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pigtin
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 Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:05 pm Post subject: Hol's are booked. |
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Hol's are booked. We are not going to sample the cusine and fleshpots of France this year but are off to the leafy lanes of Warwickshire. Our friends in a TR2, and MGB. Followed by a shabby Sprite containing the memsahib and me.
We are renting a house from an enthusiast who can offer workshop facilities should they be needed, they usually are. Roll on the end of June.
Don.
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Rick
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Scotty
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Coventry Transport Museum has had a few bob spent on it recently, might be worth the trip up? 
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badhuis
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| Scotty wrote: | Coventry Transport Museum has had a few bob spent on it recently, might be worth the trip up?
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I was there dec 2007 and was not much impressed. You see a lot more when visiting the NEC in October, or Beaulieu in Sept, or.... |
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peppiB
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| Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Rick wrote: | venturing ooop north eh! handy for Gaydon too
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????? Surely Warwickshire is in the deep south!!!!! 
(It is from here anyway) |
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pigtin
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| Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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The altitude of anywhere north of Watford makes me dizzy... have you seen how far it is up the map? I think Paris may be nearer, but not quite so foreign.
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RotaryBri
Joined: 20 Dec 2007
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Location: Warwick
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Do not believe the negative remarks about the Transport Museum in Coventry. It is well worth a visit as is Gaydon. The thing that I like about Gaydon is the cars are not behind barriers or ropes. You can wander all around them and have a good look.
If you are into art may I suggest a visit to Compton Verney, a superb display in a lovely setting. If you are going to go around the Cotswolds there is a cracking small motor museum in Bourton on the Water.
At the end of my road you have Warwick Castle and near the Castle is Lord Leycester's Hospital. This is a very old home for servicemen (a small Chelsea Pensioner's type of place) with interesting displays and an excellent tearoom.
I hope that you enjoy your visit to my part of the country. If you want any recommendations for places to eat just pm me.
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pigtin
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Many thanks for the info RotoryBri.
I saw a brief shot of the Coventry Motor Museum on a strange thing, with Penelope Keith driving a De Dion, last night on telly. Looks interesting.
The memsahib is heavily in to art and a visit to Compton Verney may placate her to some extent.
Don.
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