June uDSC - 4th to 6th June - Rother Valley Campsite

[Mike]

OK so shall we try out Rother Valley for June?

[Mac]

Yup sounds good. (Although I 'm in Normandy playing for the D days landings so i wont be able to get to that one.)

One other point about Devon.
August is going to be very busy. School holidays, so most of the camp-sites will probably be full.
Not to mention all the traffic, and, the darkness value. Long days short nights.

The October one might be a better time to try.

Mac.

[Tony G]

Tony, they also sell tents and CARAVANS 

Why bring me into this.

Guys, if the DSC's are organised by the people who mainly go and not by the commitee (see other posting) then can we just leave it to the people who go to sort it out, thats probably me, mike, mick, mark, duncan, fay and mac.

Chris

It seems like the people that I have loved and worshipped, yes! worshipped over the last few years at EVERY DSC and uDSC's since 2005 have just turned their backs on me, and discarded me like an old refractor with a dented tube which was bought on ebay for spares.
May be I'll just follow everyone down, and camp in the campsite next door, that is until the pink toolset is needed, and I'll come running back................................if you let me.

Tony G

[Mike]

One other point about Devon.
August is going to be very busy. School holidays, so most of the camp-sites will probably be full.
Not to mention all the traffic, and, the darkness value. Long days short nights.

The October one might be a better time to try.

Mac.

Good point! Agreed, October would be better for Devon. Darker skies earlier too.

[Ian]

Just avoid stonehenge between 1st Jan and the 31st december...

[MarkS]

I won't be able to make the weekend 4-6 June.   I might try out somewhere the following weekend and report back.

Mark

[Mike]

Are we all agreed this one is at Rother Valley - 4th to 6th June?

[mickw]

yep

[Mike]

OK I have contacted the site to say a gang of us will be down and that we want to be kept together. I think they have limited hookups but I have told her we have long leads if that helps.

You will need to ring up and make your own booking. Say you are from the Orpington Astronomical Society when you book :-

01797 253997

The ladies name is Jackie.

[Mike]

The hookups are obviously around the field too as she has reserved my one at the far end of the field away from the toilet block. Don't forget to call and make your own bookings.

[Fay]

I also will not be able to go on the June one

[mickw]

Booked.

Only booked friday & saturday, jackie said not a problem to stay sunday if wanted

[mickw]

Who's actually going then ?

Did you book ?

[Carole]

Just noticed you are thinking of trying Devon in October. 
I know some-one who has a farm on Dartmoor and asked her a while back if she knew any campsites we could use and was it dark?

She said yes it was dark and this campsite is on the edge of Dartmoor:
If you don't already have somewhere in mind, this is the link if you want to look into it, prices are not bad but doesn't look like there is hook up for tents, although might be able to to a hard standing one with a long cable:

http://www.lydfordsite.co.uk/

Carole

[mickw]

You can get hook ups for tents - see tariffs pitch price.
Looks good - but
Trees and need to book at least 2 night with £25 deposit