All, apologies for the late reply to this; work, wife, dog...and not necessarily in that order

Anyway, thank you very much for the varied suggestions. Seems to be plenty of options, most of which sound very appealing. I'm going to have to do a wee bit of research and see which of the options I prefer.

Fairly rare for me to look forward to a business trip, but this one definitely has pricked my attention.

I'll report back once I've taken the drive and let you guys (and gals) know how i got on.

Peace.