Poll

Expressions of interest (and will have to check vacancies)

May 3rd week end
3 (27.3%)
May 10th week end
2 (18.2%)
May 17th week end
0 (0%)
May 24th week end
0 (0%)
May 31 week end
1 (9.1%)
Any of the above
5 (45.5%)

Total Members Voted: 11

Author Topic: The Cock at Broom - possible location for camping meet.  (Read 10419 times)

The Cock at Broom - possible location for camping meet.
« on: 06 September, 2018, 12:53:27 pm »
Possible location for a future meet. Really old fashioned 200 year old pub with no bar, (taps) small intimate rooms, food, with camping at rear having 24 hour access to WCs and cold water. No showers though. Will reccy this week. Good cycling country with lots of interesting locations nearby. Rail access a couple of miles via east coast main line.
Jordans Mill is also just down the road which has a large good quality cafe/restaurant and visitors centre.

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g4362577-d6404227-Reviews-The_Cock_at_Broom-Broom_Bedfordshire_England.html

http://www.thecockatbroom.co.uk/?utm_source=tripadvisor&utm_medium=referral
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Re: The Cock at Broom - possible location for camping meet.
« Reply #1 on: 06 September, 2018, 10:09:44 pm »
And just a couple of hundred metres off our club evening 10 course ;D

Re: The Cock at Broom - possible location for camping meet.
« Reply #2 on: 14 September, 2018, 12:00:55 pm »
Notional tenner a night for camping but landlord indicated that if we eat at the pub then this will be waived! Field is flat and open quiet landscape (so no hedge inspections!). Does seem to have at least some electrical points.  Loos at back of pub are accessible at all times. Would be advantageous for loo visits to camp nearer the pub as the field is quite long/deep.  No showers though. Food is of a good standard, will post photos later. Pub also does the full english breakfast and Sunday roast. Beer is excellent (tad spendy for the provinces but undertandably so). 2 pint and 4 pint beer containers can be purchased for taking outside. Pub is tiny but has the usual facilities. Is apparently popular with a range of groups so would need to book. A weeks notice being required for a group booking.
Plenty of good weather seating outside at the back of the pub. I did notice a large gas barbeque so guess this is used during the appropriate season. Will post some options for  cycle ride locations of distances various, at a later date, given sufficient interest.  A must visit however is the tea room in the old post office just down the road at Southill which also involves passing fields of commerically grown flowers/roses. For the model makers out there it would be great if a visit cooincided with a Bedfordshire engineers railway open day and vintage aircraft, for those of that particular disposition, are also to be found a few miles away. Wrest Park stately pile is approx 7 miles away.
I was thinking of next spring?


Edit: Engineers referred to above.
https://www.bedfordmes.co.uk/

Aeroplanes referred to above.
http://www.shuttleworth.org/
Get a bicycle. You will never regret it, if you live- Mark Twain

Re: The Cock at Broom - possible location for camping meet.
« Reply #3 on: 14 September, 2018, 02:29:36 pm »
That looks good  .Just let me know when   :)
the slower you go the more you see

Re: The Cock at Broom - possible location for camping meet.
« Reply #4 on: 17 September, 2018, 07:12:24 pm »
Sounds fab. Likewise, let us know when.  :)
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Re: The Cock at Broom - possible location for camping meet.
« Reply #5 on: 17 September, 2018, 10:11:08 pm »
I hope I'll be free to come along when you organise a meet.
If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is...

Re: The Cock at Broom - possible location for camping meet.
« Reply #6 on: 23 September, 2018, 07:56:40 pm »
This is quite close to me here in Bedford, and I pass through Broom quite regularly when I’m out and about on my rides. I can certainly recommend some routes. So I guess that means count me in anytime you’re planning to get together in Broom :-)

Pedal Castro

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Re: The Cock at Broom - possible location for camping meet.
« Reply #7 on: 23 September, 2018, 08:21:58 pm »
Looks great and only 40 miles from me. I may ride there this coming week to check out their beer offering.

Speshact

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Re: The Cock at Broom - possible location for camping meet.
« Reply #8 on: 23 September, 2018, 09:52:03 pm »
Sounds promising to me. Float some dates!

Re: The Cock at Broom - possible location for camping meet.
« Reply #9 on: 24 September, 2018, 12:56:33 pm »
This is quite close to me here in Bedford, and I pass through Broom quite regularly when I’m out and about on my rides. I can certainly recommend some routes. So I guess that means count me in anytime you’re planning to get together in Broom :-)
May well come back to you on that Rob. Moggerhanger, Danish camp, or Grafham are other possiblities together with the 16th century dovecote and stables, the Embankment or what have you. There is also a cracking new LBS and cafe at Roxton in a brand new purpose built block to the rear of the pub.
Get a bicycle. You will never regret it, if you live- Mark Twain

rogerzilla

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Re: The Cock at Broom - possible location for camping meet.
« Reply #10 on: 24 September, 2018, 04:34:11 pm »
And the name had ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with its selection?

