Fumbler Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 20 minutes ago, davidfowler2000 said: Right I shall be booking soon. Probably in the next couple of days. Best options seem to be Premier Inn Grantham or Newark for copious on site parking and attached eatery / bar. There's a Premier Inn in Melton Mowbray but parking is very restricted. Who fancies where then so that at least a couple of us can have a meetup / drink / convoy? I can try Grantham, although it's further away than the castle itself for me! Failing that I'll stay near Spalding as family isn't far away from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 32 minutes ago, davidfowler2000 said: Right I shall be booking soon. Probably in the next couple of days. Best options seem to be Premier Inn Grantham or Newark for copious on site parking and attached eatery / bar. There's a Premier Inn in Melton Mowbray but parking is very restricted. Who fancies where then so that at least a couple of us can have a meetup / drink / convoy? This sounds most agreeable. Cento16v and Fumbler 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 25 minutes ago, brownnova said: This sounds most agreeable. Grantham Premier Inn on the Friday night then? Fumbler, Cento16v and brownnova 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted May 11, 2021 Author Share Posted May 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, davidfowler2000 said: Grantham Premier Inn on the Friday night then? If that isn’t a line from a Jane Austen love novel then it bloody well should have been. davidfowler2000, Skizzer, ProgRocker and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 14 minutes ago, davidfowler2000 said: Grantham Premier Inn on the Friday night then? Aye. Cento16v 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 That's me booked Grantham Premier Inn. I have also opted to stay the Thursday night so that Friday day time I can nip down to That There London (or back up to York) on the train for a nosey about. Now to fire off an email to crewplan to see if I can get the Thursday off to travel down. Real. Shit's getting it. Talbot and BorniteIdentity 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Booked Grantham as well. Mega cheap, mega nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cento16v Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Looks good to me 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 3 hours ago, davidfowler2000 said: Grantham Premier Inn on the Friday night then? Shall book this forthwith... (or in the next couple of days...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 4 minutes ago, brownnova said: Shall book this forthwith... (or in the next couple of days...) Do it soon, I got it for a very affordable £48.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richykitchy Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 I've finally booked for one of these. I have a spectator pass (whatever that is). I applied for the concours thing but I'm not actually fussed about show & shine - I just thought that was the normal way in? I see people mentioning staying overnight - is that recommended? It's not a journey for me to do twice, but is it worth being there both days? dollywobbler, mat_the_cat, Austat and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 2 hours ago, richykitchy said: I've finally booked for one of these. I have a spectator pass (whatever that is). I applied for the concours thing but I'm not actually fussed about show & shine - I just thought that was the normal way in? I see people mentioning staying overnight - is that recommended? It's not a journey for me to do twice, but is it worth being there both days? I'm coming up on Friday to stay overnight for the event on Saturday- it made more sense given I'm rather far away. Your BX16 would be a nice concours contender! richykitchy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Hunt Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Look at the lawn “The lawn of Grimsthorpe Castle awaits the star cars of the Concours de l’Ordinaire” and when the grounds man finds out a hundred shitters have dumped oil all over his posh lawn he’ll be proper pissed Essex V6, richykitchy and Tadhg Tiogar 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 9 minutes ago, Isaac Hunt said: Look at the lawn “The lawn of Grimsthorpe Castle awaits the star cars of the Concours de l’Ordinaire” and when the grounds man finds out a hundred shitters have dumped oil all over his posh lawn he’ll be proper pissed In 2018, the custodians of Stowe House may* have found traces of Dexron III on the lawn, marking the spot where the CX was parked in the Concours area. Ditto the groundsman at Little Horwood the same year.... Jerzy Woking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richykitchy Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 17 hours ago, Fumbler said: I'm coming up on Friday to stay overnight for the event on Saturday- it made more sense given I'm rather far away. Your BX16 would be a nice concours contender! I'm even further away than you, but I also don't mind covering larger chunks of miles in short periods of time. I might see about staying on the Friday, see what happens. I did enter VEP into the concours thing, but I'm not fussed about competing, I just wanted to park on the lawn with all the other relics and be part of it all. VEP is very original, and unrestored....make of that what you will! