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Draft
programme for the V8 Cornish Tour 2003
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| Day/Date | Event |
Miles
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Cost per
person |
Notes | ||||
| Friday 3rd October Optional |
Jamaica Inn on Bodmin Moor |
55
from Exeter |
£6.00
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Overnight accommodation for Thursday night is available at either the Jamaica Inn or the White Hart Hotel in Oakehampton. Carvery lunch at £6.00 (approx) not included. | ||||
| Friday 3rd October Optional |
The Eden Project |
24
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£8.00
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Large car park with free shuttle coaches to the Project Centre. | ||||
| Friday 3rd October |
The Falmouth Hotel |
27
|
£46.00
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Dinner, bed & breakfast at this sea- front hotel close to the town centre. | ||||
| Saturday 4th October |
Cable
& Wireless Village Museum of Undersea Telegraphy |
37
|
£4.00
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Our route will go via Penzance & Newlyn harbours - two picturesque locations. | ||||
| Saturday 4th October |
Lands End |
7
|
Free entry
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Parking by the hotel, lunch (not included) and photos by the milepost. | ||||
| Saturday 4th October |
Levant Mine & Steam Engine |
7
|
£4.00
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Demonstration of the Beam Engine and view the underground shafts. The Custodian runs a Midget 1098cc. | ||||
| Saturday 4th October |
Scenic Run along the Atlantic Coast
Route Tate Modern Lelant Garden Centre |
39
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Tate Modern & Barbara Hepworth Museum (optional)
£4.00
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There will be the option of either: Tate Modern & Barbara Hepworth Museum in St Ives OR Cream Tea at Lelant Garden Centre in St Ives then return to the Falmouth Hotel. |
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| Saturday 4th October |
The Falmouth Hotel |
£46.00
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Dinner and an Auction! | |||||
| Sunday 5th October |
Nationbal Seal Sanctuary at Gweek |
Free entry
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Many seals are injured around the coast of the South-West each year. This sanctuary cares for them and then they are released back to the sea when they are well enough. Feeding time is 11.00am - very amusing. | |||||
| Sunday 5th October |
Pendennis Castle, Falmouth |
12
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Free entry
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Lunch (not included) and a brief look round one of the castles of Henry VIII. | ||||
| Sunday 5th October |
The Lost Gardens of Heligan |
29
|
£5.00
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Famous "lost and recovered" garden as seen on many TV programmes. | ||||
| Sunday 5th October |
Falmouth Hotel |
29
|
£46.00
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Evening talk and photos showing 100 years of Cornish mining history by John Watton, former Departmental Head at Camborne School of Mines. John is also an MGB owner. | ||||
| Monday 6th October |
Gaia Energy Centre at Wadebridge |
50
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£3.50
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This is the site of the first wind farm in the UK. There is an excellent interactive visitor centre and restaurant. It is in East Cornwall and therefore is "on the way home" for most V8 enthusiasts as we disperse after lunch. | ||||
| Totals |
325
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| Summary | Accommodation - basic three nights, dinner, bed and breakfast |
£46.00
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per night | |||||
| Basic visits (as schedule) |
£20.25
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per person | ||||||
| Optional extra night, double room, bed and breakfast at Jamaica Inn |
£55.00
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or more for a four-poster! | ||||||
| Optional visit to Eden Project |
£8.00
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per person | ||||||
| Optional visit to Tate Modern & Barbara Hepworth Museum |
£4.00
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per person | ||||||
Event organiser
Gordon Hesketh-Jones
Tel: 01736 763053
Fax: 01736 763054
manningford@btinternet.com
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