LAKE DISTRICT TOUR 2014 EVENT CANCELLED

[dhdove]

Hi All

We're nearly at the end of this year and I'm thinking of next years events.

I am arranging a visit to the Lakeland Motor Museum in Cumbria.
This will be mid- May 2014, either weekend 9/10 or 16/17 May 2014.
Based at the Best Western Hotel, Bowness on Windermere, Sunday will be a run from the hotel through the Lake District to the museum in the morning, departing from the hotel after coffee.
For those traveling from further afield, or who would like to make a weekend of it, there is the option of arriving Saturday morning for a tour of the best Lakeland roads on Saturday afternoon, followed by dinner at the hotel and overnight accommodation,
Sunday morning we meet at the hotel for a lakeside drive to the Lakeland motor museum.
You may stay at the hotel Sunday night as well if you wish.

I have arranged preferential rates at the hotel as follows....

FOR TWO PEOPLE.......
DINNER, Bed and Breakfast.
One night. £180.00
Two Nights. £330.00

Of course you may arrive Sunday morning at the Hotel car park, have a coffee, drive to the museum and go home, total cost, coffee at the hotel and museum entry.

I hope that this will appeal to XJS BB members, especially those members who live a bit further up north.......

Dates and details are yet to be finalised but this will be the most ambitious XJS BB outing I've arranged to date and I would appreciate some early feedback, especially for me to gauge enthusiasm and numbers.
Prices are held for bookings made before 14th February 2014.

This is an initial post to gauge reaction. Please do post ASAP so I can estimate numbers and start to firm up arrangements.

Links here.....

http://www.bestwestern.co.uk/hotels/the ... fault.aspx

http://www.lakelandmotormuseum.co.uk/

I do hope that you will find this an appealing and enjoyable weekend.

Very Best Wishes
TonyS

[raysearles]

Hi Tony

I was approached by a gent from the Lakeland Museum at the NEC today - I think he was looking to give us a members discount, will let you know when I get a chance to read the papers he gave to me today.

Regards

[dhdove]

Ray

Thanks for that. I got an armful of leaflets from their stand but at the time no-one was there and the stallholder adjacent said they'd be gone looking around the show for a couple of hours so I didnt hang about.

TonyS

[BigCatXJS]

Hi Tony,

The hotel looks nice and the museum interesting. Plenty to do in a very pretty part of the country.

I need to check diaries etc (I know that I'm away from Sat 24th May), but I would be interested in going (with family in tow) staying for one or two nights.

Let me chew the cud and come back to this...

Cheers, Rich.

[raysearles]

Hi Tony

Nothing in the pack beyond probably the same leaflets you picked up. Might be worth you picking up a conversation with the chap running the museum, he promised to send me a couple of free passes and if he thinks that the JEC is picking up on discussions he had at the Show he might send you a free pass or two for being the organiser - might be worth a go.

Be aware that the Prescott Hill Climb Day for the JEC is on May 18, so that might affect your planning and thoughts, hope you get a good response, perhaps I should invest in an XJS?

[Brakebuster]

Prescot is 11 miles from me, so i will be attending tha hill climb in stead

BB

[jBlackwell]

Dont forget those who cant make this one, Simon and Ann are arranging a tour to the Lake District later in the year too.

http://www.jec.org.uk/events/71126/tour ... -tour.html

James

[Simont485]

Hi Tony

Put my name down as a definate. We would travel up on the Saturday and back on the Monday and amke a nice break of it too!!

It will be good to give the XJS a run like that. Only had it a few months and not done much driving in it!

Many Thanks

Simon n Jill

[dhdove]

BUMP

OK, I'm underwhelmed.

I had hoped that this would appeal, especially to those members ooop north who find it difficult to get to meets further south.

I won't proceed with this unless there is some rapid support so will let this thread run for a few weeks then I'm cancelling. I can't keep the hotel hanging around........
Thank you to the couple who have expressed an interest, apologies that it looks like it won't go ahead.

Sorry!

TonyS

[dhdove]

LAST BUMP

This event will be cancelled if it doesn't receive some immediate support................

TonyS

[dhdove]

Two weeks on and no further support so with regrets I am cancelling this event.
Shame as we were both looking forward to going!

If any members wish to visit the museum and stay at this Hotel do try ringing them, you may get the same deal.

For future reference I will take complaints from northerly based BB members that everything is arranged down South with a healthy pinch of salt

Never mind, maybe we we can go another time?

Best
TonyS