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 On 6/1/2021 at 5:08 PM, richykitchy said: I've finally booked for one of these. I have a spectator pass (whatever that is). I applied for the concours thing but I'm not actually fussed about show & shine - I just thought that was the normal way in? I see people mentioning staying overnight - is that recommended? It's not a journey for me to do twice, but is it worth being there both days? I've booked in, and planning to stop over on the Friday night (Grantham here we come!) - note that it's only a 1 day event though, and not the full weekend! Don't make the mistake I made in 2015, when I turned up on the Sunday to find it rather devoid of chod. Basically the main part of the show is effectively the car park for the 'interesting' cars, mostly pre-booked but if you turn up in something unusual chances are you'll get waved through. richykitchy, Sunny Jim and davidfowler2000 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 4 hours ago, mat_the_cat said: I've booked in, and planning to stop over on the Friday night (Grantham here we come!) - note that it's only a 1 day event though, and not the full weekend! Don't make the mistake I made in 2015, when I turned up on the Sunday to find it rather devoid of chod. Basically the main part of the show is effectively the car park for the 'interesting' cars, mostly pre-booked but if you turn up in something unusual chances are you'll get waved through. At least one familiar face for the Friday evening at the hotel / restaurant / bar! mat_the_cat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko220 Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Got my ticket and hoping to have the Sceptre in sufficiently driveable condition to make this its first show in, um, probably eight years. Think it’ll be a day trip for me but would be great to catch up with any other members of the AS massive who are going to be around. mat_the_cat and wesacosa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richykitchy Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 On 6/5/2021 at 8:17 PM, mat_the_cat said: I've booked in, and planning to stop over on the Friday night (Grantham here we come!) - note that it's only a 1 day event though, and not the full weekend! Don't make the mistake I made in 2015, when I turned up on the Sunday to find it rather devoid of chod. Basically the main part of the show is effectively the car park for the 'interesting' cars, mostly pre-booked but if you turn up in something unusual chances are you'll get waved through. Sounds good, I'm looking forward to it! Be good to catch up too, mate. Ain't seen you for years! mat_the_cat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny Jim Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Just booked for the show and Grantham Premier Inn for the Friday night. Looking forward to seeing folks I've met before again and meeting more of you. Fumbler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/unexceptional-classics/11-cars-to-get-you-gently-excited-for-the-2021-hagerty-festival-of-the-unexceptional/?fbclid=IwAR1HOJ22kif5tORzDcQNmeDNXbtNMQGFekjExO0wdwbFndOnREDkhGGt8eQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Excuse my toilet homour but the featured Allegro's unfortunate registration matches its colour rather well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Right - spoken to work and as I disclosed that I'd be off on FOTU ahead of starting with them, the leave has to be honoured, and as such I'll be going wuvvum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Reminds me I’ve not booked the hotel yet… or fixed the Nova. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod/b Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 I should be coming along to this with @ThePollittin my old ZX. See you there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 1 hour ago, brownnova said: Reminds me I’ve not booked the hotel yet… or fixed the Nova. £105 now... 😳 BorniteIdentity and brownnova 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 35 minutes ago, chaseracer said: £105 now... 😳 Other hotels are available. Premier Inn Nottingham Arena isn't far away from Grantham and is only £31. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Fingers crossed the Bluebird will be back in one piece by the end of July! Someone did ask if I could take the Capri, but whilst my own Capri is at the 'unexceptional' end of the Capri-spectrum, I think the Bluebird is more in keeping with the theme. But maybe next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 48 minutes ago, chaseracer said: £105 now... 😳 Bugger…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Convinced myself I should make the effort to go to this at least once. Booked tickets.. PayPal taken, email saying have been successful. Log into my account, and there is no booking shown.. Have emailed to find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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