done)...!
As for many, Ted Simon was the highlight for me. I'm now re-reading my shiny new, signed copy of the book that started me on this biking malarkey.
I also enjoyed Colin and Dee's presentation on Sunday, interesting and informative, as was chatting to Colin afterwards. If you read this Colin, look us up when you get to Edinburgh!
It was good catching up with Dan W too, been a long time since India Dan.
Thanks for the news, even if it was sad, see you in Latin America 2009?
Thanks again to you all, can't wait for the next one.
P.S I'm for a Northern autumn meeting!
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Thanks for a great weekend the chilled atmosphear, presentations and banter has done me the power of good. i'll vote for more of the same, Scotland sounds good.
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