t.j.
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holiday: south UK
So... last year we went to Paignton, the first time England!
That was great.
This year we want to visit Weymouth.
So we like to know, which places should we visit?
and..
Maybe in the way back to Dover there are some kit-car traders we could/should visit  ? 
Thanks for your advise!
Please feel free to correct my bad English, i'm still learning. Your Dutch is awfull! :-)
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blakep82
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 06:39 PM |
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there a hovercraft museum down that way
i wanted to go, but it was closed, they had a sign saying you have to pre arrange it. was a bit annoyed lol, but if you can get in, looks well worth a
look
well, not really weymouth, but more portsmouth
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whitestu
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 06:40 PM |
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Not very close to Weymouth, but my favourite place in the west country is Croyde Bay near Barnstaple in North Devon. Lovely beach and nice campsites
& pubs.
If you dropped a bomb on it in in August you would takeout 90% of the VW Camper vans in the UK.
Stu
[Edited on 21/1/11 by whitestu]
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steve m
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 07:02 PM |
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Croyde bay
Second vote, we had our honymoon there, and we have been several times to Ruda park
Using there Caravans, and our tourers
It is one place that i wil go back to, and the beech is fab
Steve
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stevec
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 07:15 PM |
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Bovington tank museum is worth a vist, Lulworth cove is nearby. Nothe fort in Weymouth is interesting.
Dorchester Market worth a visit, its on 2 days a week I think, also Dinosour museum for the kids.
Steve
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twybrow
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 07:15 PM |
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Croyde is awesome (my home break back in the day!). Well worth checking out the south coast of Cornwall. It is beautiful, and virtually no crowds as
they all head to the North coast. Well worth a trip to Fowey, Looe, Falmouth etc, plus all the little coves along the way...
Alternatively, the Isle of Wight is also well worth a visit (I go there every day, but I only really visited it once and loved it!). It feels like
even more of a holiday too, as you have to take a boat to get there!
South Devon also has plenty of other lovely areas - particular favourites include Bantham/Bigbury/Burgh Island, Salcombe and Dartmouth.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 07:30 PM |
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My home town St Ives
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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trikerneil
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 08:11 PM |
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I'll second Bovington Tank Museum, I'm sure I heard somewhere they have more tanks than the British Army.
Every Tuesday evening, April - Sept, Poole Quay. Bike night - up to 2000 bikes on a good night.
May - August, Poole Quay. Poole Quay, themed car event every Friday evening 6pm-9pm.
HTH
Neil
ACE Cafe - Just say No.
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steve m
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 08:30 PM |
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Trikerneil
We stayed at Wharam touring park in Nov, nice place!!
(It was!)
steve
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andy188
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 09:04 PM |
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i second the poole car events, was down last summer, just parking kit up, over comes trafic warden (oh what have i done), invites me and kit to
quayside following evening, they shut the keyside, we park up, great night, good guys etc, camping good anywhere down there all good sites, sandbanks
& mudeford key is good for kids etc, get some bacon and go crabbing, great night had by all, beach is very good in daytime too, can get busy in
holliday season, guy in car park whatched over kit for us all day, have a great time, shall be going down again this year, oh you might want too tie
it in with goodwood whilst you in that area.
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James
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 09:30 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by steve m
Croyde bay
Second vote, we had our honymoon there, and we have been several times to Ruda park
Using there Caravans, and our tourers
It is one place that i wil go back to, and the beech is fab
Steve
Haha, we stayed at Ruda last August when we went surfing there.
Cheers,
James
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perksy
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 10:16 PM |
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as already said above Croyde is very nice and so is Woolacombe Bay (We had our honeymoon there)
had a nice day in Clovelly aswell
This year We're off to Cornwall
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serieslandy
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 11:04 PM |
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The tank museum is ok but once youve seen 10 tanks they are all the same.
However Monkey world is much better (the mrs made me go) and I really enjoyed it.
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 11:20 PM |
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It isn't that far to say hello to Andy Bates...
http://www.abperformance.co.uk/
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Andybarbet
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 11:36 PM |
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Another vote for Croyde, if you like getting in the sea, you cant beat it, me and the wife went to Bude for our honeymon 6 months back, its pretty
quiet but we loved it, kids stayed with grandparents, we spent the week in a remote farm cottage, surfing during the day, PERFECT 
Cornwall/Devon is my lottery dream place to live. The people are great and the views are amazing.
Give a man a fish & it will feed him for a day, give him a fishing rod & you've saved a fish.
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*AL*
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| posted on 22/1/11 at 12:24 AM |
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Last year we went to Torbay in the Paignton area, i love Torbay.
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t.j.
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| posted on 22/1/11 at 09:40 AM |
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Thx for so much idea's. This is why Locostbuilders is still the best forum!
Now I will start up google earth....
Keep up posting.
So can I pick up a kit-car or parts on my way back somewhere?
Please feel free to correct my bad English, i'm still learning. Your Dutch is awfull! :-)
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 22/1/11 at 10:10 AM |
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Come to Scotland it far less crowded than the south.
Edinburgh is fab and we have something you dont have ......very big mountains.....
You can hire a car from Andrew Still http://www.openroadhire.co.uk/ and drive the
Applecross pass
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