Guest Posted January 2, 2012 Posted January 2, 2012 (edited) . Edited March 15, 2012 by Anonymous Quote
TC Posted January 2, 2012 Author Posted January 2, 2012 We are thinking of having 200 places next year tango so I'm sure there will be room for it Are we Quote
Tango Posted January 2, 2012 Posted January 2, 2012 Well volunteered TC......take one step forwards.... Quote
techno Posted January 2, 2012 Posted January 2, 2012 Some pretty inventive methods of securing numbers........nice peg techno.... When we were in St Neots Market Square having a coffee and getting a pic a guy turned up on a new Triumph Tiger 800.....very nice. The guy has a Victory something....but bought the Tiger a his winter toy.... Save the salt getting at the chrome a polished alloy on his Victory. Nice bloke though....and is loving his Tiger......lives in Northamptonshire somewhere and just popped out to get some ciggies.... How about the National Motorcycle Museum for next years list TC?.... Glad i had the peg cos of the wind! Quote
Stu Posted January 2, 2012 Posted January 2, 2012 Let's not start suggesting places for next year just yet Quote
TC Posted January 2, 2012 Author Posted January 2, 2012 Well volunteered TC......take one step forwards.... LOL Keep the ideas coming Tango (and everyone else) I'm going to keep a list of recommended places Quote
duane69 Posted January 2, 2012 Posted January 2, 2012 looks like most pictures are of pubs so far Quote
Throttled Posted January 2, 2012 Posted January 2, 2012 looks like most pictures are of pubs so far But, I cannot find a King's Head pub/inn/hotel anywhere in Scotland Quote
Silverspring Posted January 2, 2012 Posted January 2, 2012 (edited) If anyone is doing Oban to Inveraray or vice versa it worth taking a little turn off the A816 onto the B844 to visit the Atlantic Bridge!http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msid=2 ... 71ed&msa=0 Edited January 2, 2012 by Silverspring Quote
iiisecondcreep Posted January 2, 2012 Posted January 2, 2012 I am hoping to get out and get a few this week Forecast isn't looking great though Keep my fingers crossed! Quote
Throttled Posted January 2, 2012 Posted January 2, 2012 I have searched and searched and there are no Kings Head pubs/hotels in Scotland. Could we get an alternative please?I have checked and there is a good spread of Black Bulls around with about 20 or so. Only the north west of Scotland has not got any, but it the best I can do. Quote
Silverspring Posted January 2, 2012 Posted January 2, 2012 I have searched and searched and there are no Kings Head pubs/hotels in Scotland. Could we get an alternative please? This is going to sound crazy, but can you not cross the border and get the tag in England? You don't need a passport or anything (I checked!) Quote
duane69 Posted January 2, 2012 Posted January 2, 2012 I have searched and searched and there are no Kings Head pubs/hotels in Scotland. Could we get an alternative please? This is going to sound crazy, but can you not cross the border and get the tag in England? You don't need a passport or anything (I checked!) Quote
mealexme Posted January 2, 2012 Posted January 2, 2012 Pubs/Inn's. Same thing for the purpose of the game? Ie can the Red Lion actually be the Red Lion Inn?Also what if there is no suitable parking outside them?There are a few I have seen on google maps, with double yellow lines, on a busy main road with a small pavement. So far I think from the looks on google street view, I can just about park on the pavement, run across the main road take a pic and get back before my bike forces a pedestrian onto the road lol. But what about places that it cant be done safely? In that situation can we take a photo with our number on the wall, and the bike parked up out of view or something? Quote
TC Posted January 3, 2012 Author Posted January 3, 2012 Pubs/Inn's. Same thing for the purpose of the game? Ie can the Red Lion actually be the Red Lion Inn?Also what if there is no suitable parking outside them? can we take a photo with our number on the wall, and the bike parked up out of view or something? It can be Pub, inn, tavern, Hotel etc Your bike has to be in the shot with your number (unless its a BSB circuit) Its in the rules.Thats why its called a challenge Quote
Stu Posted January 3, 2012 Posted January 3, 2012 Think I will have to get on Google and find some pubs local ish to me! Do we get double points for squire's Tc as its a pub too Quote
Throttled Posted January 3, 2012 Posted January 3, 2012 I have searched and searched and there are no Kings Head pubs/hotels in Scotland. Could we get an alternative please? This is going to sound crazy, but can you not cross the border and get the tag in England? You don't need a passport or anything (I checked!) Just pointing it out. The point was to have common pub names people could get points relatively easily with. Only 2 days into the game and it would not be very disruptive at all to change Kings Head to Black Bull for Scotland. Quote
