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Bowland for lunch

Post by Dewi » Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:14 am

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





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Re: Bowland for lunch

Post by Dewi » Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:16 am

Couple of stills from same ride out

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Post by ben g » Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:16 am

Absolutely beautiful colour and car. Nice video also, looks a little tight in places!
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Post by buzyg » Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:32 am

Lovely 8) Reminded me of my schooldays, cycling those very roads.
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Re: Bowland for lunch

Post by mr wilks » Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:37 am

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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Post by Beetlegav » Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:43 am

Think we need a Lancashire meet somewhere nice
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Re: Bowland for lunch

Post by Dewi » Sun Nov 09, 2014 1:19 am

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 :)

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Post by stevo///m3 » Sun Nov 09, 2014 11:40 am

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.
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Post by goon » Sun Nov 09, 2014 11:49 am

cool video now I'm gonna tear up the black in my zed bollocks to the weather.

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Post by si-forks » Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:33 pm

The Z looks great and the countryside looks amazing almost as nice as worcestershire :poke:
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Re: Bowland for lunch

Post by Bumpy » Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:39 pm

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.

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Re: Bowland for lunch

Post by mr wilks » Sat Nov 22, 2014 5:47 pm

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

Post by halifaxbantam » Sat Nov 22, 2014 6:33 pm

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:
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Post by mr wilks » Sat Nov 22, 2014 6:46 pm

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:
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Re: Bowland for lunch

Post by halifaxbantam » Sat Nov 22, 2014 6:50 pm

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
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