Vintage Minor Register

As I have mentioned before, our repatriation to Blighty in June will open up the opportunity to mount spring and autumn Register gatherings – perhaps smaller, more relaxed and more intimate than the main event of our Summer Rally, but no less enjoyable, and in turn affording the prospect of gathering in locations around the country that should be more accessible to members and Register friends too far flung to reach Ludlow.

To that end, we are truly excited to announce that we will be organizing an Autumn Escape to the Lake District, over the weekend of Friday 6th to Sunday 8th September. Ten years ago, we ran a rally based on the Grange Hotel on Loweswater, Cumbria. Eighteen bods took part with six vintage cars and a couple of moderns and I have to admit that, for Jayne and I, it was one of the most enjoyable Register gatherings that we have ever organized. (Full disclosure - I have stayed at the Grange since the late seventies when, as a student, I visited with my Mum to spectate for several years on the VSCC Lakeland Trial and our visits can still be found in their Visitor’s Book!) There was ample time to relax, chat and enjoy the stunning scenery of the Lakes. So we are going to do it again! This time, there will perhaps be a few more entrants, but we will work to ensure that the relaxed spirit of that first Lakes weekend is perfectly preserved.

There is hotel and self-catering accommodation, plus further accommodation in the local area. There is also plenty of trailer parking. There is also additional accommodation at the cozy and historic Kirkstile Inn in Loweswater village. Also the nearby Scale Hill Inn, which includes dog-friendly cottages. There is also camping just behind the Grange at Askhill Farm.

I’ll have more to share over the next few months, but for now, do get in touch if you think you would like to join us, so that we can gauge likely numbers and refine plans. All pre-war cars warmly invited! And feel free to book your accommodation (we suggest Friday to Sunday nights inclusive). We have booked into the Grange already.

Heading for the lakes tomorrow to run Escape to the Lakes - weather looking good and we are greatly looking forward to it.

I'll report back here next week on our escapades!

Just back from the Lakes and a fabulous weekend with stunning weather and about 150 miles exploring the fells and dales - not to mention some incredible pubs. Full report coming in the autumn mag.

If you weren't there, you missed a true gem of a weekend.

Would have come along to this but prior engagement forced me to pull out, sadly. I was going to have it as part of my Minor Tour of Scotland 2024, which has now been pushed back a week. All being well I'll be heading north on Monday. Annoyingly, I didn't order a spare gallon of engine oil until Thursday evening so it won't arrive until 8am-12pm on Monday. Fingers crossed I'll have it by half nine and can hit the road. It's a very long way to the border

Brilliant Jonathan - can we have a new thread on your Scottish run?

I just prepped the fabric saloon for VSCC Madresfield tomorrow.