Bongo Fury

MountainGoat wrote:I would have thought that it would be the other way round. This is Scotland remember and the drink / drive limits are lower than in England. When we have meets at Red squirrel campsite we tend to get sloshed on Friday night then stick to water or Iron Bru on the Saturday night to avoid loosing our driving licences on the way home.

Muzorewa wrote:Hi Jim - We're only planning for it to be the one (Sat) night but the pub won't mind people turning up the night before.

Muzorewa wrote:After a chilly weekend at the Tan Hill Inn, and a rather frosty reception by some of the staff, we've decided that our next mission should be the highest pub in Scotland, the Wanlockhead Inn. Now before anyone jumps up in complaint, we know there was an argument about the highest pub in the UK between the Tan Hill Inn and the Cat & Fiddle (now closed) in Cheshire, but the Wanlockhead Inn is the proclaimed highest in Scotland, not The Allargue Arms Hotel in Strathdon, so that's our plan.

I've checked with the pub and they're happy for us to use their carpark overnight. I'll give them numbers in due course once we've gauged interest. It's not that far into Scotland, so all you northern England types can easily make it as well as the Borders Scottish contingent. Address is Wanlockhead Inn, Wanlockhead, Dumfries & Galloway ML12 6UZ, phone 01659 74535, 55.398160, -3.781720 (55°23′53.4″N 003°46′54.2″W) for your SatNav. It's about midway between Carlisle and Glasgow, close to the M74 so easy to get to, although for a scenic drive I'd go through Dumfries and up along Mennock Water.

There are a few places worth looking at in the area, sadly at this time of year most of them are closed but you still might be able to poke a camera through the fence to have a look:

Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway, Britain's highest narrow gauge adhesion railway (as opposed to rack & pinion mountain railways)
ML12 6XS
http://www.leadhillsrailway.co.uk/

Drumlanrig castle
DG3 4AQ
01848 331555
http://www.drumlanrigcastle.co.uk/

Ae, the shortest placename in the UK but also home to some excellent mountain bike trails, you can hire bikes there if you don't fancy taking your own:
DG1 1QB
http://scotland.forestry.gov.uk/visit/forest-of-ae

Right across the road from the pub carpark in Wanlockhead is the lead mining museum. Now they're officially closed at the time of our visit but are prepared to open for us if there are a few of us interested in making it worth their while. See http://www.leadminingmuseum.co.uk and let me know, if there are enough we can get them to open on the Saturday afternoon.

Check the first part of THIS link for some points of interest in Dumfries such as Robert Burns' house & mausoleum etc, and a rather nice photo of Drumlanrig castle which you still might be able to replicate even though they'll be officially closed

MissBerylBongoTattoo wrote:Yippee thats Perfect. It'll be Our First Bongo Fury trip We'll be there and will ofcourse introduce ourselves. What time is best to get there on the 11th as yes I would love to catch the Museum.

Bob wrote:Really good to see you back on here Brian.

Look after yourself, take it steady and start Bongoing once you're good and fit.