Things to do in Wiltshire when you're...

[dkl]

a bit short of time.
Need to try and organise something a bit different for a mate for Sunday afternoon. He's getting married (poor chap) a couple of weeks later. Bit of a petrolhead but mainly very old things like Austin 7s and the like.
Nothing too sordid or outlandishly expensive.
Any ideas?

Cheers
David

[Bomber Denton]

Paintball?

[redbarron84]

Karting at Castle Combe? Or the skid pan? Or the off road experience?

[Fidgits]

depends where in Wilts and what your after.

As said above, there is castle combe - track days/karting/skid pan.

Theres Stonehenge/Bath etc..

[brisel]

Try Swindon Karting (indoor) at Wroughton, or there's another indoor circuit at Hullavington just off the A429.

Can't remember the websites but they are easy to find on Google.

My best man is organising a session at Swindon Karting in a few week's time as part of my stag do. Comes very higly recommended.

HTH

[D1 MAD]

If he likes looking at old cars and motoring stuff you could take him to the Atwell Wilson Motor Museum in Calne. Well worth a visit.

www.atwellwilson.org.uk/about.htm

[Xenocide]

Go out on the piss in bath .

[Brink]

Wait until 2 or 3, then phone a local car dealer (at home) and insist on a test drive.

[jwt63]

Try This
www.spearmintrhino.co.uk/clubhome.php?clubID=6

[dkl]

Thanks All,
Ended up almost doing the museum in Calne, but he opted for Robot Wars in Swindon.
Not a great show, but they are quite interesting close up. Cheap is one thing they aren't, most of the big ones cost close to 5 figures to build and have bespoke ali castings and machinings.
The weaponery makes quite a noise close up!

[dkl]

Thanks All,
Ended up almost doing the museum in Calne, but he opted for Robot Wars in Swindon.
Not a great show, but they are quite interesting close up. Cheap is one thing they aren't, most of the big ones cost close to 5 figures to build and have bespoke ali castings and machinings.
The weaponery makes quite a noise close up!

[redbarron84]

dkl said:

Thanks All,
Ended up almost doing the museum in Calne, but he opted for Robot Wars in Swindon.
Not a great show, but they are quite interesting close up. Cheap is one thing they aren't, most of the big ones cost close to 5 figures to build and have bespoke ali castings and machinings.
The weaponery makes quite a noise close up!

Robot wars? As in the program? What was the deal with that being at swindon then?

[pdV6]

jwt63 said:

Try This
www.spearmintrhino.co.uk/clubhome.php?clubID=6

I think you meant (as its PH) go for a ride in a Porsche...

[dkl]

redbarron84 said:

dkl said:

Thanks All,
Ended up almost doing the museum in Calne, but he opted for Robot Wars in Swindon.
Not a great show, but they are quite interesting close up. Cheap is one thing they aren't, most of the big ones cost close to 5 figures to build and have bespoke ali castings and machinings.
The weaponery makes quite a noise close up!

Robot wars? As in the program? What was the deal with that being at swindon then?

Yes, as in the programme. A group calling themselves roaming robots www.roamingrobots.co.uk
do a show at various places around the country. It seems to include alot of the more popular robots from the show.

[dkl]

pdV6 said:

jwt63 said:

Try This
www.spearmintrhino.co.uk/clubhome.php?clubID=6

I think you meant (as its PH) go for a ride in a Porsche...

So how long did it take you to find that particular picture then......

[djmysterious]

swindon and castle combe karting...I've been there a while ago..enjoyed it.