Mark Bruce Memorial Run - 2014

[steve in stockport]

If all you want is a destination rather than a chippy or pub to eat at then Carsington Water isn't far from Matlock/Matlock Bath and has a good parking area. Not sure if it gets locked up at night though. Or the Peak Outlet Village at Rowsley has a big car park too.

[Shaft]

Cracking Idea Steve, both are mere minutes from Matlock, with Carsington being Donnington side also.

[philshelton]

had a look on google maps and wirksworth has parking and chip shop

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/search/chip+shops/@53.0820072,-1.5748778,234m/data=!3m1!1e3

[HAWKNORTH]

There's a big car park near the railway station in Matlock.

[Guest chris brown]

Can I take up one of the offers of a spare seat for the run please.

[philshelton]

Sure can fit you in Chris,worse case Helen is coming in tin top with Chloe

[ivan the terrible]

hi all, some good ideas mentioned, a lot of you seem to know the area quite well, is it possible for someone with local knowledge of Donnington / Matlock to come up with a route and destination and return route, as I'm struggling a little bit, of course i'll still collect donations and anything else to do on the day,

thanks Ivan

[Guest mower man]

I,ll see if I can do something over the weekend but no promises mick

[richardm6994]

I had a run out in the kit today to carsington. They do have gates on the car park....I asked what time they closed the gates and the nice lady said "usually around 7.30pm this time of year".

 

[alanrichey]

I'm still suggesting a 'circular' route of about an hour For the campers a 3-hr+ round trip to Matlock is quite an epic at that time of night and I suspect you may have already put off any Saturday-only attendees from the South from joining in ? But I will come along whatever

[philshelton]

Round trip couple of hours with a food stop works for me. After all for those that know me that may be my only meal of the day

[Guest mower man]

We would probably go with th flow up to a food stop and then head off home to go back down to the show is great if you are camping but we would be nearer home than at donnington .My ops only ! and after all its not about us but to remember a very good and generous freind mick

[Guest mower man]

Addition to my last -- start at 4.30 run to carsington [ believe food is available ] get ourselves fed and then either back to donnington or home opinions ? mick

[philshelton]

the show does not close till 5.00, we will be on the inside stand till the show closes. cant see us being able to get away much befor 5.30

Edited August 24, 2014 by philshelton

[biksz]

a round trip run sounds best for the ones camping

Edited August 25, 2014 by biksz