AstroDan
TS Team
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I am proposing a Mini Meet to take place in the East of England on Saturday/Sunday the 20th and 21st September 2014.
I have no idea if this will be popular as I am aware that there have been several attempts to arrange such a meet in recent years. However, the reason I believe for this is that people can't or won't justify the travelling distance for only one of the parks. Therefore, even though these two parks are 3 hours apart, with accommodation carefully chosen, it removes the need for long drives between them.
My suggestion is this:
Friday, 19th September
Group meets at Travelodge
Overnight stay at Barton Mills Travelodge
Saturday, 20th September
80 min drive to Pleasurewood Hills (open 10:00 - 17:00)
*possibly leave PWH around 3pm if it's quiet and call in at Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach on the way to the hotel
110 min drive to Long Sutton
Overnight stay at Long Sutton Travelodge
Sunday, 21st September
70 min drive to Fantasy Island (open 10:00 - 16:00; will probably leave earlier)
Depart
IF it appears that weather conditions on Sunday will result in the two major rollercoasters at Fantasy Island being closed, then we can either:
- Go to Pleasure Island Theme Park, Cleethorpes
- Go to Bottons Pleasure Beach, Skegness
- Go to Wicksteed Park, Kettering
For this reason I wouldn't suggest anybody booked online for the Sunday - in case of poor weather.
Please post your opinions and if you would be interested. Accommodation based on 3 sharing would probably be around the £35 per person mark for both nights. Obviously petrol is a heavy consideration but cars can have 3 or 4 occupancy then it would be OK.

I have no idea if this will be popular as I am aware that there have been several attempts to arrange such a meet in recent years. However, the reason I believe for this is that people can't or won't justify the travelling distance for only one of the parks. Therefore, even though these two parks are 3 hours apart, with accommodation carefully chosen, it removes the need for long drives between them.
My suggestion is this:
Friday, 19th September
Group meets at Travelodge
Overnight stay at Barton Mills Travelodge
Saturday, 20th September
80 min drive to Pleasurewood Hills (open 10:00 - 17:00)
*possibly leave PWH around 3pm if it's quiet and call in at Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach on the way to the hotel
110 min drive to Long Sutton
Overnight stay at Long Sutton Travelodge
Sunday, 21st September
70 min drive to Fantasy Island (open 10:00 - 16:00; will probably leave earlier)
Depart
IF it appears that weather conditions on Sunday will result in the two major rollercoasters at Fantasy Island being closed, then we can either:
- Go to Pleasure Island Theme Park, Cleethorpes
- Go to Bottons Pleasure Beach, Skegness
- Go to Wicksteed Park, Kettering
For this reason I wouldn't suggest anybody booked online for the Sunday - in case of poor weather.
Please post your opinions and if you would be interested. Accommodation based on 3 sharing would probably be around the £35 per person mark for both nights. Obviously petrol is a heavy consideration but cars can have 3 or 4 occupancy then it would be OK.
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