CORVETTE CRUISE - LEEDS CASTLE (IN KENT!) 6th SEPTEMBER
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I only posted this because it seems everyone has gorn to sleep on this forum!!
READ THIS and STICK IT IN YOUR DIARY!
Corvette Cruise to Leeds Castle – in KENT (NOT LEEDS!!!) SUNDAY 6th September ‘09
Leeds Castle Maidstone Kent ME17 1PL Tel: 01622 765400
PLEASE NOTE THE ENTRANCE TO THE CASTLE & FOOD FESTIVAL IS £16.50 PER PERSON! (or ONLY £11.50 for 15 or more...)
Yet another FANTASTIC Venue for our Corvettes to be dragged off driveways on a bright and sunny September Sunday.
Leeds Castle has got to be one of the most beautiful castles in Great Britain today. Not only is it huge in size but it is still in one piece – not all bits of rubble! Inside is even more breathtaking and should not be missed.
The reason for choosing Sunday the 6th is that on that day there is a large FOOD FESTIVAL which, if a couple of years ago is anything to go by, offered a superb opportunity to taste hundreds of samples of REAL FOOD (no Big Macs, sorry Dave & Rob) for FREE!!
It’s called the “Plant to Plate’ Food Festival” and is described as “a celebration of local produce, sustainability and traceability, and all the best of today’s farming in the heart of the garden of England”. Advice and ideas from the experts to inspire along with tips on beating the credit crunch by growing your own. Sample the finest food and drink from local suppliers and further afield, including Leeds Castle’s own sparkling white wine. There will be a HUGE marquee with at least 40 traders.
For those of you that haven’t been to Leeds Castle before it is an amazing structure and the surrounding grounds are superb. Having the Food Festival on site makes it even more enticing.
Don’t forget TO PACK YOUR PICNIC – Leeds Castle welcome picnicking (is that a word?!) and have several areas set aside with tables if you prefer, or do your own thing with stuff from the depths of your Vette...
Unfortunately parking will have to take place in the main Castle car parks but I’m sure most of us will arrive at similar times so we should all be able to park together. If we can say all try and arrive from 10:30, to finally enter at 10:45 and wait to see if we can crack the minimum 15 persons and save ourselves six quid per person!
The usual meet at the Fairmile should take just over an hour to get there and is under 60 miles. Suggest meeting at around 9:00, leaving 9:30. For those of you that wish to meet at Clacket Lane Services en-route, we aim to be there at 10:00, leaving at 10:20. All regions welcome especially Surrey, Thames Valley, Essex, Sussex and Kent of course!
Route details:
09:00Hrs Sunday Morning
1. Meet at the Fairmile Public House, Portsmouth Road, Fairmile, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 1BW
2. Leave Fairmile at 9:30
3. Stop off at Clacket Lane Services at 10:00am BEWARE CLAMPERS!! They hide in the trees. (I’m serious)
4. Leave Clacket at 10:20
5. At Junction 5 M25, keep right follow M26 (M20) signposted Maidstone
6. Continue to follow M20
7. You will see signposted to Leeds Castle eventually on motorway
8. Leave M20 at Jcn 8 signposted Lenham, Maidstone Services and Leeds Castle.
9. At roundabout turn right signposted Leeds Castle.
10. Next roundabout straight on
11. Next roundabout straight on
12. Next roundabout turn right
13. Turn left into Leeds Castle Entrance at around 10:40am.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU ARE COMING (BEFORE SUNDAY IF POSSIBLE), SO I CAN GUAGE HOW MANY SPACES FOR PARKING AND MORE IMPORTANTLY IF WE ARE GOING TO MEET THE MINIMUM 15 PERSONS TO REDUCE ENTRY COSTS.
PLEASE EMAIL ME AT: mailto:MARTIN@THELYNCHFAMILY.CO.UK
SEE YOU ON THE DAY!
Martin Lynch Surrey & Thames Valley Regions.
READ THIS and STICK IT IN YOUR DIARY!
