kirton Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Mrs K knows that there is likely to be a Shitfest this year and I reckon I have clearance to attend; any date should be ok for me. All I've got to do is get the campervan Mot', hopefully not a problem with only 41k on the clock and no adverse comments so far from the guy who does an annual check and MoT. I've been up to Beddgelert a few couple of times so I know the choice of routes to the area, quick it isn't davidfowler2000, chaseracer, hairnet and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 23 hours ago, catsinthewelder said: Is everyone else too scared of camping? Come on @trigger, it's more or less on the same latitude @dollywobbler @Cavcraft could probably cycle to this. Our previous wonderful hosts @dollywobbler, @KruJoe, @Six-cylinder, @kirton and @Saabnut haven't called by yet. Afraid of camping? This is the very type of event I bought my trailer for! brownnova, Sunny Jim, mat_the_cat and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 I’m hoping by July my personal and work commitments will be far fewer than they are now so I’ve voted for that weekend. Cannot make any time before mid-June twosmoke300 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 I've voted for July and I also already have several days either side of that weekend booked off work! Flat4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 I think that’s a pretty resounding victory for July… catsinthewelder, Ghosty and Sunny Jim 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 just to say if it ends up july all the local travelodge/premiers are price gouging that weekend if you wanna see sit down first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 53 minutes ago, hairnet said: just to say if it ends up july all the local travelodge/premiers are price gouging that weekend if you wanna see sit down first https://images.app.goo.gl/yReUaXNstkqcSndF6 hairnet and Dave_Q 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 Travel lodge / premier inn for shite fest ? ’av a word ! Ghosty, brownnova, catsinthewelder and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 5 minutes ago, catsinthewelder said: https://images.app.goo.gl/yReUaXNstkqcSndF6 no id hide under yer barnet - lots of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, twosmoke300 said: Travel lodge / premier inn for shite fest ? ’av a word ! im old/not carrying that shit on the bike/old twosmoke300 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 1 hour ago, brownnova said: I think that’s a pretty resounding victory for July… oi teach - wind it in brownnova 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cms206 Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 1 hour ago, twosmoke300 said: Travel lodge / premier inn for shite fest ? ’av a word ! I can't lie, even I've upgraded this year's accomodation from a Volvo estate... Fumbler, brownnova, wuvvum and 7 others 6 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 If it’s a shitty forecast I’ll be in this 😂 HMC, Flat4 and chaseracer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EightMegs Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Sunnyjim 1,2,3 Ghosty. 3 Flat 4. 1,3 Hairnet. 1,3 FatHarris. 1,2, maybe 3 Catsinthewelder. 1,2,3 DavidFowler2000 3 Willswitchengadge. 2 Mat the cat. 1,2 Anthony G. 1,2,3 CMS 206. 1,2,3 Brown Nova. 1,2,3 Twosmoke x3 Fumbler. 1,2,3 wuvvum. 2,3 EightMegs 2,3 Maybe Doblo seven 83c Sunny Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 3 actually works best for me now . Sunny Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny Jim Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Sorry for not getting back on this sooner it's been one of those weeks. 15-17th July looks to be the most popular date but so far only 23 people have expressed an interest but at £43.48 a head it doesn't look very viable for us to commit to taking the whole field for £1000. @LightBulbFun (and anyone else) the bunkhouse won't be open so those not wanting to camp would have to stay off site. The site is about 3 miles from Llanberis so there's loads of bed and breakfast and airb'n'bs in the area so you wouldn't have to stay in a Premier Inn/Travel Lodge. I'm going to speak to Ted (the guy who owns the site) later this evening to see if it's viable for us to take just part of the site and if other guests are going to be around what kind of restrictions that might place on us in terms of noise etc. - are people still interested if we can't have the place to ourselves? I'm happy to try and organise something in this neck of the woods if people want to come. catsinthewelder and twosmoke300 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny Jim Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 If we're only going to be around 25 - 30 people I could look at other venues. One possibility might be the training centre where I work. There's 14 bedrooms (12 x single, 1 x double & 1 x twin), a field for those wanting to camp or the option of a camp bed in our large training shed. If we pay them we might be able to persuade the kitchen staff to do us a evening meal on the Saturday and breakfast on the Sunday. There's also plenty of inside space for people to gather and parking for 30 cars on hard standing so no danger of anyone getting stuck in a field if it rains! chaseracer, Flat4, twosmoke300 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Some people are likely to wait for a date til they commit, but I’m not really sure what normal Shitefest numbers are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted April 22, 2022 Author Share Posted April 22, 2022 41 minutes ago, Sunny Jim said: If we're only going to be around 25 - 30 people I could look at other venues. One possibility might be the training centre where I work. There's 14 bedrooms (12 