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Trying to search out an area in the South that is as remote as possible ie
narrow roads few villages etc, no real success yet. Anybody know of an area
I could investigate ? Dorset looks promising but having not really visited
area much I am not sure.
Ta
John H

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"Hirsty's" <magnum.458@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Trying to search out an area in the South that is as remote as possible ie
> narrow roads few villages etc, no real success yet. Anybody know of an
> area
> I could investigate ? Dorset looks promising but having not really visited
> area much I am not sure.
> Ta
> John H

I think the place you seek is...

Salisbury Plain

;-)

Si


 
In message <ntVEg.1538$ri1.488@newsfe7-gui.ntli.net>
"Hirsty's" <magnum.458@ntlworld.com> wrote:

> Trying to search out an area in the South that is as remote as possible ie
> narrow roads few villages etc, no real success yet. Anybody know of an area
> I could investigate ? Dorset looks promising but having not really visited
> area much I am not sure.
> Ta
> John H
>

Sailsbury Plain on a "open day"? It's funny, but I lived for years
in Bratton, Withshire (on the edge of Sailsbury Plain) and thought
of the area as being very rural. I had cause to visit Bratton a few
months ago and it felt almost urban - all those places that seemed
so far apart seem right next door to each other now! I'd imagine
the Plain still seems pretty desolate though (except for Imber,
it used to be like Brighton on an "open day").

Richard
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On 2006-08-17, Hirsty's <magnum.458@ntlworld.com> wrote:

> Trying to search out an area in the South that is as remote as possible ie
> narrow roads few villages etc, no real success yet. Anybody know of an area
> I could investigate ? Dorset looks promising but having not really visited
> area much I am not sure.

I get the feeling that you're not actually looking for off-roading
opportunities, just a remote rural area, perhaps to live in? Is that
right? So far replies have been about off-roading, I'm not sure if
that's appropriate, so it might be worth your while clarifying a
little.

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"Ian Rawlings" <news05@tarcus.org.uk> wrote in message
news:slrnee8can.jno.news05@desktop.tarcus.org.uk...
> On 2006-08-17, Hirsty's <magnum.458@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>
> > Trying to search out an area in the South that is as remote as possible
ie
> > narrow roads few villages etc, no real success yet. Anybody know of an
area
> > I could investigate ? Dorset looks promising but having not really
visited
> > area much I am not sure.
>
> I get the feeling that you're not actually looking for off-roading
> opportunities, just a remote rural area, perhaps to live in? Is that
> right? So far replies have been about off-roading, I'm not sure if
> that's appropriate, so it might be worth your while clarifying a
> little.
>
> --
> Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!

Spot on Ian, the more remote the better. I don't want to commute just get
lost away from London. Used to live in Africa and it would be nice to be a
little more rural. Similar to the the moors above Pately Bridge / Wath

John H


 
In message <slrnee8can.jno.news05@desktop.tarcus.org.uk>
Ian Rawlings <news05@tarcus.org.uk> wrote:

> On 2006-08-17, Hirsty's <magnum.458@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>
> > Trying to search out an area in the South that is as remote as possible ie
> > narrow roads few villages etc, no real success yet. Anybody know of an area
> > I could investigate ? Dorset looks promising but having not really visited
> > area much I am not sure.
>
> I get the feeling that you're not actually looking for off-roading
> opportunities, just a remote rural area, perhaps to live in? Is that
> right? So far replies have been about off-roading, I'm not sure if
> that's appropriate, so it might be worth your while clarifying a
> little.
>

ere! I wans't on about off-roading - there quite a few miles
of tramac on Sailsbury Plain - you're just not allowed to drive
on it most of the time.

Richard
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In message <hiYEg.549$_06.305@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net>
"Hirsty's" <magnum.458@ntlworld.com> wrote:

>
> "Ian Rawlings" <news05@tarcus.org.uk> wrote in message
> news:slrnee8can.jno.news05@desktop.tarcus.org.uk...
> > On 2006-08-17, Hirsty's <magnum.458@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Trying to search out an area in the South that is as remote as possible
> ie
> > > narrow roads few villages etc, no real success yet. Anybody know of an
> area
> > > I could investigate ? Dorset looks promising but having not really
> visited
> > > area much I am not sure.
> >
> > I get the feeling that you're not actually looking for off-roading
> > opportunities, just a remote rural area, perhaps to live in? Is that
> > right? So far replies have been about off-roading, I'm not sure if
> > that's appropriate, so it might be worth your while clarifying a
> > little.
> >
> > --
> > Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!
>
> Spot on Ian, the more remote the better. I don't want to commute just get
> lost away from London. Used to live in Africa and it would be nice to be a
> little more rural. Similar to the the moors above Pately Bridge / Wath
>
> John H
>
>

Dartmoor or Bodmin Moor then? Maybe the New Forrest. West Wales is the
traditional hiding place for ex City types, though you'd keeping
tripping over "Good Life" hippies these days it seems.

Richard
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On 2006-08-17, beamendsltd <beamendsltd@btconnect.com> wrote:

> ere! I wans't on about off-roading - there quite a few miles
> of tramac on Sailsbury Plain - you're just not allowed to drive
> on it most of the time.

No but you also weren't on about living on salisbury plain, that would
be quite interesting ;-)

As for tarmac on Salisbury Plain, last time I went up there I saw
little else! The area around Salisbury Plain is more interesting for
off-roading.

--
Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!
 
On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:35:13 +0100, beamendsltd
<beamendsltd@btconnect.com> wrote:

>West Wales is the
>traditional hiding place for ex City types, though you'd keeping
>tripping over "Good Life" hippies these days it seems.

