I went camping near Malham a couple of years back so my friend could do his Geography A-Level coursework. My most recent camping trip as it happens :( It was reet good fun, especially seeing llamas.

Now THIS I can get in on.

 

Yorkshire Dales - check.
Drink and food - check.
Lovely looking site - check.
Campervan on the main page - check.

 

I'm going there sometime this summer regardless of you lot.

Sounds good. What would be the best transport arrangements. It's only 42(.7 according to Google) miles from my house but I doubt there'll be any way to get from there to there so some sort of lift would be excellent.

 

Also, when were we thinking?

42 miles in which direction?

 

It's only about 4 hours from Edinburgh so I'd probably be up for driving to it - also my car is fairly mahoosive and can quite comfortably fit 5 adults + luggage, so would be up for picking folk up along the way.

SW. I think you'd probably go through Richmond on the way down, so that's a possibility.

According to Google maps Richmond is NE of the place? :?

Can we have fresh pizza for breakfast?

So.... Malham is SW of Richmond then, like I said?

Aaaah, my bad - I read it that Richmond was SW of Malham.

 

If I drive I'll probably be going down the west coast as it's about an hour quicker, and therefore approaching Malham from the wrong side. But if you're stuck and I'm sure we can sort something out.

Ok, I think there was generally nice noises about camping at Gordale Scar, I've just got my Battle of the Bands dates through so I'm going to be utterly selfish and say a date I can do and see what everyone says.

 

11th/12th July

 

There.

So far maybe.

 

I'm planning on having a birthday trip to Eastern Europe for my 21st at the end of June and I have a stag do to Bratislava sometime in July.

Trains are badgered that week, how about November?

 

*hides*

Naah, we've got to first shift it to September, then October, then finally November. Just to keep everyone on their toes and everything.

 

All: I have no summer plans so far. If dates and plans and whatnot are arranged, I'll see what I can sort out and all that.

Works for me - but can you book the Sun?

Definitely bad for me. It's Bastille Day that weekend so I'll be at St Chartier.

?

St Chartier is the place that I will be in on Bastille Day, which is that weekend, you see.

Yes, I had indeed gathered that. What is missing is the why. Is this happenstance or a specific event to commemorate Bastille Day, and if so why are you celebrating said event (not that you shouldn't, more to the effect why bother?)

If you google for "St Chartier" you will see why.

 

It's a small French mediaeval town that gets turned into an amazing European traditional music festival once a year. It is the best party anywhere ever, as far as I am aware, especially if you like cider and cheese and playing and dancing and mediaeval raves and all that.

Well, seeing as Dyl appears to have found the best excuse ever (mediaeval rave indeed) what else?

 

And were we just on about doing it for one night? Sjust that I have lots of Fridays busied. What about Sat 28th and Sun 29th of June?

 

Dan, if you book the sun, it will come. Oh yes, it will come.