[Westwales] Fwd: [Lbw] LBW 2005
Katherine Goodwin
kat at codepoets.co.uk
Tue Jan 18 13:53:23 GMT 2005
Whoops...
this should have been an individual reply to Dan, but I guess it applies
to other people, except the dog comment :-)
On Tue, 2005-01-18 at 13:48 +0000, Katherine Goodwin wrote:
> Hiya,
>
> On Tue, 2005-01-18 at 13:26 +0000, Dan Field wrote:
> >
> >
<snip>
> This sounds excellent. I'd really like to organise for us to go as a
> surprise for David, as I know he'd love to go.
Of course it won't be much of a surprise now as the David in question is
subscribed to this list!
Oh well!
Kat
> I'd definitely be
> interested in some sort of van-share arrangement if a group of people
> went. Scotland also sounds excellent.
>
> Out of interest, would you be taking your dog?
>
> Let me know if you're interested in sorting something out.
>
> Kat
>
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> > From: Lance Davis <lance at uklinux.net>
> > Date: 18 January 2005 13:10:00 GMT
> > To: lbw at x31.com
> > Subject: [Lbw] LBW 2005
> >
> >
> > Due to the lateness of the day - I am now going to
> > unconditionally
> > recommend Drumnadrochit for LBW 2005.
> >
> > I believe it is in everyone's interest to book this as soon as
> > possible so
> > that people can make holiday/travel/accomodation arrangements
> > and
> > therefore I propose :-
> >
> > That unless any other complete and sensible proposal is
> > received by 21st
> > Jaunuary I go ahead with the booking of the Glen Urquhart
> > hall in
> > Drumnadrochit for LBW 2005 from 6th to 14th August inclusive.
> >
> > I am away skiing from the 23rd to 30th - hence the deadline.
> >
> > The cost of the hall is £50 a day plus electricity - for the
> > whol complex
> > - that is 1 large room , 2 smaller rooms, kitchen , toilets &
> > showers.
> >
> > This compares very favourably with other options.
> >
> > There are lots of various chairs and tables in the hall - re
> > sockets there
> > are 5 around the hall, plus doubles each side of the stage and
> > a bank of 6
> > singles on the ceiling of the stage.
> >
> > The telephone will need to be reconnected (at no cost) to
> > allow us to
> > order adsl that will be sponsored by uklinux.net for the
> > duration of
> > lbw.
> >
> > For information on Drumnadrochit visit :-
> >
> > http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/drumnadrochit/drumnadrochit/
> >
> > There is a good range of hotels and restaurants in the
> > vicinity and a good
> > range of pubs - in particular the Benleva hotel - which is a
> > rare entry in
> > the Good Beer Guide from so far North.
> > http://www.benleva.co.uk/
> >
> > For cheaper accomodation the Loch Ness Backpackers Lodge
> > looks decent :-
> > http://www.lochness-backpackers.com/
> >
> > They currently only have a couple of people booked in for the
> > period we
> > are looking at and it is a 5 minute walk to the hall. They did
> > say that it
> > does tend to get booked up in the summer and that people who
> > wanted to
> > stay there should book as soon as possible.
> >
> > I have also spoken to the owner of the campsite at Borlum
> > farm
> > www.borlum.com
> > http://www.caravancampingsites.co.uk/highland/borlumfarm.htm
> > and he has confirmed that he has space available for tents and
> > would be
> > able to arrange a private area for us as long as we book early
> > enough.
> > I would therefore recommend that all campsite bookings are
> > done through
> > me.
> >
> > There are also a number of self-catering cottages/caravans at
> > the farm, as
> > there are at various other sites in the vicinity.
> >
> > The walking is very varied, from Loch side strolls , to Glen
> > Affric, Glen
> > Urquhart, the Great Glen Way and even to the Cairngorms some
> > 35 miles
> > away. At a pinch the (now free) bridge to Skye is only 63
> > miles away ...
> > I have no doubt that the area offers exactly what LBW is
> > looking for in
> > terms of walks.
> >
> > The nearest airport is Inverness - and there is an hourly bus
> > from the
> > centre of Inverness to Drumnadrochit.
> >
> > http://www.ecossenet.com/fort-william/bus-timetables/bus.htm
> >
> > There is a bus from Inverness airport to the centre of
> > Inverness that
> > runs every 40 minutes.
> >
> > There is also a bus from Fort William to Inverness via
> > Drumnadrochit -
> > for those who may want to take the West Highland train to Fort
> > William and
> > then bus it.
> >
> > There are also buses from Edinburgh and Glasgow to
> > Inverness :-
> > http://www.citylink.co.uk/timetables.htm
> >
> > In summary I do not believe that Drumnadrochit will be any
> > more
> > 'touristy' than Coniston and anyway - as a real Scottish
> > location I think
> > it will attract overseas visitors , rather than put them off -
> > I have no
> > hesitation in commending Drumnadrochit to the group.
> >
> > oh and :-
> >
> > http://www.lochnessbandb.com/seeando/whiskytrail.htm
> >
> > Glen Ord and Glenmorangie are easily visitable ...
> >
> > and I even feel a visit to
> > http://www.cairngormbrewery.com/find_us.htm may
> > be on the cards.
> >
> > Lance
> >
> > ps
> >
> > Sorry Steve
> >
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