Imber Village is open - run out this weekend?
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Imber's 150 inhabitants were evicted in 1943 to provide training grounds for the military.
Normally the village is within a security restricted area of Salisbury Plain, however the army have opened up the village and surrounding area for public access for a couple of weeks until 6th September.
So... does anyone fancy an early run over on Sunday or Monday to have a look around and try out some of the surrounding military roads - many of which you'll recognise from Top Gear as this is where Clarkson frequently goes for filming on country roads where the 'script' calls for >60mph.
The village is open to the public, however normal military range rules apply to and from the village, i.e. stay on the road!
Further information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imber
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&a...
Normally the village is within a security restricted area of Salisbury Plain, however the army have opened up the village and surrounding area for public access for a couple of weeks until 6th September.
So... does anyone fancy an early run over on Sunday or Monday to have a look around and try out some of the surrounding military roads - many of which you'll recognise from Top Gear as this is where Clarkson frequently goes for filming on country roads where the 'script' calls for >60mph.
The village is open to the public, however normal military range rules apply to and from the village, i.e. stay on the road!
Further information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imber
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&a...
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