Next Big Meet-up?

[Tangerini]

Ooh yay! Here's hoping.

 

[Jeff Canes]

I'm in, now it need to book a flight

 

[Tangerini]

woohoo!!

 

[Hertz van Rental]

If you're coming to the UK you have to say 'spiffing'.

 

[Tangerini]

It's just a shame my English to American translator won't be traveling with me...

 

[Hertz van Rental]

Jolly bad show, old bean.

 

[Tangerini]

Hmm maybe if I pay enough attention while there I can do some research for a book... I already have a title...

Everything I needed to know about British English I learned from Red Dwarf: Otherwise entitled "I'm With Smeg-Head"

 

[Hertz van Rental]

That'll be me, then.

 

[Tangerini]

Aw... that's not what I meant :blushing:

 

[Antarctican]

Ya gotta love Red Dwarf...

 

[Jeff Canes]

been looking for a place to stay, so far i've fould the hotels in downtown Oakham and the Forge Cottage in Egleton, so where are the hot spot in the area

 

[ferny]

The local Post Office and when it gets dark, Sainsbury's.

 

[Hertz van Rental]

Sainsbury's? In Oakham? I think not.
The place shuts at 5pm... and the Post Office is way too exciting.

Jeff - talk to Anti. She's done all the places to stay research.

 

[Hertz van Rental]

I think that it's time we started showing hands to see who's turning up.

Definite:
Anti
Tangerini
Jeff

Possible:
Hertz

Who else?
Then we can start on some kind of itinerary.

1) Wake up.
2) Loaf around for a bit.
3) Find a WiFi hotspot.
4) Find a pub.
5) Get thrown out of pub.
6) Find another pub.
7) Make a photographic record of every square centimeter of Oakham.
8) Find yet another pub.
9) Exchange cameras.
10) Display apathy.
11) Think about finding another pub.

All that should take care of at least five minutes.

But seriously, Saturday the above three will be arriving and settling in.
So if people are coming then Sunday and Monday would be the key days.
Anyone got anything specific they want to do?
A walk around part of Rutland Water is on the list - but personally I find it a bit bland. And I remember it being built..... *sigh*

 

[Antarctican]

I want to go to Melton Mowbray for pork pies, try out some of the cheeses you always brag about, have a good curry, and fish & chips would be on the list too. (Sheesh, figures I'd start with food, eh?)

I'd like to see a nice English garden (and I read that there's a walled garden at Easton, which isn't far, and it has a turf maze too. And I read about Barnesdale Garden too)

Any quaint villages, castles etc would be good. (Is Rockingham Castle a good one to visit?)

And all of the aforementioned loafing, pubbing etc you described.

[You're the expert on what there is to see and do, so your suggestions and comments on all of our 'wish lists' will be helpful]