I'm starting to plan things for my leave in the Spring. Elsewhere on the boards Envoy and I have mentioned the possibility of a weekend meet-up with
some offroading/ greenlaning in the Lakes, would anybody else be interested?

I took my Defender over the Gatecarth Pass a couple of years back and that would be a no-no for most RRS owners, however there are numerous other routes that are less controlled than that! Unfortunately due to over-use many of the really good routes have had to be closed but there are some eminently "shiney" RRS suitable routes.
Accommodation is plentiful and there are numerous caravan/campsite and certified locations for those with caravans and tents. There are plenty of good B&B's and small hotels too. This event might not appeal to those down in the deep south or really far north, but anybody living between Birmingham and Dundee should find the drive there (about 2-3 hours) easy on a Friday evening.

BTW D3 & Freelander2 owners would be welcome to join us too. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

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Tim do you have any dates in mind. some of my Previous cars
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Not yet, haven't really thought about it as I don't know exactly when I will be flying back from Hong Kong in March/April. Should know in the next 10 days or so though. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

I love off roading in the Lakes so count me in!

I wont be going in my RRS though!

Here are a few pics of me in the lakes last summer - post man Pat syle!

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Doc,

Is the third pic on the Windermere Car Ferry?

Are you having a pee in the 4th pic

If you have a Defender then bring it along instead - there are folks on here who are interested in buying one so we can show them what a PROPER hard working 4x4, not one of these luxo limo 4X4's, can do! I would rather bash my Def than have to drive home in a bashed RRS! 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

How would the first weekend of May do - there is a bank holiday on the 6th and it would give us a "full" weekend to explore the place, and I SHOULD be back by then. Thoughts please! Weather should be better too. The only fly in the ointment would be if there was a lot of interest - then we would have to split into 2 groups to keep the impact down. Like 2 or 3 groups of 5-6 cars max.
Will post some pics of why Gatescarth would not be a good place for an RRS! and some views of places that would be great for one this evening.[/img] 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Tim If May 6th is a bank holiday then i for one couldnt make it as bank holidays are amongst my buisest times. How about the weekend after. some of my Previous cars
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P38 Range Rover Autobiography
RRS 2.7 HSE Silver
RRS TDV8 HSE silver
FFRR Vogue black
Disco3 HSE silver
RRS 2.7 HSE silver
RRS 3.0 HSE BALTI BLUE
______________________________
current vehicles
RRS 3.0 L494 Autobiography
Audi R8 V10 Spyder
AC Cobra
Landrover Defender 90
Landrover Defender 110
Suzuki Jimney

Kaine wrote:

Doc,

Is the third pic on the Windermere Car Ferry?

ENVOY wrote:

Tim If May 6th is a bank holiday then i for one couldnt make it as bank holidays are amongst my buisest times. How about the weekend after.

Picturse from my last weekend out down there.

The Old Coach Road in the north Lakes - dead easy even in an RRS!

I have just been sent the following link to the LDNPA website by a friend who knows the area well.................. puts you in the picture about what we are up against trying to get offroad in the area.http://www.lake-district.gov.uk/index/enjo..._roads.htm

Smarticus, you know anything about the changes to the status of the routes in the Lakes? 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Tim in Scotland wrote:

Smarticus, you know anything about the changes to the status of the routes in the Lakes?

Tim, hope you had a bonny hogmanay.

I have just returned from 10 days in The Lakes and did a bit of laning in the D3, and a lot more on bikes. Afraid the grief you get from walkers on most of the lanes now is so unpleasant that I rarely use them, and if I do it tends to be early morning or late eveing, when the walkers are absent but there is still some light. I would also avoid any more than 3 vehicles at a time.

As a suggestion, there are still some good routes (challenging and scenic but not usually damaging) around Alston (about 30 minutes from Penrith up perhaps the best driver's road in Britain - aka The Hartside Pass). Any weekend greenlaning in The Lakes would, I suggest, do well to spend a day around Grisedale, Hodge Close, Elterwater and the next day up around Alston. Certainly if you were choosing a busy bank holiday weekend, I'd be tempted tp spend both days around Alston as there are far far fewer walkers on those routes.

I'd certainly join in on an Alston day (and can offer accommodation here to anyone interested) as we live about 40 minutes from Alston.  RRS TDv8 HSE Rimini
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