x single, 1 x double & 1 x twin), a field for those wanting to camp or the option of a camp bed in our large training shed. If we pay them we might be able to persuade the kitchen staff to do us a evening meal on the Saturday and breakfast on the Sunday. There's also plenty of inside space for people to gather and parking for 30 cars on hard standing so no danger of anyone getting stuck in a field if it rains! That sounds brilliant chaseracer, fatharris, LightBulbFun and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willswitchengage Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 'What makes a good site'? I can't remember what the toilet situation etc was but at the two I've been to we stayed at 6C's farm (a field) and in Devil's Bridge I think we rented a field behind a pub. A blank slate to park and camp in, have some fires, make a bit of noise etc. Perfect. twosmoke300, Flat4 and mat_the_cat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Devil's Bridge was a bit of a cheat. We had free use of the field as the hotel expected us to eat and drink there. Which we largely did. Only cost was the loo hire. willswitchengage, twosmoke300 and HMC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 @Sunny Jimdo you work at the Kent Mountain Centre in Llanberis? I stayed there best part of 28 years ago on a Geography field trip (coming from Kent). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 As long as we can make it the stated July dates it could be at Dungeness Power Station for all I care. Sunny Jim, brownnova, beko1987 and 8 others 3 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Sadly, I'll be in Cumbria over the proposed weekend. Bah. Sunny Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatharris Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Shall we lock this date in for July then? Seems counter-productive to leave it an open poll when the first option is next weekend. Can the thread title be edited to match? twosmoke300, davidfowler2000, Sunny Jim and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny Jim Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 @Ghosty@Flat4@hairnet@fatharris@catsinthewelder@davidfowler2000@AnthonyG@cms206@brownnova@Fumbler@wuvvum@Dobloseven@83C@Cord Fourteener Right, Shitefest '22 in North Wales is go! Had a good chat this afternoon with Ted, the owner of the campsite. I explained that at this stage I only had about 20-30 people interested so hiring the whole campsite for the weekend of 15-17th July wasn't feasible. "No worries," he replied, "cos I've just realised I've already taken three bookings for that weekend." He's still happy for us to stay too, however and said he won't take any more bookings from other people. So here's the deal: campers will pay £10 per person per night to camp. I realise that some people will be staying off-site and we might have some day visitors too, but we'll need to limit the numbers doing this so as not to take the piss. Perhaps we could have a nominal parking charge and give the money either to Ted or a charity of his choice? We'll be at The Snowdon Inn Campsite, Llanberis Road, Cwm Y Glo LL55 4EE Link to website The Bakehouse and the Cube Kebab Van will be open in the evenings to feed us and Ted's going to ask both of them if either might be willing to do us some breakfast baps of a morning. I'm putting out feelers to try and borrow some gazebos so we can have some communal space to shelter from the Welsh sun (or rain if it rains). So please do come and have fun - shite am byth! @twosmoke300could you change the thread title again please and maybe delete the poll if possible or should I just start a new thread? Flat4, juular, davidfowler2000 and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 MUCH EXCITE!!! Sunny Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Regarding previously mentioned comments about "Noise"... We shared the campsite at the Bubblecar Museum with regular campers and there were no complaints. We're not a rowdy bunch and we always leave the site as we found it. IIRC the time we stayed at Llangolen Car Museum, the comment made that the only thing we left behind was a single bottle cap someone had lost in the long grass. Also re: breakfast... Regular Shitefest attenders will be aware that on Saturday morning myself and @cms206 will have limited supplies of angular, geometrically shaped sausage, tattie scones and Scottish crispy rolls that rip your gums apart. It usually goes down very well. @dollywobbler is usually first in the queue. LightBulbFun, chaseracer, Flat4 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Mr @Sunny Jim, on behalf of I'm sure a good many folk, is the campsite suitable for motorhomes and small caravans or is it tenting only? Some folk like to sleep in their cars too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny Jim Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Suitable for motorhomes and small caravans. I'm sure Ted won't have a problem with people sleeping in cars either. He's a pretty laid-back bloke and from what you outlined above we'll have no problem complying with the few 'rules' there are at The Snowdon Inn. For @LightBulbFun and anyone else who doesn't want to camp a colleague has a wooden chalet that's free that weekend. The accommodation consists of a double bed and two bunk beds in one room and a sofa bed in the living room, toilet shower and kitchen area - it's £50 a night all in. It's about half a mile from the campsite up a hill over looking the lake. If anyone's interested let me know asap and I'll get it booked. This link to it on airbnb will show it as booked - it is still available they've just sacked off airbnb and prefer to let it through word of mouth. airbnb link oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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