Cotswolds early Autumn weekend - incorporating UKMGer ! The Gate Hangs High - 2,3,4 October 26

[Arsey]

Meanwhile I accepted the offer by Nigel, who owns the 'The Gate Hangs High' to run me up to the brewery as a gathering of steam engines was errr mmmm aaah gathering there

Splendid service Nigel ... "Thank you"

Meanwhile, back at the campsite ...

Make and model (year is easy) ...

Old Rat and Bonnie get it together ...

More to come folks


Edit ... Nigel from 'The Gate Hangs High' even came to pick me up. Thanks again Nigel

Jonny G needs to buy another t-Shirt

 

[JonnyBravo]

Travelling light Mart…..

 

[Arsey]

Travelling light Mart…..

I guess you earned it , especially on the last day

 

[Oldrat]

Final snaps

A good day, a very good day.

 

[Micky]

One for Arsey .... spot the difference

Between ...

and ...

Catch me at the bar with the first correct answer and I'll buy you a pint

 

[The Other PaulG]

What a laugh! Thanks everyone for coming along and making it such fun.

Big effort from Tufty and Baldrick for making guest appearances!

Toddy thanks for sorting the weather, definitely a permanent role for you now.

Brian great work on the dining arrangements and TJMouse that, again, was a brilliant route. Such a lovely part of the country.

 

[Lord Snooty]

Great weekend and a pleasure to meet so many fine gentlemen and some new faces. I also saw the steam engines as they were at my place of abode The Sun Inn when I got back from the ride which was a great day out. I know a lot of the Cotswolds but Tom took us on some great new roads with stunning views and did a great job of leading the pack.

 

[Toddmeister]

Back home gents after a ride through brilliant sunshine and thick fog

A most excellent weekend meeting some old faces, and some new old faces.

Last year four feckwits spent a couple of nights in a field, and were guided round the Cotswolds by TJ. This year around 16 or us turned up and TJ made light work of guiding a much bigger group on a diverse mix of roads around the beautiful Cotswolds countryside again - top job that man

Thanks to everyone for the excellent company, and for next year, me and JohnnyB will remember not to go so big on the first night!

 

[Micky]

The 1911 Foden lorry owned by Nigel who owns the 'Hang The Gate High' ...

The final drive chain ...

Thanks for organising guys, t'was a pleasure to meet new and old faces

 

[andrewb2006]

Back home after a great weekend.

Great ride out yesterday , great to meet some new friends thank you all.

 

[adventuredon]

Some pics from me

 

[Santa-2512]

We should call it

Tossergate

So much banter, and putting the world to rights

The finest investigative, minds sorted and solved everything the last three days
: santa

 

[adventuredon]

We should call it

Tossergate

So much banter, and putting the world to rights

The finest investigative, minds sorted and solved everything the last three days
: santa

The gathering. Or the gathering at the gate

 

[Micky]

The gathering. Or the gathering at the gate

That’s what Nigel who owns the place suggest … ‘The Gathering At The Gate’ Good to see you again Don

 

[Wapping]

Shame to have missed it, but duty and Rotterdam call.

 

[Oldrat]

Shame to have missed it, but duty and Rotterdam call.

The camping field is on a gradient Richard so we could have stared in wonder at your awesome beast reared up on it’s legs!

You’ll have another opportunity as all agreed that as it was such a success, we should do the same thing next year.

Twas good

 

[Wapping]

The camping field is on a gradient Richard so we all could have stared in wonder at your awesome beast reared up on it’s legs!

You’ll have another opportunity as we all agreed that as it was a success,.we should do the same thing next year

Twas good

Excellent.

we should do the same thing next year

À la ‘Dinner for one’, shown every New Year’s Eve in Germany:

They are a strange lot, the Hun.

 

[Oldrat]

That’s what Nigel who owns the place suggest … ‘The Gathering At The Gate’ Good to see you again Don

I’ll go along with that Micky.

Get’s my vote

 

[AustinW]

Home at about 2pm with the exhaust slowly getting noisier and noisier accompanied by a strange resonance at exactly 77mph & up. Parts will be ordered from Gutsibits shortly. Tent out on the line but in true Lancashire style it’s cool & cloudy with tiny rain droplets floating down so it’s going to take a while to dry.

Thanks to all for a great weekend in particular Paul and Brian for doing the organising and Tom for the rideout, and also to everyone on the rideout that took the wrong turn behind me. That meant me and Tom had to go back along probably the best stretch of road we went on to try and find you all, and then oh dear how sad we couldn’t find you so had to do the entire stretch again. B4437 from Nr Burford to Charlbury for reference.

Looking forward to next year already.

 

[MRDDD]

Hello to all thank you for organising the weekend and the ride out yesterday I have a really great time meeting you all an for the help to put a 3 second tent up wrong it must be an age thing
Great people
Great banter and a really enjoyable weekend