Oh I don't know. Austin isn't a bit like Richard Briers.

(Oh bugrit, got Felicity Kendal in my mind now...)


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Mother wrote:
> (Oh bugrit, got Felicity Kendal in my mind now...)
>
>
I bet it's only because she had a series 3 Land Rover in that hard
hitting, gritty and true to life docudrama, Rosemary & Thyme.

 
"Mother" <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net> wrote in message
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>
> (Oh bugrit, got Felicity Kendal in my mind now...)
>

Damn! Me too.

What was that series she did post Good Life where she was some divorced or
widowed man-eater who liked a bit of this and that? Certainly not the
goody-two-shoes Barbara Good image.

Steve


 
On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 15:50:29 +0100, Steve <steve@DELETEMEFIRSTzord.co.uk>
wrote:

> "Mother" <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net> wrote in message
> news:7cu8e2licmu15eoak6dmtc3vpc5mofdbio@4ax.com...
>>
>> (Oh bugrit, got Felicity Kendal in my mind now...)
>>
>
> Damn! Me too.
>
> What was that series she did post Good Life where she was some divorced
> or
> widowed man-eater who liked a bit of this and that?

Solo?

> Certainly not the
> goody-two-shoes Barbara Good image.

Either works for me. <g>

Wouldn't climb over her to get to you - as they say.

/coat ...
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Land Rover - 110 V8
Discovery - V8
 
"William Tasso" <SpamBlocked@tbdata.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 15:50:29 +0100, Steve <steve@DELETEMEFIRSTzord.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
> > "Mother" <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net> wrote in message
> > news:7cu8e2licmu15eoak6dmtc3vpc5mofdbio@4ax.com...
> >>
> >> (Oh bugrit, got Felicity Kendal in my mind now...)
> >>
> >
> > Damn! Me too.
> >
> > What was that series she did post Good Life where she was some divorced
> > or
> > widowed man-eater who liked a bit of this and that?
>
> Solo?
>
> > Certainly not the
> > goody-two-shoes Barbara Good image.
>
> Either works for me. <g>
>

I wasn't condemning either image

> Wouldn't climb over her to get to you - as they say.
>

If you did, I would delicately and diplomatically inform you that I was not
of that persuasion.

Steve


 
In message <7cu8e2licmu15eoak6dmtc3vpc5mofdbio@4ax.com>, Mother <"@
{mother} @"@101fc.net> writes
>On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:35:13 +0100, beamendsltd
><beamendsltd@btconnect.com> wrote:
>
>>West Wales is the
>>traditional hiding place for ex City types, though you'd keeping
>>tripping over "Good Life" hippies these days it seems.
>
>Oh I don't know. Austin isn't a bit like Richard Briers.
>
>(Oh bugrit, got Felicity Kendal in my mind now...)

Consider the wild and woolly hills of Mid Wales too. Powys is the most
sparsely populated county south of the north of Scotland. I'm in the
middle of it. Not exactly in commuting distance from London but I've
managed many a round trip in a single day. Lots of interesting bumpy
bits too. For the price of two bedroom flat in Islington you can get a
veritable hacienda.
--
John Lubran
 
In message <JvedneOE74q0H3nZRVnyqA@bt.com>
"Steve" <steve@DELETEMEFIRSTzord.co.uk> wrote:

> "Mother" <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net> wrote in message
> news:7cu8e2licmu15eoak6dmtc3vpc5mofdbio@4ax.com...
> >
> > (Oh bugrit, got Felicity Kendal in my mind now...)
> >
>
> Damn! Me too.
>
> What was that series she did post Good Life where she was some divorced or
> widowed man-eater who liked a bit of this and that? Certainly not the
> goody-two-shoes Barbara Good image.
>
> Steve
>
>

Solo - I'm ashamed to admit I remember the title.....I thought it
was awful.

Richard

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Mother" <"@ {mother} @ came up with the following;:
> On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:35:13 +0100, beamendsltd
> <beamendsltd@btconnect.com> wrote:
>
>> West Wales is the
>> traditional hiding place for ex City types, though you'd keeping
>> tripping over "Good Life" hippies these days it seems.
>
> Oh I don't know. Austin isn't a bit like Richard Briers.
>
> (Oh bugrit, got Felicity Kendal in my mind now...)

Oh, you git .... ;)

--
Paul ...
(8(|) Homer Rules ..... Doh !!!



 
Hirsty's wrote, On 17/08/2006 09:07:
> Trying to search out an area in the South that is as remote as possible ie
> narrow roads few villages etc, no real success yet. Anybody know of an area
> I could investigate ? Dorset looks promising but having not really visited
> area much I am not sure.
> Ta
> John H
>

Salisbury Plain is OK, but you could go east a bit to escape those West
Country folk. I grew up in North Essex and still enjoy going back. The
area made up of North Essex, North Hertfordshire, South Cambridgeshire
is nice rural and mainly farming. You have the M11 and Stansted Airport
if you need to escape. The greenlaning is pretty good as well.

DavidM
 
On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:35:13 +0100, beamendsltd wrote:

> Dartmoor or Bodmin Moor then?

Dartmoor NP at 368 sq miles is less than half of the area that I live in,
"Englands Last Wilderness", the North Pennines ANOB 766 sq miles. Not
south though, just below the Scottish Border. Towns of decent size, ie
those with any of the normal high street stores (Co-op's excepted) are
all more than 20 miles away.

> ... though you'd keeping tripping over "Good Life" hippies these days
> it seems.

Fair few orginal, and now ageing, hippies up here. Our remoteness,
isolation and weather make the living too hard for "good life" townies.

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