Midlands PH meet- Venue Required!
Discussion
Following the success of the recent Sunday Service we would like to hold a morning in the Midlands area.
Thing is, we have a choice of venues 'darn sarf' but don't know where to head once we leave the M25. What we need is, a decent car park that can hold upwards of 400 cars without causing problems for the general public and that won't cause traffic congestion. We'd also need some toilets and a place to get some food and drink.
At the last SS we found a friendly cafe owner (thanks Lee
) who's cafe just happened to have a 400 space car park outside! We need something similar to this for our Midlands event.
Does anyone know of a suitable venue? Post suggestions here and we'll get something sorted out
if it happens to have some decent driving roads leading to it then that's a bonus
G
Thing is, we have a choice of venues 'darn sarf' but don't know where to head once we leave the M25. What we need is, a decent car park that can hold upwards of 400 cars without causing problems for the general public and that won't cause traffic congestion. We'd also need some toilets and a place to get some food and drink.
At the last SS we found a friendly cafe owner (thanks Lee
) who's cafe just happened to have a 400 space car park outside! We need something similar to this for our Midlands event. Does anyone know of a suitable venue? Post suggestions here and we'll get something sorted out
if it happens to have some decent driving roads leading to it then that's a bonus
G
garlick said:
we have a choice of venues 'darn sarf' but don't know where to head once we leave the M25.
Bloody Londoners...
Off top of me 'ead, Billing Aquadrome near Northampton or possibly Gaydon motor museum, though not sure of parking capacity or other facilities there. In either case might need some pre-booking with those numbers.
Gaydon as suggested, was there last summer and a few paid £20 to charity for a fast lap around the Aston Martin test track which runs by it
www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk/
www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk/
Edited by Viper on Monday 12th March 18:34
Viper said:
Gaydon as suggested, was there last summer and a few paid £20 to charity for a fast lap around the Aston Martin test track which runs by it
www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk/
www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk/
Edited by Viper on Monday 12th March 18:34
Is that midlands though?
Is way to far me really.
sort of, well West midlands, your up in the East Midlands
www.boundarycommittee.org.uk/your-area/west-midlands.cfm
www.boundarycommittee.org.uk/your-area/west-midlands.cfm
Dear all, how about Duxford Aircraft Museum. Forgive my lack of geographical knowledge anywhere north of the Thames, but does that count as Midlands? It's obviously easy for us southern shandy drinking girlies to get to....
Also what date are you thinking of? To avoid clahes, are you aware that Goodwood has it's Forza Italia breakfast on Sunday April 1.
Also what date are you thinking of? To avoid clahes, are you aware that Goodwood has it's Forza Italia breakfast on Sunday April 1.
Small request - please have it further north? My views of the 'midlands' will be very different to you Londoners
Not sure if your planning on doing a 'Northern' one, but places like Silverstone are still a long way down the map for many of us... You could open it up to people who haven't in the past been able to come to these big meets?
Not sure if your planning on doing a 'Northern' one, but places like Silverstone are still a long way down the map for many of us... You could open it up to people who haven't in the past been able to come to these big meets?
What about Donington Park? OK, so it's also a venue, but there's a great museum attached to it - is in really bloody great - and endless parking. Should possibly be less uppity than Silverstone as well. Only downside is there's no catering far as I know, but I haven't been for a few years.
What about one of the many, many country parks, forestry commision sites etc...
I think that having it somewhere like donnington is not really the idea behind the event - they might be a bit annoyed with everyone turning up out of the blue, using the car park but not the facilities?
Surely just a huuuge public carpark where theres likely to be a burger van is the kind of idea?
I think that having it somewhere like donnington is not really the idea behind the event - they might be a bit annoyed with everyone turning up out of the blue, using the car park but not the facilities?
Surely just a huuuge public carpark where theres likely to be a burger van is the kind of idea?
There are places like the Waterman pub near Warwick...
They do (not sure if they are still on) bike nights and have thousands turn up, the parking overspills to fields...
But if its good enough for bikers...
EASY to find, EASY to get to off Warwick Bypass / M40
Good A and B roads nearby, obviously you'd have to OK it with the pub first.
www.thewatermanpub.co.uk/howto.html
They do (not sure if they are still on) bike nights and have thousands turn up, the parking overspills to fields...
But if its good enough for bikers...
EASY to find, EASY to get to off Warwick Bypass / M40
Good A and B roads nearby, obviously you'd have to OK it with the pub first.
www.thewatermanpub.co.uk/howto.html
Belleair302 said:
Ring up Franklins Gardens home of Northampton Rugby Club. They have some huge carparks behind the ground and its empty at weekends. Thousands of spaces on hard ground!
are you a Saints fan Belleair? only problem with there is no toilets, and you'd have to walk in to St James to get any food.
thumb up to gaydon from me
Edited by matt172 on Tuesday 13th March 11:58
If Gaydon is available its an excellent choice...
But I presume you'd have to book it and pay to get in, which I didn't think was the idea.
Now timing the meet to co-incide with the 'Super Car Sunday' event may be superb.
I go every year but in recent times MR2's and caterhams are exhibiting which really isn't in the spirit of the original, but I guess its hard to fill the venue with lambos, ferraris, Vipers, TVR's etc
www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk/events/supercar.html
But I presume you'd have to book it and pay to get in, which I didn't think was the idea.
Now timing the meet to co-incide with the 'Super Car Sunday' event may be superb.
I go every year but in recent times MR2's and caterhams are exhibiting which really isn't in the spirit of the original, but I guess its hard to fill the venue with lambos, ferraris, Vipers, TVR's etc
www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk/events/supercar.html
Edited by redgriff500 on Tuesday 13th March 12:34
snotrag said:
Small request - please have it further north? My views of the 'midlands' will be very different to you Londoners
Not sure if your planning on doing a 'Northern' one, but places like Silverstone are still a long way down the map for many of us... You could open it up to people who haven't in the past been able to come to these big meets?
Not sure if your planning on doing a 'Northern' one, but places like Silverstone are still a long way down the map for many of us... You could open it up to people who haven't in the past been able to come to these big meets?
I agree. To attract a decent number of Midlanders it needs to be north of Warwick.
Further south (the Banbury/Silverstone) area is where people in the south consider the Midlands to start - but its not really. Its just an easy place for them to get to on the M40 from London
Somewhere around the Fort in Birmingham would be truely a Midlands venue - and there is a lambo dealership there too
Edited by Goochie on Tuesday 13th March 12:30
donjonkeeper said:
Dear all, how about Duxford Aircraft Museum. Forgive my lack of geographical knowledge anywhere north of the Thames, but does that count as Midlands? It's obviously easy for us southern shandy drinking girlies to get to....
Also what date are you thinking of? To avoid clahes, are you aware that Goodwood has it's Forza Italia breakfast on Sunday April 1.
Also what date are you thinking of? To avoid clahes, are you aware that Goodwood has it's Forza Italia breakfast on Sunday April 1.
But thats not the point though you Southern Shandy drinkers had your one in Tunbridge Wells. If its easy enough to get to then go, but this is meant for Midlands peoples or at least be in the Midlands area not just north of London.
Goochie said:
Somewhere around the Fort in Birmingham would be truely a Midlands venue - and there is a lambo dealership there too
Is there, never knew that !
Plenty of parking there but I think you'd annoy the local shoppers...
If you want a central location I assume Star City is deserted in the daytime ???
But hardly surrounded by 'good driving' roads.
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