Nov 28, 2017, 3:25 pm
Last edit by: nick.t.davies
Bristol DO (Concorde visit at Aerospace Bristol museum and evening drinks/meal) 24th Feb. 2018. (a Saturday)
DO activities and timings: (as a guide, this isn't regimented, however, you will want to maximise the Aerospace Bristol time so arriving in a timely manner will help, and later, our restaurant will get nervous if we don't arrive sometime between 7:45 and 8 PM!
I believe we currently have just about enough people car sharing/travelling together to get everyone to Aerospace Bristol from downtown...but if anyone needs a ride or is willing to offer a lift please do post that in the thread or note it on this wiki below by your name please. Ta!
Names for the lifts to/from Bristol to the museum can be added here, https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qIRFZIpVQfiQRTBdwi0aZctVyQauU-v3UTfAL-6l8Ms/edit?usp=sharing
12:10 Meet at DoubleTree Bristol car park to car share (for those that wish to, DT allows a brief entry to their car park without charge)
12:15 to 12:45 Car convoy to Aerospace Bristol (it's about a 30 minute journey in traffic)
12:45 to 13:00 Arrive, Ticket collection at Aerospace Bristol (BotB to wait at entrance for any stragglers!)
13:00 Aerospace Bristol and Concorde visit (we are registered as a group and have a discounted price but it is not a guided tour) Ł10 / person, please bring cash to the venue to receive your ticket.
16:00 Aerospace Bristol closes for the day
Thereafter car convoy back to DT City Centre
Then, later on...we offer two choices (the equivalent of chicken or beef if you will)...
For the livelier crowd that wants a few local pints before the main meal:
A Mini Pub Crawl being led by When I Travel The World, starting at 18:30 and going until 19:30ish so you'll be at SOTA in time for a nice hot meal and rejoining the rest of us!
The plan currently is to grab a quick beer at Brew Dog and then move onto the Small Bar http://www.smallbar.co.uk/ .
For those interested, please PM When I Travel The World to find out the secret handshake and location...enjoy!
For the rest, or should you wish to do your own thing until just before the evening meal, you can meet up with BotB at the Watershed (an easy place to find and a short walk to the SOTA restaurant afterwards)...I'll be there from 18:30 so show up anytime you like up to 19:30 when I'll take anyone that is with me to SOTA and we'll meet up with the others...
So,
18:30 to 19:30 Pre Meal Pub Crawl for those interested or...
18:30 to 19:30 General easy to find meeting point with options for drinks for those interested at Watershed cafe/bar area upstairs, harbourside. Website and info here: https://www.watershed.co.uk/cafe-bar
In either case, at: 19:30 to 19:45 both groups will stroll across to SOTA (Steak of the Art restaurant)....a 10 minute walk maximum along waterfront to Millennium square
19:45 Evening meal at Steak of the Art (SOTA)
22:45 We'll be asked to leave!
(they close at 23:00 IIRC)...Thereafter, those that wish to...can paint the town red...
Those attending: 29, so far, some for Museum, some for the evening meal!
For those attending the evening meal at SOTA, here is a link to the form you can fill out about your meal choices, sides, food allergies and such...(thanks to nick.t.davies ^ ) https://goo.gl/forms/aDDKGIJf2Kq6fqJi1 I will post about this in the thread as well with more detail but thought it would be good to have it linked here in the wiki as well.
allturnleft (all activities) (getting lift from BotB) (staying Bristol Hotel)
bigmarley4 +1 (museum only)
BotB (local) *willing to drive others to museum (all spare car space taken) (All activities) (staying DoubleTree)
camdentown (all activities)
Cymro (evening meal/drinks only)(staying DoubleTree)
Dakota (local) (all activities)
flyingbrief (all activities)
Greenpen (staying at Double Tree, all activities)
johnaalex (all activities) (staying Marriott Royal) willing to drive others to museum
KARFA (staying DoubleTree) (all activities)
matthandy (moving so may be local by that time!)
