South Central Meet at The Vyne
South Central Meet at The Vyne
Right then, finally got my @rse into gear and checked out The Vyne yesterday.
Basically it is a 16th-century house and estate and "a treasure trove of history", consisting of
Impressive 16th-century house, dating back to Henry VIII's reign
Large country-park with gardens, lake, meadows, woods and wetlands
Rare treasures from 350 years of continuous family ownership
Tudor chapel with extraordinary Renaissance stained glass
The estate is situated in 452 hectares (1120 acres) and is made up of the formal grounds with lake around the house, woodland, parkland and farmland.
As the restaurant only seats around 60 people and gets quite busy, if people wish for all of us to eat in there we would need firm numbers in order for tables to be set aside. From personal experience of these type of informal forum meet-ups there are very rarely firm numbers as some drop out and others appear at the last minute, so what I suggest is that as the facilities are there we opt for a picnic option instead. However, there is also a kiosk in the tea garden that serves teas, coffees, sandwiches, cakes etc.
Unfortunately they would not be able to set aside part of the car park for us, but from what I observed yesterday if some of us get there early enough we should be able to establish ourselves in the overflow car park/picnic area. If anyone has one gazebos are allowed.
Suggested dates are as follows (all weekends)
19th/20th May
2nd/3rd June
30th June/1st July
The Vyne is situated just off the A340 at Sherborne St John, near Basingstoke.
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w- ... w-thevyne/
Over to you...
Basically it is a 16th-century house and estate and "a treasure trove of history", consisting of
Impressive 16th-century house, dating back to Henry VIII's reign
Large country-park with gardens, lake, meadows, woods and wetlands
Rare treasures from 350 years of continuous family ownership
Tudor chapel with extraordinary Renaissance stained glass
The estate is situated in 452 hectares (1120 acres) and is made up of the formal grounds with lake around the house, woodland, parkland and farmland.
As the restaurant only seats around 60 people and gets quite busy, if people wish for all of us to eat in there we would need firm numbers in order for tables to be set aside. From personal experience of these type of informal forum meet-ups there are very rarely firm numbers as some drop out and others appear at the last minute, so what I suggest is that as the facilities are there we opt for a picnic option instead. However, there is also a kiosk in the tea garden that serves teas, coffees, sandwiches, cakes etc.
Unfortunately they would not be able to set aside part of the car park for us, but from what I observed yesterday if some of us get there early enough we should be able to establish ourselves in the overflow car park/picnic area. If anyone has one gazebos are allowed.
Suggested dates are as follows (all weekends)
19th/20th May
2nd/3rd June
30th June/1st July
The Vyne is situated just off the A340 at Sherborne St John, near Basingstoke.
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w- ... w-thevyne/
Over to you...
Pete
1983 Alpina B9 3.5 (#200) (March 2005 Total BMW)
1985 BMW E28 528i
2002 BMW E39 530i Sport Auto
1981 BMW E21 323i (RIP)
1983 Alpina B9 3.5 (#200) (March 2005 Total BMW)
1985 BMW E28 528i
2002 BMW E39 530i Sport Auto
1981 BMW E21 323i (RIP)
since Gaydon is so early this year - how about a meet towards the end of August??
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1984 E28 B9 3.5
1989 E32 B11 3.5
2000 E39 B10 V8 Touring
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Clashes with "Airbourne". The only weekend I can make around that time is 1st/2nd September.ALPB1033 wrote:Good idea. How about the second last Sunday of August. i.e. 19/8/07?
Pete
1983 Alpina B9 3.5 (#200) (March 2005 Total BMW)
1985 BMW E28 528i
2002 BMW E39 530i Sport Auto
1981 BMW E21 323i (RIP)
1983 Alpina B9 3.5 (#200) (March 2005 Total BMW)
1985 BMW E28 528i
2002 BMW E39 530i Sport Auto
1981 BMW E21 323i (RIP)
Location looks great Pete i'd be up for the 2nd september i would imagine it will be busy though.
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D3 Touring #183(sold)
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520 E34 Touring (sold)
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