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Jimbo095 Member Since: 21 Sep 2016 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 145 |
P.S. Dealer recommends Eastnor??.. |
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Sat Mar 18 2017 11:10am |
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JOCK55 Member Since: 01 Sep 2015 Location: INVERNESS Posts: 415 |
I would thoroughly recommend Dunkeld, the only location in Scotland, but I am biased!! Long way for you to travel but the Dunkeld Hotel (ex-Dunkeld Hilton) is a fine location to stay in and the scenery in that area (on the Duke of Athol's estate) is spectacular.
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Sat Mar 18 2017 11:26am |
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Lyonhead Member Since: 21 May 2016 Location: Cardiff Posts: 351 |
Eastnoor done twice and the last time was with an Instructor called Swanny. Excellent for 1/2 day and they do have an option for full days as well as night drives. It was explained to me the LR have rented the grounds for years and years and a lot of testing and research is done at Eastnoor. Swanny was very good/patient and entertaining and made the day even better |
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Sat Mar 18 2017 11:38am |
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donny dog Member Since: 23 Nov 2016 Location: yorkshire Posts: 772 |
I did the one in Devon, and it was excellent, despite the car sat. nav. getting me lost on the way back! (Extended to full day, which makes a big difference). |
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Sat Mar 18 2017 12:37pm |
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Tim in Scotland Member Since: 30 May 2005 Location: Driving along in my automobile Posts: 17476 |
I've done Dunkeld many times although it has now moved from the grounds of the Hilton Resort to a new location just a little east of Dunkeld. It still operates on the really spectacular land of the Duke of Atholl. I have also done Solihull's factory LRE which although compact certain gives some great experiences, Eastnor which is the grandaddy of all the Experience Centres, Halewood LRE (it is tiny and not worth wasting a voucher on) and Luton Hoo. I would say, apart from Halewood, Luton Hoo was the least challenging, as a seasoned off-roader it was a little boring, but as it was a freebie and included a night in the Luton Hoo House hotel I didn't turn it down! I hope to experience a day out on the Exmoor drives with the Devon LRE this summer. Although I always enjoy Dunkeld I think Solihull and Eastnor LRE's take some beating. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Sat Mar 18 2017 1:18pm |
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fkarim Member Since: 14 Apr 2012 Location: London Posts: 2216 |
Out of the 3 I've been to, Eastnor was easily the best. Current: Volvo XC90 T8 Inscription Pro PHEV with some optionals on top
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Sat Mar 18 2017 1:42pm |
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Buckster Member Since: 05 Mar 2015 Location: Hampshire Posts: 1656 |
Definitely NOT Luton! 2003 BMW M5 - 5 Litres of V8 Optimax Slurping Goodness in Carbon Black
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Sat Mar 18 2017 5:37pm |
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RR Ally Member Since: 28 Nov 2015 Location: Kings Lynn Posts: 59 |
I have done Rockingham Castle twice and its great, very good instructors and my wife was able to ride in the back |
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Sun Mar 19 2017 7:51am |
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RRSTDV8 Member Since: 12 Aug 2011 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 8987 |
Eastnor.
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Sun Mar 19 2017 8:15am |
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SRE Member Since: 16 Jan 2010 Location: Alicante Prov Spain + Hampshire UK Posts: 2329 |
Land Rover Solihull or Eastnor, both worth while.
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Sun Mar 19 2017 8:54am |
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hafman Member Since: 16 Oct 2016 Location: West Sussex Posts: 92 |
Agree with the comments re: Luton; I went there a couple of weeks ago and was sorely underwhelmed... |
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Sun Mar 19 2017 11:47am |
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Canary Member Since: 23 Jan 2017 Location: Bedfordshire Posts: 243 |
I will second Dunkeld, dona it 3 times including last week and got to see there new headquarters building there, never done any other centre as I can't see how anywhere else would be better than Dunkeld.
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Sun Mar 19 2017 3:36pm |
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challigan Member Since: 26 Mar 2008 Location: Highlands Posts: 60 |
yep, Dunkeld for me, best of the two (very good) locations I've been to. Did Dunkeld in Evoque, RRS and FFRR - all excellent, even when one of the tyres let go on the RRS in the middle of the rocky sector and the instructor didn't prop the jack correctly so the car fell onto it's brake disc - back to the workshop for that one, bend disk, oops. Colin
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Sun Mar 19 2017 5:19pm |
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Tim in Scotland Member Since: 30 May 2005 Location: Driving along in my automobile Posts: 17476 |
If you choose to go to Eastnor and think that it's a long haul there and back in a day I can highly recommend the night before and after the experience at The Feathers Hotel in Ledbury, about 10 minutes drive for the Experience centre. I think it must be one of the oldest hotels in the UK, but the rooms in the old part of the building are some of the most modern I have stayed in outside of the posh hotels in Dubai. I never saw the rooms in the modern extension out the back but the rooms in the old bit are like something out of a Grand Designs showroom 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Sun Mar 19 2017 7:37pm |
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