Dare I suggest that we meet beforehand for a spot of breakfast.

:sofahide:

EDIT: Meeting place details. I will put a toe in the water and say between 08:15 and 08:30 leaving for JKM at 08:55.

Address for all

Venture Café,

Shawcross Ind Park,

Ackworth Road,

Portsmouth

PO3 5HU

023 92664918,

Edit by Stu - Google doesn't show the correct location for this place so I've made up some images -

Edited 2 February, 200917 yr by VRStu
Meeting details added

Edited as details sorted! : Sounds good Ian!

Edited 26 January, 200917 yr by devonutopia

Hmmm, brekkie sounds good

Dare I suggest that we meet beforehand for a spot of breakfast.

:sofahide:

i think everyone assumed that but where?

is there going to be another south mims convoy? gerry, des, tom

To avoid messing up the RR day thread please discuss meeting beforehand here please.

Well, we need a time and a place.

oooh, i'll pop down for some breakfast to say hello to some old faces

Last year some of us met at Tesco's at Winnall at around 08:00 I think.

I know that doesn't suit everyone but I seem to remember Sainsburys at Farlington struggled when we went there before. Or else its the Golden Arches.

Me me me.

I hope Trev joins us too...

im up for meeting anytime prior, ill be setting off early. all i ask is that could someone gives me the address or postcode of the meet, and ill tom tom it there.

reason being i have the directional ability of a blind dyslexic pigeon. and im a janner from devon.

and im a janner from devon.

If you want to meet near Honiton/Ottery, you can follow me. I can only realistically do the Sainsburys though due to not coming from the north/east way.

ill be coming from medway in kent, but thank you very much for the offer. you going the A303, tha back roads from honiton onwards are quite an entertaining drive when clear.... enjoy

im rarely in uk cos of my job, i go back to plymouth at xmas and thats about it. normally im working in germany, but i do alot of courses in chatham, hence me coming to the RR day

fair enough. Yeah, the A35 is good early in the morning, so I am looking forward to a pleasant drive down at sparrowfart

id probably have a hard time keeping up with yours anyway, lol

Just been doing a bit of research and there are a couple of other Tescos that we could meet at on the M27ish that advertise a Cafe.

This one

SOUTHAMPTON BURSLEDON TOWERS EXTRA,

HAMBLE LANE,

SOUTHAMPTON,

HAMPSHIRE,

SO31 8GN

or

FAREHAM WHITELEY,

WHITELEY VILLAGE,

FAREHAM,

HAMPSHIRE,

PO15 7LL

Does anyone have any previous with these and how easy is the access.

I know the Whiteley one and it is a few mins from the M27 but there is plenty of parking.

Just been doing a bit of research and there are a couple of other Tescos that we could meet at on the M27ish that advertise a Cafe.

This one

the one at whiteley is tiny but parking is plentiful (and free).. bursledon is a much larger store and will probably cope with breakfast demand better

Whitely is a smallish store. Bursledon is quite a big store but I can't recall the size of the cafe.

Edit - Beaten to it by Tom.

Whitely is a smallish store. Bursledon is quite a big store but I can't recall the size of the cafe.

Edit - Beaten to it by Tom.

i was in there earlier this evening:O it's upstairs via this huge esculator ramp thing.. and fyi unfortunately the trolleys have locks on the wheels to prevent you from using it as a launch ramp.... or so i was told:O

I think Steve was referring to this one in the RR day thread except it doesn't have a cafe. The only 2 I could find were the Burlsedon one or the Whiteley one.

If anyone has better suggestions then I am all ears but we have struggled to find a venue in the past.

PORTSMOUTH EXTRA,

CLEMENT ATLEE WAY,

PORTSMOUTH,

HAMPSHIRE,

PO6 4SR

It does help if you read the full listing for the Portsmouth store. Yes it has a Cafe.

How does 08:30 sound?

Edited 14 January, 200917 yr by Hedge

How does 08:30 sound?

Good to me matey

Tesco petrol station at the Portsmouth store sells 99Ron Unleaded too ............... although some of us wont be needing it :weeping:

Edited 14 January, 200917 yr by Makefish

FWIW the burseldon store is a wee bit crap to say the least though. I can't even think where the cafe is in there, even though it's been said it's upstairs.

There are a load of other things up there too so it can't be that big.

Still if you're meeting there it would be rude not to pop along and say hi.

Can't we do better than a Tescos? Morrisons brekkies are excellent if there are any in the area

Let me google that for you

Not that is easy access from the M'way.

Just an idea, I'll turn up wherever