megaloman (museum only)(getting a lift with BotB)
morges1 (all activities) (staying Bristol Hotel)
MrBambi & MrsBambi (staying DoubleTree) *willing to drive others to museum (all activities)
nick.t.davies (staying DoubleTree) *willing to drive others to museum
PETER01 (evening meal/drinks only)
puqu99i +2 (all activities) (staying Mercure Brigstow) driving the trio!
simonsmith (all activities)
squawk (staying DoubleTree) (all activities) (getting a lift from BotB)
TheFlyingDoctor (local, museum visit in any case!) (already has ticket) public transport
thundercat (staying DoubleTree) *willing to drive others to museum (3 if CE, 4 if ET) (All activities)
When I Travel The World (Local, Museum visit and organising the pub crawl bit but not coming to dinner) (has own ticket for Bristol Aerospace) public transport
Ziz (evening meal/drinks only) (staying Hilton Garden Inn)
Hotels: (the Hilton DoubleTree seems to be the hotel of choice but for others see below!)
Link to post with suggested hotels in Bristol here: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/29180826-post32.html (besides the excellent FT threads on many of the hotels mentioned...)
Transport: (how to get here and what options are available!)
Link to post with suggested transport options; https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/29202661-post37.html
Other sites to check out while you are here:
Link to post with suggestions: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/29202750-post38.html
Updated to post 164.
Aerospace Bristol (Concorde museum) visit and DO | 24 Feb 2018
Feb 19, 2018, 6:29 am
#166
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For everyone's piece of mind please just put your FT name in a car on this spreadsheet and then you should get a seat, (subject to usual issues ticketing your reservation!).
If you have a car feel free to add it as well.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing
If you have a car feel free to add it as well.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing
Feb 19, 2018, 7:01 am
#167
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: LHR & JER
Programs: BAEC Gold, Hilton Gold
Posts: 253
This is looking great - good stuff, BotB! ^
I live in Cotham and will probably just drive to and from the Museum from there. Happy to give lifts to anyone local/ en route, but be warned that it will definitely be ET territory, and probably on a bad cleaning day; my car is strictly utilitarian kinder transport! Alternatively, if anyone can give me a lift, I might walk down to town and join the convoy. More convivial and could be fun!
I live in Cotham and will probably just drive to and from the Museum from there. Happy to give lifts to anyone local/ en route, but be warned that it will definitely be ET territory, and probably on a bad cleaning day; my car is strictly utilitarian kinder transport! Alternatively, if anyone can give me a lift, I might walk down to town and join the convoy. More convivial and could be fun!
Feb 19, 2018, 12:36 pm
#170
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Section of Aerospace Bristol car park (free of charge, plenty of parking available).
Just in case anyone needs it, the address of Aerospace Bristol is here:
Aerospace Bristol
Hayes Way
Patchway
Bristol
BS34 5BZ
You can get detailed directions from their website (if you wish, or google or sat nav of course!) here:
How to find us ? Aerospace Bristol
There is no entrance barrier to get into the car park and the car park is massive, free to park in and you just have to walk over to the green hangers to enter afterwards. A picture of a section of the car park is above to give you an idea.
Hope that helps!
Apologies in advance for another change of plans for you - I will now arrive by car from West London on Saturday morning. Avis car was 49 GBP vs 69 GBP for train tickets, plus car will give me more flexibility. That also means - if anyone needs a lift from near Heathrow on Saturday morning, I'll be happy to help. I can also help with getting people from hotels / Bristol locations to free you up a little bit!
Best,
m.
Feb 19, 2018, 3:07 pm
#171
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Location: Bristol, UK
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Hi Megaloman, no problem at all, I can understand why you would change with that rate! Thanks for letting me know...we can use nick.t.davies form to see who else needs a ride and I can take them in addition to the other two I have already promised. (thanks nick.t.davies for yet again coming to the rescue!)