Silverspring Posted January 3, 2012 Posted January 3, 2012 Just pointing it out. The point was to have common pub names people could get points relatively easily with. Only 2 days into the game and it would not be very disruptive at all to change Kings Head to Black Bull for Scotland. Maybe I missed something but I thought the point was to get out on your bike and have fun I didn't think the pubs were to get easy points, I just assumed it was to add a little twist to the game and maybe to get people in the pub!I don't have any pubs close by with any of the names listed, short of going into Edinburgh city centre (which would really defeat the point of the game as it would be no fun!) I won't be getting any til I pass them while out having fun on my bike! Quote
mealexme Posted January 3, 2012 Posted January 3, 2012 Pubs/Inn's. Same thing for the purpose of the game? Ie can the Red Lion actually be the Red Lion Inn?Also what if there is no suitable parking outside them? can we take a photo with our number on the wall, and the bike parked up out of view or something? It can be Pub, inn, tavern, Hotel etc Your bike has to be in the shot with your number (unless its a BSB circuit) Its in the rules.Thats why its called a challenge Hotels aswell? That makes it a bit easier, as there is a pub on the list literally oposite a hotel on the list! Extra points for having both in view at the same time? Looks like I may have to park in the middle of a busy road then... Cant imagine that will go down too well, but i will have to make sure to do it the day before I sell the YBR so if I do get a ticket it can be sent to the new owner Quote
Sigil Posted January 3, 2012 Posted January 3, 2012 Pubs/Inn's. Same thing for the purpose of the game? Ie can the Red Lion actually be the Red Lion Inn?Also what if there is no suitable parking outside them? can we take a photo with our number on the wall, and the bike parked up out of view or something? It can be Pub, inn, tavern, Hotel etc Your bike has to be in the shot with your number (unless its a BSB circuit) Its in the rules.Thats why its called a challenge Hotels aswell? That makes it a bit easier, as there is a pub on the list literally oposite a hotel on the list! Extra points for having both in view at the same time? Looks like I may have to park in the middle of a busy road then... Cant imagine that will go down too well, but i will have to make sure to do it the day before I sell the YBR so if I do get a ticket it can be sent to the new owner Go at 4am, sure it wont be to bad then... Quote
Throttled Posted January 3, 2012 Posted January 3, 2012 Just pointing it out. The point was to have common pub names people could get points relatively easily with. Only 2 days into the game and it would not be very disruptive at all to change Kings Head to Black Bull for Scotland. Maybe I missed something but I thought the point was to get out on your bike and have fun I didn't think the pubs were to get easy points, I just assumed it was to add a little twist to the game and maybe to get people in the pub!I don't have any pubs close by with any of the names listed, short of going into Edinburgh city centre (which would really defeat the point of the game as it would be no fun!) I won't be getting any til I pass them while out having fun on my bike! There are no pubs apart from a Station bar anywhere near me. Edinburgh and the Borders have the most and like you I don't fancy dodging traffic in Edinburgh. I accept that, I just thought it worth pointing out that one of the pub names is missing here and made a suggestion of an alternative. If that does not happen, so be it.I did Ireland last year as my big trip and this year I want to do the north and north west of Scotland as my big trips, so I'll just miss out the Kings Head. Quote
TC Posted January 3, 2012 Author Posted January 3, 2012 Just pointing it out. The point was to have common pub names people could get points relatively easily with. Only 2 days into the game and it would not be very disruptive at all to change Kings Head to Black Bull for Scotland. The top 10 pub names in the UKhttp://blog.beerintheevening.com/2011/0 ... in-the-uk/Some were taken from here, others from other site's.They ALL have 'The Kings Head' in the top 10 in the UKNo places will be changed as that is part of the Challlenge to find these places as well as get out to photograph them.Don't forget there may be a Kings Head elsewehere in the UK near some of the other places. Quote
Throttled Posted January 3, 2012 Posted January 3, 2012 The Kings Head is a stupid name for a pub anyway. Here we treat our monarchs with far more respect. The worst we ever did was stand against one and sent him homeward tae think again Quote
Bonniebird Posted January 3, 2012 Posted January 3, 2012 Think your nearest 'King's Head's are Carlisle and Berwick - not THAT far over the border. We don't have too many famous bridges in these parts, nothing much worth bridging! Quote
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