Midlands Bunch! What are we doing over Christmas / New Year?

[stackmonkey]

Slow car run?
Barbeque somewhere inappropriate?
Gratuitous wine and cheese session?

[h4muf]

Slow car run FTW!

[andymadmak]

Run to the sea?

[RESSE]

andymadmak said:

Run to the sea?

Wales (north or west coast)- could be a good day?

I would be happy to sort BBQs (the throw away things)and route.

Any suggestions - go for it.

[OSR]

If you're heading West then Me and Iain might well join you provided we don't have family stuff that clashes.
Charlie

[andymadmak]

27th to the Welsh coast somewhere?

[RESSE]

andymadmak said:

27th to the Welsh coast somewhere?

Good to put a date in the diary.

27th.

[Crippo]

I could do the Friday 30th...would be up for a trip out to Wales....as long as its dry...no roof on my car

[stackmonkey]

andymadmak said:

27th to the Welsh coast somewhere?

Right, 27th it is!
Somewhere on a westward coast.

[RESSE]

stackmonkey said:

Right, 27th it is!
Somewhere on a westward coast.

Great - "Permission Slip" obtained from my wife.

[plasticpig]

Will already be at the Welsh coast on the 27th. A bit too far south and west unfortunately.

[havoc]

Bookmarked in the hope that we're home and the wife hasn't come up with something boring better to do!

[stackmonkey]

Anyone got any ideas as to exactly where?

[RESSE]

stackmonkey said:

Anyone got any ideas as to exactly where?

A couple of ideas:

Aberdyfi, Borth, Barmouth, Tywyn or Bangor.

Or somewhere in land (Snowdonia)?

[OSR]

stackmonkey said:

Anyone got any ideas as to exactly where?

Along the coast there's Llandudno, Great Orme, Anglesey, Porthmadog, Barmouth....

They're all 3-3 1/2 hours-ish from Belper depending on the route you take or could go up the mountains to somewhere like Bala Lake. Disco passed it's MOT on Friday so we now have two 4x4's for towing people out of the snow

Charlie

PS We have a gas BBQ we can bring with us if anyone wants burgers on the beach.

Edited by OSR on Sunday 18th December 12:47

[RESSE]

I'll pick up a few 'throw away' bbqs this week.

[Bebee]

I might be able to do the 27th.

Meet up in Newtown head for Aberystwyth? Nice driving roads but not when ice is about!

[spikeyhead]

If you're after a plate of hearty food when you get there, Pete's Eats in Llanberis could easily turn you into Mr Creosote

[RESSE]

Bad news:
No throw away bbqs available.

Good news:
Trip to Argos this afternoon and for £25.98 I purchased a portable gas stove and 4 x butane gas cartridges (fired it up and it will be perfect).

[BoostMonkey]

I'm in for the 27th, I have a large number of folding chair's.

However it may be a bit cold to sit down at this time of year......