Getting close now, I haven't heard from Cymro nor Ziz so will assume they no longer wish to attend (as they were only attending the evening meal portion, sorry to learn that hope you are okay and safe), maybe another time...if you are indeed still interested, please do contact me and I can see what I can do regards last minute SOTA orders but can't guarantee anything now, sorry!)
So, we are now a lean 24 going to Aerospace Bristol and 20 going to the evening meal...a nice number by anyone's count! I look forward to seeing you all on Saturday.
Any issues or concerns please do let me know. I'm away right now for a few days but will be checking email now and again so will get back to you!
Cheers,
BotB
Getting close now, I haven't heard from Cymro nor Ziz so will assume they no longer wish to attend (as they were only attending the evening meal portion, sorry to learn that hope you are okay and safe), maybe another time...if you are indeed still interested, please do contact me and I can see what I can do regards last minute SOTA orders but can't guarantee anything now, sorry!)
So, we are now a lean 24 going to Aerospace Bristol and 20 going to the evening meal...a nice number by anyone's count! I look forward to seeing you all on Saturday.
Any issues or concerns please do let me know. I'm away right now for a few days but will be checking email now and again so will get back to you!
Cheers,
BotB
Feb 19, 2018, 3:57 pm
#173
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Feb 19, 2018, 4:07 pm
#174
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Feb 19, 2018, 4:19 pm
#176
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Well, always one to eat my hat...
The supercomputers all tend to agree which for 4-5 days out is rare and so they tend to think a high pressure system is building in and will block changes for Saturday...I think 7 is optimistic, 5 C high is what the money is saying. the lows are spot on -2 C Saturday morning and -1 C going into Sunday morning. The forecasts also (quite rare) agree that no precipitation for Saturday, wind is varying wildly so no bets on that, could be light, medium or strong!
I'll happily bore anyone that wants to know more at the Do....these are the graphs I would use (ensemble forecasting) and although they are for London, they are a good indicator for the South West as well...
Classic, I can see this is now going to turn out to be a Michael Fish moment in my life!
Weather: Ensemble forecast
The supercomputers all tend to agree which for 4-5 days out is rare and so they tend to think a high pressure system is building in and will block changes for Saturday...I think 7 is optimistic, 5 C high is what the money is saying. the lows are spot on -2 C Saturday morning and -1 C going into Sunday morning. The forecasts also (quite rare) agree that no precipitation for Saturday, wind is varying wildly so no bets on that, could be light, medium or strong!
I'll happily bore anyone that wants to know more at the Do....these are the graphs I would use (ensemble forecasting) and although they are for London, they are a good indicator for the South West as well...
Classic, I can see this is now going to turn out to be a Michael Fish moment in my life!
Weather: Ensemble forecast
Feb 19, 2018, 4:21 pm
#177
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Feb 20, 2018, 6:18 am
#178
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For everyone's piece of mind please just put your FT name in a car on this spreadsheet and then you should get a seat, (subject to usual issues ticketing your reservation!).
If you have a car feel free to add it as well.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing
If you have a car feel free to add it as well.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing
Feb 20, 2018, 8:31 am
#179
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Location: Bristol, UK
Programs: HH D, Rad Plat
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For info, those that wanted to be able to order dessert on the evening and not pre-order: that is no problem I am told so do feel free to consider it on the day!
Our food orders have been accepted without issue so now just need to print out the name badges and hope that everyone is sorted (or getting sorted) for car sharing.
Thanks, not long now!
BotB
Our food orders have been accepted without issue so now just need to print out the name badges and hope that everyone is sorted (or getting sorted) for car sharing.
Thanks, not long now!
BotB
Feb 20, 2018, 9:20 am
#180
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 3,925
I will be driving but I will go straight to the museum so not much use as a lift giver! If your lift from the hotels to the museum is unsatisfactory, for example, you don't get your choice of food, it's cava not champagne, the seats are cramped, the person in front of you reclines their seat, the pilot is drunk etc etc, I can give a lift back.