Salisbury Plain
If any one is interested I do quite a few trips over Salisbury Plain.
We offer 4x4 groups a discounted price at our Hotel along with free guiding over Salisbury Plain and some lanes around the Plain. You decide how long 1-2 days or longer if you so wish.
The last trip I did was for a Jeep Club in Oct. Saturday was over the Plain and Sunday at the off road site Muddy Bottom here in the New Forest.
If any one is interested let me know, weekends are best due to the Military using the plain during the week.
Dont mind taking 1 vehicle or 15. If you dont want to spend overnight Im happy to guide you for a day.
Steve
As some of you will recall, we had a good drive around Salisbury Plain in December 2008 following the TOR published route. A couple of us also went out for the day in March.
I certainly would not question Steve's motivation, but I have driven many times around the plain and if members are interested, I am happy to plot a route and act as guide at no cost.
yea, thats how I read it, free guided tours !, whats muddy bottom like, I heard its dissapointing ?
What a way to welcome a new member Andrew.
This sounds like a top Idea Steve, as soon as my G is back on the road i will be in touch.
Welcome to the GWOA by the way.
Thanks guys Muddy Bottom is OK small site some extreme tracks if you want, its in 3 sections 2 wooded parts and an open plain not as good as Tong but OK.
I have also been driving some of the lanes above Salisbury Plain which I have added to memory map so I think I have about 3 days plus of lanes there so far. I normally get out at least once a month.
Yes let me know if you want to come down and play. I some times go over during the week onto the Plain and outskirts. If one areas closed off then you just drive over to another section of the plain. Some bad bits during the winter when its wet.
Steve
There's never enough off roading trips but most of us camp. I would suggest a date in the new year and see what response you get from members, I would suggest feb/ mar onwards
JMorris (and Steve)
Certainly not my intention to discourage any members and abject apologies if any offence was caused.
Salisbury Plain offers great driving opportunities for even a standard road-biased 4x4 and you should not damage any bodywork unless you are totally silly, but mud and water can do odd things to vehicles not used to it :)
I take part in AWDC trials but would welcome another chance to drive around with other Gs and am happy to sort out a choice of routes (with suitable luch-time stops if wanted)
Steve/Andrew
I would definately be keen for a day or weekend. Like PP says, best to suggest a time and see what the response is. Looking forward to it already.
Tom
Andrew as your keen to organise this trip please go ahead.
If you give us all a date (I would suggest a Sat ) but dont mind.
It might be a good idea to do it over the new year holiday perhaps.
If you need any help let me know as I have most of the routes. I will look forward to this.
Guys Im off to the Plain this Sat for the day if any one would like to tag along let me know. I normally get over there about 10am and finish around 4pm
Steve
Suspect New Year might be too soon after the wales trip for some and too busy for others. As PP suggested, Feb/March might be a better option.
Steve
Please post details of the Saturday trip. i cannot make it (severe domestic if I did) but a friend would like to go
Regards John
Yes spent the day over the plain today it was quite wet out.
The byways by Bulford ranges were closed as they were in use but I still got 6 hours great driving in.
Andrew have you fixed a date yet for an organised trip ?
Steve
There is a navigation drive organised by somebody else on Sunday 27th December starting from The Bustard Inn (2 miles NW from Stonehenge). I have done several of these before and they are well attended but mostly vehicles built in Solihull.
We could tag along with that, or meet up somewhere else and have our own drive around? I have several routes worked out and have off-road sat-nav using Memory Map.
As an alternative, the All Wheel Drive Club has a drive-round at Bordon on the Sunday, and I am trying to find out if there are any special deals on that.
Any interest ??
You have to be a member of the awdc to do the driver round, membership £25 plus drive round £25 makes it an expensive dayout
I went out yesterday over the Byways around Malborough and south towards Salisbury plain found 3 new Byways that are quite good.
Around Malborough most of the lanes are closed from Oct through to April
Andrew why do we want to tag along on the back of another group lets get this for the GW club members.
Just let me know Im free most of the time Sat are best over the Plain Sundays more vehicles are out playing so the Wardens and MOD are about a bit more.
The Army have basically now closed their activities on the Plain till next year.
Steve
Interested - may be two vehicles one from Solihul.
It looks like this is coming together.
What day do we want to drive? Sunday 27th / Monday 28th
How many interested, roughly where from ? So I can optimise start/finish.
Total Off Road magazine this month features several lanes in NW Hampshire that I am familiar with but they are some distance from the plain. What do other folks want?
It would have to be the 27th for me Im picking my new boat up on the 28th
What time do you want to meet and where.
Steve
One of the service areas at Amesbury (Solstice or Countess) is a good place, or Stonehenge. That way we can fuel up and use the facilities before we start - or do you have an alternative suggestion?
I have the route that the navigation excercise is taking, so will try to devise a trail for us that avoids them if possible, even if we travel the same tracks but at different times.
Do you want to stop at a suitable hostelry for lunch, or sarnies and coffee where we choose on the day?
Any ideas how we publicise this to get more people along?
Might be interested in coming along to this (I've got the bug!), but it will depend on the shopping situation. I need to hit the sales on Sat so it depends on how much the mrs can buy in one day.
I'll keep an eye on the thread and let you know.
