JOC Mendip Hills Tour - 21st to 23rd April 2017

[Clive Bishop]

Just an initial shout out that a tour weekend on the Mendips and North Somerset is being arranged on the Saturday and Sunday of this weekend.

Current Plans:

Friday - Arrival to the Double Tree By Hilton, Cadbury House Hotel, Congresbury, North Somerset (Please see details below). You are free to plan for other accommodation.

Saturday - Tour starting from hotel to include the winding Mendip Hills and Gorges, local lakes and reservoirs, Wells Cathedral and of course the home of Cheddar Cheese. There is also being planned a tour of Thatchers Cider Farm with tasting before the tour ends back at the hotel.

Sunday - Today we will be joining the BRIMAR Lions charity tour which has a £12.00 per car entry fee that goes to charity. This tour starts next door to the hotel and will cover the back roads around North West Somerset and end up on Clevedon Sea Front, which means easy access to the M5 etc when this day finishes between 1500-1600. This days route is not pre announced and so you will on get it on arrival at the day of the event, so hope your map reading skills are OK. This is the "Drive day" and so the event is always well supported with over 100 cars of different ages - the JOC is being welcomed with open arms and the organisers have indicated that we will get good exposure with the TV and press that feature the event.

Full details of the Saturday will be announced closer to the time.

It is hoped that a variety of cars / people from the Wessex region will join on either or both days.

Costs for the tour will be advised in the new year but we know that the BRIMAR event is £12.00 and we are waiting to hear about other options we are adding.

The hotel base for those not in the region is:

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Doubletree by Hilton Cadbury House, Frost Hill, Congresbury, Bristol, BS49 5AD

Reservations will need to be made direct with the hotelat the following special rates for the allocation of rooms we are currently holding. Please quote "Jensen Owners Club" when booking on Tel : 01934 837 233

Double room bed and breakfast £119.00 per night
Single room with breakfast £109.00 per night.

There are obviously other alternatives but that will be up to individuals to make that choice.

So more details next year but look forward to seeing some of you on the tour...

If you are interested in coming along then in the first instance please make comment below and then when all the details are finalised Lindsey and I will send a booking form out for the tour and you can send it back to us and then book the hotel using the details above.

Any questions please contact us.....

[shaun]

Looks good. In theory count me in.

[NigelK]

Hi Clive & Lindsey

Count me in for this one please!

Best wishes,
Nigel

[DPP]

Hi Clive
I will be attending the the drives but will be staying at the Best Western in Clevedon as this is a dog friendly hotel.

[Clive Bishop]

No worries about the different hotel......Thought about the Walton Park but rooms are not consistent in quality and also the car park can be a little interesting, especially the slope down into it....its all OK but depends if they have a wedding on with the car parking as it gets very tight.

We live in Clevedon anyway and so will be commuting to and fro anyway.

[rjhornby]

Very interested in coming along to this. I'm local so will commute as well

[Clive Bishop]

OK, booking form for the tour for each day is available and the hotel is taking bookings now. I will try get the form as a downloadable document off the main JOC website from the events sections, but in the meantime, please email me on Wessex@joc.org.uk

For local members, you have the choice of joining either or both days.

In all cases more details will be sent for those attending closer to the time including any optional evening gatherings.

Please note that if you are booking the hotel for the weekend then please do this direct with the hotel, the booking from is purely for internal JOC Wessex region administration for components of the day time activities.

[zacmarshall]

Latest details are available on the events page of the club website.

Direct link:
https://www.joc.org.uk/events/mendips-tour

To book please complete the form via the link just above the photo of the hotel.

[JHV8]

Still trying to persuade the wife on this one. Fingers crossed

[Pymmie]

Hi Clive & Lindsey',

Jackie & myself have booked.

John & Sue Stephenson have also booked.

Will get the booking forms back to you soon.

Regards

John P

[Clive Bishop]

Bookings coming in from the region as well as nationally. There is a feature article in this months magazine as well.

Hope to have many more of you booking

[Clive Bishop]

I would thank all of those that emailed and phoned me about the article in this months magazine - greatly appreciated and thanks has to go to the Editor, Paul as well.

One thing - if anyone would like to join us, please send the booking forms off to us as I know there are quite a few that have booked the hotel but haven't sent us the forms for the Saturday / Sunday.

For Wessex region, although you may not be staying the weekend, please join in on either or both days in which case you will also need to book.

Booking forms can be downloaded from the events pages of the website or by sending an email to: Wessex@joc.org.uk

[Mark1Stu]

Count us in Clive. We'll be commuting both days and will forward details shortly. Thanks for taking the trouble to organise the event.

[Clive Bishop]

Now have 5 rooms left on an allocation at the rate advertised.

If you want to stay the weekend then please book quickly and then get the booking form for the weekend off to us as soon as you can.

[Clive Bishop]

Count us in Clive. We'll be commuting both days and will forward details shortly. Thanks for taking the trouble to organise the event.

Ok no problem, if you could send off the booking form to us as there are things we have to organize in advance etc.

See you @ Haynes on the 02nd April.