Corvette Cruise to Leeds Castle – in KENT (NOT LEEDS!!!) SUNDAY 6th September ‘09
Leeds Castle Maidstone Kent ME17 1PL Tel: 01622 765400
PLEASE NOTE THE ENTRANCE TO THE CASTLE & FOOD FESTIVAL IS £16.50 PER PERSON! (or ONLY £11.50 for 15 or more...)
Yet another FANTASTIC Venue for our Corvettes to be dragged off driveways on a bright and sunny September Sunday.
Leeds Castle has got to be one of the most beautiful castles in Great Britain today. Not only is it huge in size but it is still in one piece – not all bits of rubble! Inside is even more breathtaking and should not be missed.
The reason for choosing Sunday the 6th is that on that day there is a large FOOD FESTIVAL which, if a couple of years ago is anything to go by, offered a superb opportunity to taste hundreds of samples of REAL FOOD (no Big Macs, sorry Dave & Rob) for FREE!!
It’s called the “Plant to Plate’ Food Festival” and is described as “a celebration of local produce, sustainability and traceability, and all the best of today’s farming in the heart of the garden of England”. Advice and ideas from the experts to inspire along with tips on beating the credit crunch by growing your own. Sample the finest food and drink from local suppliers and further afield, including Leeds Castle’s own sparkling white wine. There will be a HUGE marquee with at least 40 traders.
For those of you that haven’t been to Leeds Castle before it is an amazing structure and the surrounding grounds are superb. Having the Food Festival on site makes it even more enticing.
Don’t forget TO PACK YOUR PICNIC – Leeds Castle welcome picnicking (is that a word?!) and have several areas set aside with tables if you prefer, or do your own thing with stuff from the depths of your Vette...
Unfortunately parking will have to take place in the main Castle car parks but I’m sure most of us will arrive at similar times so we should all be able to park together. If we can say all try and arrive from 10:30, to finally enter at 10:45 and wait to see if we can crack the minimum 15 persons and save ourselves six quid per person!
The usual meet at the Fairmile should take just over an hour to get there and is under 60 miles. Suggest meeting at around 9:00, leaving 9:30. For those of you that wish to meet at Clacket Lane Services en-route, we aim to be there at 10:00, leaving at 10:20. All regions welcome especially Surrey, Thames Valley, Essex, Sussex and Kent of course!
Route details:
09:00Hrs Sunday Morning
1. Meet at the Fairmile Public House, Portsmouth Road, Fairmile, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 1BW
2. Leave Fairmile at 9:30
3. Stop off at Clacket Lane Services at 10:00am BEWARE CLAMPERS!! They hide in the trees. (I’m serious)
4. Leave Clacket at 10:20
5. At Junction 5 M25, keep right follow M26 (M20) signposted Maidstone
6. Continue to follow M20
7. You will see signposted to Leeds Castle eventually on motorway
8. Leave M20 at Jcn 8 signposted Lenham, Maidstone Services and Leeds Castle.
9. At roundabout turn right signposted Leeds Castle.
10. Next roundabout straight on
11. Next roundabout straight on
12. Next roundabout turn right
13. Turn left into Leeds Castle Entrance at around 10:40am.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU ARE COMING (BEFORE SUNDAY IF POSSIBLE), SO I CAN GUAGE HOW MANY SPACES FOR PARKING AND MORE IMPORTANTLY IF WE ARE GOING TO MEET THE MINIMUM 15 PERSONS TO REDUCE ENTRY COSTS.
PLEASE EMAIL ME AT: mailto:MARTIN@THELYNCHFAMILY.CO.UK
SEE YOU ON THE DAY!
Martin Lynch Surrey & Thames Valley Regions.
Edited by G4HKS on Thursday 3rd September 21:50
xyyman said:
Sounds good to me. Any particular route after the Fairmile, via Clackett Lane, or thereabouts, perchance?
Sorry, wrong Hartley.
Yes, we will be meeting at Clackets at around 10-10:15.Sorry, wrong Hartley.
Edited by xyyman on Wednesday 22 July 17:40
Edited by G4HKS on Thursday 3rd September 09:19
APEX66 said:
vetteheadracer said:
Vet Guru said:
Count me in!!!! 