I will finish off the route by the middle of the week and put details of the start point & time on the forum, along with full contact details so that anyone who makes a late decision can just turn up.
Hope to see lots of you 8)
That'd be great. I can't really commit right now but depending on the weather and how inebriated I get on boxing day, I may well be there. Tom
SOunds good Splatt. You may well see me there.
Good to hear there is so much interest. I had to drive to Finchley tonight to get some wheels for my son's car, but will finish the route Wednesday and post details.
Question - would you want to include the German Village :?: or stay further north and east ?
Dont mind Ive covered most of the Plain so Im easy
Steve
Steve
Thaat was a quick response. Don't you have anything better to do??
No preference from me. I've never been to Salisbiry Plain so will be keen to experience it either way.
Having only previously driven offroad once, how advance is the tracks there? I dont want to get myself into a pickle!
Hi Andrew No Im what you call retired having spent 40 years in the Motor Trade we bought a Hotel down here in Christchurch which my son and wife run.
So I play in my Pinz, Go shooting and I pick my new Rib Boat up next week so I play a bit in the sea.
Modificata theres not much on the Plain that is hard there will be lots of water and mud but nothing thats really challenging. Any problems you will have us there to help you or for advice
Look forward to seeing you there bring tea/coffe and some food
Steve
Adnaan look under G events meets salisbury plain did this last xmas lots of pics rgds fishkiller
I have a route which takes in a good combination of grass and hard tracks, with just the right amount of water and mud included for a fun day.
Can we please meet at Solstice service area, on the A303 one mile east of Amesbury 09:45 Sunday 27th so we can get started by about 10. There is a Holiday Inn hotel, and filling station with convenience store & coffee.
We will finish up at Stonehenge, which is 3 miles down the A303 but the planned route to get there is 36 miles and will take us about 4-5 hours 8)
I have to head off to work now, but I will post route plan, pdf map and Memory Map file here this afternoon.
Merry Christmas :lol:
Andrew see you Sunday I have a Jeep possibly coming with us as well
Steve
:!: Here are the route details (hopefully if I can attach the right files)
You should be able to see a route card with a small scale map as an html file and also a Memory Map route file which you can import to MM if you have it (my PC runs up to date anti-virus software, but the usual disclaimers apply).
Mmmmm :( Not sure if that worked.
If you want details before Sunday pm or email andrew@griffin.org and I will send them. I will print out several sheets and bring them along.
Happy Christmas to you all :lol:
Here are the route details as a pdf file.
If any other format is wanted, please pm or email me and I will see what I can do :)
Hope you all had a good christmas.
It's looking very likely I'll be there but I might not be able to get onto t'internet between now and then so if plans change, please can someone let me know as I'll be driving up from Swanage and don't want to make the trip for nothing! 07934 417617.
All being well, I'll see you tomorrow.
Tom
Tom
We are definitely going to be there, but won't know until tomorrow how many.
Look forward to seeing you. :-)
looking forward to seeing you there! 8) :lol:
Spider1V
Soltice services area is on A303 1 mile east of Amesbury town centre and the crossing of the A345 at Countess services.
There is a big Holiday Inn hotel, garage, fast-food outlets etc on the south side of the road and access on and off the A303 from both direstions.
Can't make it guys, sorry. Poor comunication on my part. Hope you have a great time time and really hope I can make it next time. Tom
A big thank you to Splatt for the organising.
For Joe and Tom for the rides round the tracks.
Loved it
Jeremy
Good to meet you guys today on the Salisbury Plain trip. Sorry we left you before your last run of the day but we wanted to do a few more lanes before we washed the vehicles off.
I aiming to go up there in 2 weeks time if any one wants to join me on Sat the 9th Jan please let me know.
Will do some different lanes from what we did today
Steve
Can't make it guys, sorry. Poor comunication on my part. Hope you have a great time time and really hope I can make it next time. Tom
A last minute reprieve allowed me to be there so before I thank andrew for sorting it and jeremy for keeping me company and the rest of you for making it a great day, I'd better thank the mrs for letting me out!
Cheers all, looking forward to the pics.
Tom
Splatt - many thanks for organising the day, me the wife and kids had a great time and great to finally meet some of you face to face!
Looking forward to the next one!
BTW Jeremy.... did it turn you on or off to the G?????
Spider1V
BTW Jeremy.... did it turn you on or off to the G?????
Spider1V
On........... of course,
Very impressed,
Loved both the 463 and the 460
Splatt
Many thanks for organising yesterday. Derek and I enjoyed ourselves and it was good to put faces to names and cars.
If you like ice with your mud yesterday was the day to experience it!
Look forward to the next time.
Pictures :)
I have posted the good ones that I took into a gallery on the forum.
However, to get them on I had to reduce the file size way down. If you want the original full size version from my camera, let me know and i will send it by email (they are about 800kb each) but reduced to less than 50kb on the site.
Glad to hear that everybody had fun and got home safely.
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Andrew next time you are down pm me and we can perhaps get together and do a trip over the Plain.
I assume that you dont have a green card which allows access all over the Plain not just the Byways.
No charge was my message for guiding but a cost if people wanted to stay at the Hotel I thought that was quite plain. I know lots of groups want to make a weekend of it so my offer was of discounted room rates along with perhaps a trip to Muddy Bottoms which I am a member of.
Steve