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Bowland for lunch

Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:14 am
by Dewi
Got fed up with decorating the house last Wednesday, sun was out - so was I :) . No matter what you drive, it's what cars were made for

Watch it at 1080p full screen. Lancashire is lovely

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asSRZFE ... 1sVElDdIsw





:D

Re: Bowland for lunch

Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:16 am
by Dewi
Couple of stills from same ride out

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Re: Bowland for lunch

Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:16 am
by ben g
Absolutely beautiful colour and car. Nice video also, looks a little tight in places!

Re: Bowland for lunch

Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:32 am
by buzyg
Lovely 8) Reminded me of my schooldays, cycling those very roads.

Re: Bowland for lunch

Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:37 am
by mr wilks
Great pics & great vid , thanks for sharing

Was out on the very same roads 2 week's ago with mrs w :driving: ended up at The Parkers Arms in Newton Bowland :thumbsup: favourite place of ours & even let her have a go behind the wheel :oops: this was at the Stocks reservoir

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Re: Bowland for lunch

Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:43 am
by Beetlegav
Think we need a Lancashire meet somewhere nice

Re: Bowland for lunch

Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 1:19 am
by Dewi
Absolutely! Mr. Beetle.

Mr W, next time you're up that way give me a yell & we could meet up somewhere and I'll buy you a brew. That area is my old bike stomping ground, love it up there, it's a huge area as you know, spreading up into the Dales via Ingleton and Hawes and right across to the Northumberland Moors if you wish. We're lucky to live here :)

Re: Bowland for lunch

Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 11:40 am
by stevo///m3
Great vid Dewi, extremely tastefully done in my view, shows off the countryside really well and I even liked the music in the background!
I'd happily come on a meet-up in and around these areas if there is interest. I did a (solo) trip a couple of months back all around the Dales - pretty much sticking to large sections of the Tour de France route so that covered lots of the Ribble/Hawes areas and I loved it - clearly the Tour organisers chose the route as it shows off the landscape in its best light. I'm not as good a photographer as you chaps appear to be but the scenery was fantastic nonetheless. I slightly extended my route at the beginning as I wanted to go to Kirkstone Pass in the Lakes and I was lucky with the weather that day; driving round the back side of Ambleside was glorious.
Stevo :thumbsup:

Re: Bowland for lunch

Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 11:49 am
by goon
cool video now I'm gonna tear up the black in my zed bollocks to the weather.

Re: Bowland for lunch

Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:33 pm
by si-forks
The Z looks great and the countryside looks amazing almost as nice as worcestershire :poke:

Re: Bowland for lunch

Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:39 pm
by Bumpy
Great drive !
Thanks for sharing.
Now I understand why so many Brit Zeds don't need cruise control.
Over here there is nothing similar.
Our 'ditches' would be littered with the carcasses of distracted and aggressive drivers.

Cheers
Bumpy :tumbleweed:

No gas stations or cops in unmarked cars ?

Re: Bowland for lunch

Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 5:47 pm
by mr wilks
More Bowland miles today :driving: after a stayover on the Fylde last night we kicked off this morning on the coast before 50 miles home via Scorton & over the top's into the Trough of Bowland , a great drive if you ever get the chance through Dunsop Bridge & Whitewell Bottom's meaning a inevitable late lunch at our favourite hostelry The Parkers Arms in Newton Bowland :thumbsup:

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Re: Bowland for lunch

Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 6:33 pm
by halifaxbantam
Andy, great pics..we'll have to have a meet at the Parkers Arms.

It's a while since I had the pleasure of driving the Forest/Trough of Bowland roads. From memory it was back in the day of the MX5...2006 ish.

Look forward to that mate, the knee is coming on nicely now, a week since the op :thumbsup:

Re: Bowland for lunch

Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 6:46 pm
by mr wilks
halifaxbantam wrote:Andy, great pics..we'll have to have a meet at the Parkers Arms.

It's a while since I had the pleasure of driving the Forest/Trough of Bowland roads. From memory it was back in the day of the MX5...2006 ish.

Look forward to that mate, the knee is coming on nicely now, a week since the op :thumbsup:
I'm sure you know the area Mark but if you've never been to the Parker's you are missing a treat , just no other place i know where you can step off the world for a few hours
Some good offers for January if you stay over so treat the lady & yourself :thumbsup:

Re: Bowland for lunch

Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 6:50 pm
by halifaxbantam
Funnily enough were were discussing whether to have a blast to the Lake District before Christmas, & stay overnight.

The Parker's & Bowland might be another cunning plan :D