Highland Tour 7 16-17th September 2017

[mikeswagon]

I'm in a similar situation as I live about 12 miles South of Doncaster......
lol

Luckily it's not too far for me to attend The HBT's though.


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Crikey, good effort, I did a fair bit of work up the road from you, for a papermill in Otley....happy days enjoyed my time down there... despite having to work.

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I took it to Leeds last year, that was half the annual mileage in one weekend! Took it over 1k a year for the first time in a while. Just put new brakes on it, getting new tyres this week so no excuse not to use it.

Also at the moment I work every second weekend, that's changing as of March to every weekend off so should have more time to do car stuff

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racking up the miles boy.... I did see it sitting outside Kenny's a few months back.

So as of March, hanging up your Postmasters hat, what's the plans? Been a good few years since Devanha shut down, time for a new brewery in the village???

[Mon the fish]

Crikey, good effort, I did a fair bit of work up the road from you, for a papermill in Otley....happy days enjoyed my time down there... despite having to work.

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racking up the miles boy.... I did see it sitting outside Kenny's a few months back.

So as of March, hanging up your Postmasters hat, what's the plans? Been a good few years since Devanha shut down, time for a new brewery in the village???

Bookkeeper. Getting made redundant, so this is the next step

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[Crombers]

Cheers for all your comments folks. My favourite 'road' option would be the Wester Ross Trail but the route Gordon put up is a cracker & has been covered by ourselves before and is more accessible, would Aviemore (avoiding the A9 obviously) suit I wonder for base camp. We used the McDonald Hotel back in 2005 on a Cullen Run and we had our own dining area.

I do like the Inn at Torridon should we fancy the best part of the NC500 (Wester Ross Trail), might be a bit pricey for some but it looks to tick all the boxes if they have enough accommodation.

September was my first thought but if it clashes with a trip to Oxford then?? You really want to avoid the Highlands during peak season as the traffic (happy camper/caravans) does dilute the driving pleasure just a tad so June, July & August were not on my radar. Thoughts??

[Mon the fish]

Are you meaning the A93 route? Those from the South could meet at Broxden services and blast up the A93, those from the NE could join at Goodbrand & Ross at Corgarff - possible lunch/coffee venue?

I'm looking at organising a car club run to Aviemore this year, so have looked into it a bit. There's a new karting place just North of the town, I had thought of dinner on the steam train, and the brewery tour is excellent (crap tour, excellent tasting session afterwards!)

Hotel options include the MacDonald in the town, the Cairngorm, and the Hilton at Coylumbridge.

One thing to keep in mind is that Glenshee is the highest road in the UK - a nice wee tick for your Mini. The Lecht is the second!

[Crombers]

No not the A93 in it's entirety but to the A939 at Crathie/Ballater then onto Nairn or using the A95 to Elgin has been covered in the main, quite a few times before. It's a cracker and is one of two that would be under serious consideration.

As already mentioned the other route could be :

NC500 Wester Ross link http://http://www.northcoast500.com/your-route/wester-ross.aspx

& in order to include our North East NMS'rs I am leaning towards Broxden Services in Perth as a starting point

[N16SHP]

Like the sound of this Alan, could be a goer for me!

I'm also happy to organise a coffee and cars meet in the Aberdeenshire area and a longer run. Last years run was short as it was my first time organising one but will wait and see if gaps appear in my schedule and the meet/run schedule.

[Crombers]

With Oxford now on the map for August, we are good for go in September for a little jaunt up north. Will post up dates as soon as I get back to work on Friday to check my/colleagues rota's

[CiderFex]

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[MINI William]

With Oxford now on the map for August, we are good for go in September for a little jaunt up north. Will post up dates as soon as I get back to work on Friday to check my/colleagues rota's

Good with me Allan

[Duncan Stewart]

Sounds great