Location for boys weekend
Location for boys weekend
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edb49

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1,652 posts

234 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2009
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We're planning a bit of a reunion for some guys who haven't seen each other in 3 years. Wives/girlfriends are banned, so it will be a smallish group (around 10) of guys in their mid to late 20s.

Thought was to go somewhere quiet in the country to camp, take lots of beers, have a bonfire and BBQ, catch up on old times, etc.

My problem comes from finding the "campsite". We want somewhere that we can have a BBQ and bonfire at, and ideally just the place to ourselves. I would imagine most campsites will have curfews after certain times and wouldn't respond well to a bunch of guys up late having a laugh.

Any suggestions? Location wise, people are centered around London, so somewhere reasonably close to there would be ideal. (As in < 4 hours drive)

BERGS2

2,839 posts

277 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2009
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edb49 said:
We're planning a bit of a reunion for some guys who haven't seen each other in 3 years. Wives/girlfriends are banned, so it will be a smallish group (around 10) of guys in their mid to late 20s.

Thought was to go somewhere quiet in the country to camp, take lots of beers, have a bonfire and BBQ, catch up on old times, etc.

My problem comes from finding the "campsite". We want somewhere that we can have a BBQ and bonfire at, and ideally just the place to ourselves. I would imagine most campsites will have curfews after certain times and wouldn't respond well to a bunch of guys up late having a laugh.

Any suggestions? Location wise, people are centered around London, so somewhere reasonably close to there would be ideal. (As in < 4 hours drive)
<4hours drive from London?

for a farmers field to get wasted in?

er... there may be one or two....

rolleyes

edb49

Original Poster:

1,652 posts

234 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2009
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Well, I am sure there are lots of fields, yep. But how to find amenable (sp.?) farmers is the question!

edb49

Original Poster:

1,652 posts

234 months

Tuesday 3rd February 2009
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Also... would be useful to have a pub in walking distance, and something a bit more interesting than a field - e.g. a wood or something.

Balmoral Green

42,561 posts

277 months

Wednesday 4th February 2009
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What about a camping barn?

http://www.campingbarns.net/

Great for things like this...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

chunkymonkey71

13,167 posts

227 months

Wednesday 4th February 2009
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www.wigwamholidays.com

or maybe its .co.uk...

therealpigdog

2,592 posts

226 months

Wednesday 4th February 2009
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a little further than 4 hours away, but worth it ... a little town in france that is perfect for lads' weekends away ... lots of beer ... throw in some corvettes and astons ... a few scantily clad pit girls and wahey, robert is your mother's brother.

got to wait till june though - it's not the same the rest of the year.

Benny Saltstein

795 posts

242 months

Wednesday 4th February 2009
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The New Forest might be a good bet. A mate hired a scout hut there a while ago for his engagement party. A load of us camped in the playing fields and since the place was in the middle of nowhere, noise wasn't an issue.

f13ldy

1,432 posts

230 months

Wednesday 4th February 2009
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It sounds horrifically homosexual I'll give you that.


ewenm

28,506 posts

274 months

Wednesday 4th February 2009
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f13ldy said:
It sounds horrifically homosexual I'll give you that.
Much fear in this one there is...

bigTee

5,546 posts

250 months

Wednesday 4th February 2009
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Don't you have any local woods you can just crash in?

will have much more fun!!

edb49

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1,652 posts

234 months

Wednesday 4th February 2009
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bigTee said:
Don't you have any local woods you can just crash in?

will have much more fun!!
Yeah... there isn't really anywhere local, as we've all spread out over the place.

Thanks for the suggestions from everyone, I'll look into them.

TEKNOPUG

20,449 posts

234 months

Wednesday 4th February 2009
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Hire Northey Island for a weekend. Just tell them that you are keen bird-watchers.....

sevros1981

718 posts

236 months

Wednesday 4th February 2009
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just go to vilnius and shoot an ak47

Dover Nige

1,308 posts

272 months

Wednesday 4th February 2009
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Brecon Beacons and rough it properly.

Only the SAS and sheep there to complain about your bonfire then....

Simond001

4,519 posts

306 months

Wednesday 4th February 2009
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http://www.campingbarns.net/search.php?County=East...

looks good.

Although our lads weekends are generally a bit further away. (All the better to ensure you are "on tour")

Pickled Piper

6,452 posts

264 months

Wednesday 4th February 2009
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Hampstead Heath?

pp