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  • #1

    Accomodation for Grapefest

    You can of course, bring a sleeping bag and have some floor space. It might work pitching as tent behind the house...might be a tad lumpy!

    Or these places do clean and tidy accomodation.

    Wentvale Court, about a mile away
    Wentvale Court Hotel- Bed and Breakfast,Licenced Accommodation,West Yorkshire
    http://www.wentvalecourt.com/default.htm
    Restored Victorian property now privately owned hotel,located in Knottingley between Pontefract and Castleford, West Yorkshire close to intersection of A1 and M62


    Tower house Guest House , about 1.5 miles away
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    Quality Hotel selby (not actually in Selby) about 4 miles North, clean and tidy, has a swimming pool too
    Wines at Home
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    There are three travelinns
    http://www.premierinn.com/en/justBrowseSearch!execute.action?searchModel.map=fa lse&searchModel.searchTerm=Pontefract&CMP=KNC_Gb

    Pontefract North is closest at around 1 mile
    Pontefract South is in fact Darrington (£10 taxi ride...its posh darrington)
    Castleford xscape site is about 5 miles or so...ask DaveH ...he walked it

    main travelinn site...search for postcode WF11 0DL
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    give me a shout if you want any more details.
    regards
    bob
    Last edited by lockwood1956; 23-07-2011, 07:12 PM.
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  • #2
    LOL! Can definately recommend the Xscape site....clean modern hotel, air con rooms, fantastic showers in the rooms and surprisingly quiet considering the Xscape site is only a few hundred yards away. Oh, and don't do what i did......get a taxi! Bob listed a few decent taxi firm numbers in the GF10 thread - get them in your mobile phone!!!

    That said, i'm booked in at the Ponte North Travelinn this year, so only a mile away...well, i am a year older, not to mention i now have 2 dodgy knees - so a 5 mile yomp is a bit OTT
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    • #3
      Got my room booked over at the Wentvale. And my days off booked from work, the Friday and the whole of the next week. Normaly I work away so decided that I had best give myself as much time as possible to get this thing sorted.

      Giddy with excitement now !

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Ted.B View Post
        Got my room booked over at the Wentvale
        Breakfasts are good there.
        Pete the Instructor

        It looks like Phil Donahue throwing up into a tuba

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Ted.B View Post
          And my days off booked from work, the Friday and the whole of the next week. Normaly I work away
          Good plan.. The red grapes do need some attention everyday (two or three times!) to punch the cap down and get them pressed at the right time.

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          • #6
            I also have a mountain of gardening, decorating and general housework to keep me busy that week, oh joy ! Anyhow I think I have spotted a supply of suitable transport containers over on EBAY, just need to source some kind of press now. Think I will ask in my local HBS to see if something could be rented.

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            • #7
              I believe the hbs in Newark used to rent presses out, if that helps. They can be squeezed with a straining bag and your hands if needed.

              Karl got hold of some very nice 60 litre buckets at a good price the last two years, I hoping he'll be getting some more this year.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Rich View Post
                Karl got hold of some very nice 60 litre buckets at a good price the last two years, I hoping he'll be getting some more this year.
                Seconded!!! They make great Boilers too
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Ted.B View Post
                  I also have a mountain of gardening, decorating and general housework to keep me busy that week, oh joy ! Anyhow I think I have spotted a supply of suitable transport containers over on EBAY, just need to source some kind of press now. Think I will ask in my local HBS to see if something could be rented.
                  Build one. Dead easy - I have the plans - email me.
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Cellar_Rat View Post
                    Build one. Dead easy - I have the plans - email me.
                    If I can't get a bargain from EBAY then a self build might be the way I go but I just don't have the time or workshop access right now. Working away is most inconvenient but it has to be done. A rent for a day or two does seem to be the best solution so I will be asking in both my locals HBS this weekend. Somebody local to me will surely have one. Maybe a card in a shop window might come up trumps, you never know.

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                    • #11
                      I did a 60L buckets worth of grapes last year using one of the little boots presses (kindly loaned by Rich). I've managed to get my own this year. Might take it along and auction it off
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                      • #12
                        The price it fetches will be reflected in this years loan price.

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