But Rob, Martin said NO MacDonalds!
LAST ROLL CALL FOR THE BEST DAY OUT AT LEEDS CASTLE.
NOW HAVE 30 VETTERS!!!
ANY MORE FOR ANYMORE?
LEAVING FAIRMILE AT 9:30, CLACKETS AT 10:00, LEAVING THERE 10:20 SHARP, TO ARRIVE AT LEEDS CASTLE AT 10:40ISH, ENTRY TO CASTLE NO LATER THAN 11:00.
I HAVE TO BOOK EVERYONE IN AS A GROUP TO GET THE DISCOUNT SO PLEASE HAVE YOUR WONGA (£11.50 PER PERSON IF MORE THAN 15 OF YOU GET OUT OF BED IN THE MORNING!)READY. KIDS ARE £9.00. THEY ARE PART OF ENGLISH HERITAGE SO IF YOU HAVE ONE OF THEIR CARDS AND ARE A MEMBER I GUESS ADMISSION IS FREE?!
SEE YOU ALL TOMORROW AND BRING YOUR CAMERAS AND PICNICS!
NOW HAVE 30 VETTERS!!!
ANY MORE FOR ANYMORE?
LEAVING FAIRMILE AT 9:30, CLACKETS AT 10:00, LEAVING THERE 10:20 SHARP, TO ARRIVE AT LEEDS CASTLE AT 10:40ISH, ENTRY TO CASTLE NO LATER THAN 11:00.
I HAVE TO BOOK EVERYONE IN AS A GROUP TO GET THE DISCOUNT SO PLEASE HAVE YOUR WONGA (£11.50 PER PERSON IF MORE THAN 15 OF YOU GET OUT OF BED IN THE MORNING!)READY. KIDS ARE £9.00. THEY ARE PART OF ENGLISH HERITAGE SO IF YOU HAVE ONE OF THEIR CARDS AND ARE A MEMBER I GUESS ADMISSION IS FREE?!
SEE YOU ALL TOMORROW AND BRING YOUR CAMERAS AND PICNICS!
Edited by G4HKS on Saturday 5th September 21:30
A good turnout with 32 adults and 4 kids.
A big thanks to all that made the effort - it was great to see members for Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Essex and Thames Valley altogether including at least two new members and their wives. Also to poor Alfie and Val from Thames Valley who turned up at Clackets' in their superb C2 only to break down, missing the whole day. "The cushion on the differential front mount bracket parted company so the prop shaft hit the transmission tunnel on the M26". Alfie was flat bedded back home by the AA and no doubt had in fixed before Sunday night finished!
The weather was spot on and all enjoyed a picnic afterwards. Needless to say the long line of Corvettes caused quite a stir with cameras going off all the time and even people came up to us as we were wondering around the Foodie tents congratulating us on our cars!
A big thank you to Leeds Castle who made the day a pleasure also with the promised parking away from the main parking areas and welcoming us to the site.
Video to follow of course when henry has finished editing....
A big thanks to all that made the effort - it was great to see members for Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Essex and Thames Valley altogether including at least two new members and their wives. Also to poor Alfie and Val from Thames Valley who turned up at Clackets' in their superb C2 only to break down, missing the whole day. "The cushion on the differential front mount bracket parted company so the prop shaft hit the transmission tunnel on the M26". Alfie was flat bedded back home by the AA and no doubt had in fixed before Sunday night finished!
The weather was spot on and all enjoyed a picnic afterwards. Needless to say the long line of Corvettes caused quite a stir with cameras going off all the time and even people came up to us as we were wondering around the Foodie tents congratulating us on our cars!
A big thank you to Leeds Castle who made the day a pleasure also with the promised parking away from the main parking areas and welcoming us to the site.
Video to follow of course when henry has finished editing....
For those of you that couldn't attend (and indeed the ones that did), here's a video Henry made earlier...
This evening that is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLwa2EX-c0o&eur...
Watch it in HD - it's much better!
This evening that is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLwa2EX-c0o&eur...
Watch it in HD - it's much better!
Edited by G4HKS on Wednesday 9th September 11:35
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