I mentioned in my last RS 's column that I am looking into the feasibility of a Scottish Tour for the 944 Register in 2005.
After working through the logistics with Paul Smith, the following format is what we're aiming for.
Dates: Saturday 28th May to Tuesday 31st May, with possibility for extension.
Location: Centred (probably) in the Perth area, subject to availability of accommodation:
Accommodation: We are going for a mansion-style large house that will accommodate about 16 people in 8 twin/double rooms. This would be booked on an exclusive basis, i.e. just us there at that time. It will be self-catering - though the option for catered meals exists at extra cost.
We are limited by constraints on accommodation to a maximum of 16 people, although this is slightly flexible depending on how we arrange the accommodation. It is probably not feasible to conduct the event with fewer than 12 people attending.
There is limited availability of single rooms which would be charged pro rata.
Activities: I will be aiming to do three day-long drives that will take in a variety of roads and attractions. This is not primarily a driving event, but there will be a day or two where you'll be able to cover some bigger mileages (maybe upwards of 200 miles) on roads chosen for their interest to the driver and general scenic-ness.
Costs: For the house, it's likely to be approximately £450 per two persons for the 3 nights. Meals etc will be extra depending on what you prefer - there is a fully-equipped kitchen at all of the locations we're considering.
I would need an immediate deposit of one third of the price (i.e. £150) to secure the accommodation.
Depending on the numbers interested, I may be able to extend this to take in two groups - one staying from Saturday to Tuesday morning, and one from Tuesday afternoon until Saturday morning.
This trip is open to PCGB members only.
If you would like to go, please e-mail me at nfearn@saratoga.co.uk confirming
i) your interest
ii) Number of people in your "group"
iii) that you will forward me a cheque for £150 per two persons for the deposit. No cheques will be cashed until the booking is firm and the event confirmed. However, once the booking is made the deposit is non-refundable unless I can "sell" your places to someone else.
iii) whether, in the event that we don't get 16 people interested but only 12, you'd be prepared to pay approximately £600 for the accommodation.
Please note that I need confirmed interests rather than "possibles" at this stage as the accommodation needs to be booked sooner rather than later.
Please call me on 07714 672077 if you have any questions concerning the above.
regards
Nick Fearn
E&OE
After working through the logistics with Paul Smith, the following format is what we're aiming for.
Dates: Saturday 28th May to Tuesday 31st May, with possibility for extension.
Location: Centred (probably) in the Perth area, subject to availability of accommodation:
Accommodation: We are going for a mansion-style large house that will accommodate about 16 people in 8 twin/double rooms. This would be booked on an exclusive basis, i.e. just us there at that time. It will be self-catering - though the option for catered meals exists at extra cost.
We are limited by constraints on accommodation to a maximum of 16 people, although this is slightly flexible depending on how we arrange the accommodation. It is probably not feasible to conduct the event with fewer than 12 people attending.
There is limited availability of single rooms which would be charged pro rata.
Activities: I will be aiming to do three day-long drives that will take in a variety of roads and attractions. This is not primarily a driving event, but there will be a day or two where you'll be able to cover some bigger mileages (maybe upwards of 200 miles) on roads chosen for their interest to the driver and general scenic-ness.
Costs: For the house, it's likely to be approximately £450 per two persons for the 3 nights. Meals etc will be extra depending on what you prefer - there is a fully-equipped kitchen at all of the locations we're considering.
I would need an immediate deposit of one third of the price (i.e. £150) to secure the accommodation.
Depending on the numbers interested, I may be able to extend this to take in two groups - one staying from Saturday to Tuesday morning, and one from Tuesday afternoon until Saturday morning.
This trip is open to PCGB members only.
If you would like to go, please e-mail me at nfearn@saratoga.co.uk confirming
i) your interest
ii) Number of people in your "group"
iii) that you will forward me a cheque for £150 per two persons for the deposit. No cheques will be cashed until the booking is firm and the event confirmed. However, once the booking is made the deposit is non-refundable unless I can "sell" your places to someone else.
iii) whether, in the event that we don't get 16 people interested but only 12, you'd be prepared to pay approximately £600 for the accommodation.
Please note that I need confirmed interests rather than "possibles" at this stage as the accommodation needs to be booked sooner rather than later.
Please call me on 07714 672077 if you have any questions concerning the above.
regards
Nick Fearn
E&OE
] It shows you howe much better an online forum is for communicating club news compared to the snail mail magazine. That house looks so much better than the ones we looked at. I found a great website for hiring scottish castles http://www.celticcastles.com/ but most of the the prices were just too scarey for a few days [