True story: The Cock Inn in Northampton had a hand car wash on Saturdays.  Cue a big banner proclaiming "COCK WASH".  Mind you, this is the town that gave us the Sofa King (tagline: Our Prices Are Sofa King Low).
Hard work sometimes pays off in the end, but laziness ALWAYS pays off NOW.

Cudzoziemiec

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Re: The Cock at Broom - possible location for camping meet.
« Reply #11 on: 24 September, 2018, 09:20:28 pm »
When?
Riding a concrete path through the nebulous and chaotic future.

Re: The Cock at Broom - possible location for camping meet.
« Reply #12 on: 24 September, 2018, 09:44:53 pm »
And the name had ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with its selection?

True story: The Cock Inn in Northampton had a hand car wash on Saturdays.  Cue a big banner proclaiming "COCK WASH".  Mind you, this is the town that gave us the Sofa King (tagline: Our Prices Are Sofa King Low).
Yes Google search does have a quiet think about it before landing the site.
Get a bicycle. You will never regret it, if you live- Mark Twain

Re: The Cock at Broom - possible location for camping meet.
« Reply #13 on: 24 September, 2018, 09:49:05 pm »
Easter is late April next year so could be suitable. Personal plans are being formulated for other spring events so not too sure vis dates atm. On the other hand does not need me to be there. Events such as the Arrow could clash of course.
Get a bicycle. You will never regret it, if you live- Mark Twain

Re: The Cock at Broom - possible location for camping meet.
« Reply #14 on: 24 September, 2018, 10:35:00 pm »
We are always out with the ALC over Easter.
Quote from: Kim
^ This woman knows what she's talking about.

Blodwyn Pig

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Re: The Cock at Broom - possible location for camping meet.
« Reply #15 on: 26 September, 2018, 09:07:38 am »
sounds interesting. :thumbsup:

Re: The Cock at Broom - possible location for camping meet.
« Reply #16 on: 07 October, 2018, 07:08:15 pm »
We Things are now quite local to this, and are quite interested in coming along. Having been camping for far too long.
California Dreaming

Re: The Cock at Broom - possible location for camping meet.
« Reply #17 on: 09 October, 2018, 09:14:31 pm »
An ancient self contained pastry meal is available hereabouts called a Clanger. This is savoury at one end and sweet at the other. (yes similar to Cornish miners). A baker sells them in Bigglewade. I have often wondered if this is where the phrase to drop a clanger comes from. As a farming labourer, miles from anywhere, dropping your lunch would have been a big deal.
Get a bicycle. You will never regret it, if you live- Mark Twain

Re: The Cock at Broom - possible location for camping meet.
« Reply #18 on: 09 October, 2018, 09:26:43 pm »
I called in at the Cock one day last week, and enjoyed a very pleasant pint while sitting in the sunshine. Admittedly, this was a mid-week lunchtime, but the staff were very friendly, the amenities looked more than adequate, and the field at the back appeared to be quiet enough, once the car park is vacated. I intend to return soon :).

Re: The Cock at Broom - possible location for camping meet.
« Reply #19 on: 04 March, 2019, 03:33:31 pm »
Bump. Have tagged it for May atm but dependent on numbers and people's holiday arrangements this could be moved to later in the year. There will need to be sufficent vacancies as well, of course.
Get a bicycle. You will never regret it, if you live- Mark Twain

Cudzoziemiec

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Re: The Cock at Broom - possible location for camping meet.
« Reply #20 on: 04 March, 2019, 04:03:43 pm »
Sounds good. Put me provisionally down.
Riding a concrete path through the nebulous and chaotic future.

Re: The Cock at Broom - possible location for camping meet.
« Reply #21 on: 04 March, 2019, 05:43:47 pm »
Can peeps express their date preferences above so I can get an idea of numbers etc thanks.
Get a bicycle. You will never regret it, if you live- Mark Twain

Re: The Cock at Broom - possible location for camping meet.
« Reply #22 on: 04 March, 2019, 06:30:26 pm »
I've said the 31st, but any weekend apart from the 10th will probably be ok. The ALC have their AGM meet on the weekend of the 10th, so I have to be there to chair the AGM. The other members of the ALC should be busy then too  ;) ;D

Our attendance also depends on the stage we are at with moving, but I hope it has happened by then!
Quote from: Kim
^ This woman knows what she's talking about.

Re: The Cock at Broom - possible location for camping meet.
« Reply #23 on: 04 March, 2019, 06:38:27 pm »
Can't do the 24th or 31st. I've voted for the 10th, but any of the others apart from the 24th or 31st is good for me.

RichForrest

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Re: The Cock at Broom - possible location for camping meet.
« Reply #24 on: 04 March, 2019, 07:20:25 pm »
Given a list you will get replies for all the dates  ;D
I have gone for the 1st weekend as that is the only weekend I'm not on shift.
2nd weekend as Butterfly says, we are at the ALC AGM weekend.

Rich