Wrinklies Chasing the Sun 4, 4th - 6th June 2018

[raesewell]

Here are the details you need.

Monday 4th June 2018 meet at Premier Inn Cleethorpes from 2 O’clock onwards
Click Here for Premier Inn Cleethorpes
Book one night.

Tuesday 5th June 2018 Premier Inn Market Harborough
Click Here for Premier Inn Market Harborough
Book one night.

Wednesday 6th June 2018 Premier Inn Frome
Click Here for Premier Inn Frome

The Premier Inn meal deals are good value at all of the hotels above.
I would advise you to book early as room prices rise closer to the dates.

Attendees so far
Rae (raesewell) Booked
Brian (Phmode)
Richard (richtea) Booked
Tom (TomK1300s) Booked (Tues/Wed)
Jon (gibbo) Ride from route 2 lunch
Lucian (now a Dad) route 2 Rich's place to lunch stop
------- (sudolea) Booked
Jake (nightrider) & son Route 1 ?
Matt     (Matt)      Booked
Ady (Ady00) Route 1 Booked
Andy (Expo) part of route 1

The Plan
 Monday 4th turn up at Cleethorpes any time after 2.0pm when we can meet and greet and eat and drink.

Tuesday 5th
9.00am      Set off from Cleethorpes with a full tank please.
10.25am   Skegness ice cream or coffee stop 30 mins stop.
10.55am   Set off from Skegness.
12.25pm   Holdingham pub lunch and petrol 1 hour stop.
1.25pm   Set off from Holdingham.
3.25pm   Grantham, McDonalds coffee stop 30 mins stop.
3.55pm   Set off from McDonalds.
4.40pm   Arrive Premier Inn Market Harborough.

Merriment and frivolity to follow. 

Wednesday 6th
9.00am      Set off from Market Harborough with a full tank please.
11.00am   Coffee stop at Rich’s place.
11.40am   set off from Rich’s
12.25pm   Moreton in Marsh Petrol stop.
2.00pm   Witney pub lunch 1 hour stop.
3.00pm    Set off from Witney
5.00pm   Arrive Premier Inn Frome

More merriment and frivolity.
Timings are approximate.

For those that have not ridden with us before, we are a fairly progressive group, so if you like to bimble along admiring the scenery this may not be the trip for you 


Here are a couple of photos to give you an idea of the routes.




Route Download Links
These links are to MyRouteApp which is a great tool for planning, you need to register but it is free.
Route 1
https://www.myrouteapp.com/en/social/route/1022629?mode=share

Route 2
https://www.myrouteapp.com/en/social/route/1031933?mode=share

Alternate route download
For those that don't want to register with MyRouteApp.
Tomtom Click Here

Garmin Click Here

I have aligned the routes so that Tomtom and Garmin should follow the same route. Set your device to avoid motorways.

I hope these links work OK, I can email the routes in almost any format you want, if you have problems with the downloads contact me.

Here is a Google Map link to the nearest Petrol garages to the Premier Inn Cleethorpes
Click Here for petrol map

This post will be updated with all relevant information.

[Phmode]

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[richtea]

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[raesewell]

Please let me know when you book so I can keep track of the numbers 
Also if you are going to meet us along the way let me know so that I know who to look out for.
Many thanks.

[gibbo]

Hi Rae.

All being well, I could meet up with you and the rest of the clan at Cirencester for the final haul to Frome. You could make a lightening stop at the Cotswold Airport and enjoy a drink at the AV8 café. The entrance is on the A433 towards Tetbury and about a mile from the A429 turn towards Kemble/Malmesbury. Another meet up could be Junction 17 M4. I'm flexible. 

[raesewell]

I'll take a look Jon, I have only just spotted your post and the routes are now published. If you want to meet us somewhere along the route that would be good. I'll take a look and see if there is a suitable place. What is you radius limit?

[Phmode]

Hi Rae. As a suggestion, when you change the first post can you please tell us in a new post. As an example of my confusion...you asked us in your second post (the fourth post in the thread) to tell you when we had booked but hadn't told us that you had put all the details up in the first post. I was about to yell that I would as soon as you told us something about where to bookuntil I scrolled back up...

Also, Jon is talking about meeting us at Cirencester and riding to Frome with us.

His coffee stops were mere suggestions for a rest.

[raesewell]

OK Brian will do. I have PM'd Jon about meeting him.
 I was never sure whether an edited post showed up as a new post, but now I know. 

[raesewell]

Post #1 updated with hotel and route links.

[richtea]

Booked all three nights, Rae.
Just to get the party started...

I didn't book food, since (if I remember rightly) you can do that on the day at the same price?

[raesewell]

Thanks Rich, yes you can book the meal deal on the day at the same price. I'll update post 1.

[gibbo]

Hello Rae

Have sent you a pm with my thoughts on the above.

 All being well my end, I'd like to meet up with all and sundry at Waypoint 23 (Witney Hungry Horse) for lunch and accompany you on the final leg to Frome. Just need an approx ETA for lunch nearer the date. Thanks.

Jon

[raesewell]

Meeting up with you for lunch Jon would make things nice and easy for me, so we'll call that a date then. The timings are posted in thread number one. My timings are normally pretty accurate, ask Brian 

[raesewell]

That's me all booked.

[Phmode]

Just need an approx ETA for lunch nearer the date. Thanks.

Jon

Rae doesn't 'do' approximate Jon! Come hell, high water or the four horsemen of the apocalypse, we will be where he says, when he says.

Or we are lost! But Rae will be there...