Postscript to Around Britain's Coast Roads for Help for Heroes
I completed the Around Britain's Coast Roads Drive on May 1st having covered an actual distance of 5017 Miles over the 22 days. I drove for an average of 9 hours a day.
I had good Hood Down weather for most of the trip, save the few days of rain, hail, sleet and Devon Floods, as my personal Sunshine Bubble followed me along the coast.
I now realise what a beautiful country this is that we live in, to the extent that being alone I became quite emotional from time to time at the sheer beauty of it all.
I would love to make the whole trip again. Staying in Small Hotels and B&Bs the whole trip including preparation items sits at about £143 per day, with over a third of that being for fuel, which I think is good value.
I had the good fortune to be able to meet up with Six groups of Morgan Owners around the country including one other TV member, John Hayes, who drove part of the Devon Floods Day with me from Paignton to Exeter.
I also managed to visit six Morgan Dealerships who were located close to my route. At Ledgerwoods, Phil and Joyce were there with a massive group of LinMog Members who were there to cheer me in and give me a superb Buffet and Champers send on.
At the point of writing the sponsorship received so far is around £5000, with the Waddesdon, All Morgans' Day fundraising still to be added in.
During the trip I kept a daily Blog going so if anyone is interested in reading it and seeing some of the many photos I took along the way here is the link.
http://franks4x4-solograndetour.blogspot.co.uk/
Frank
4690 Miles Around Britain's Coastal Roads in a Morgan
Roadster 100 – APRIL 2012
A Solo Charity Drive in support of 'Help for Heroes'
Listening to the car radio one day, someone said that if you drive across North London to the coast and then turn left and keep going you would eventually arrive back at London on the South Side. Now there is an idea, says I.
Last year the Roadster 100 Register held a successful Charity Event for Help for Heroes at Waddesdon Manor but so far this year there was nothing planned.
Putting both the Idea and Fund-raising Ambition together, in April 2012, I will be making this Solo Circuit of the Coastal Roads of Britain in my Morgan Roadster 100 car and hope to raise sponsorship for the event through your kind support.
The Journey Distance is some 4690 Miles, which I intend to cover over 22 consecutive days.
Any Fund-raising achieved will all be for the 'Help for Heroes Charity', however, I will be Financing the Journey Costs myself. My H4H Reg. No. -20120107-1473-8865
The Route I use will involve travelling the same Anti Clockwise Direction, from North London, River Thames Side, up the East Coast to John O Groats, then Across the top of Scotland, Down the West Side including Wales and Cornwall to Lands End before travelling along the South Coast and back around North Kent Coast before arriving home via South London, all using the A & B Class Coastal Roads.
All Donations offered may be made using this simple & secure Website Page link below.
Also, if you are a UK taxpayer and give us your Gift Aid Consent you will boost your donation by a further 25% which is recovered from the UK Taxman.
Thank you all in advance for your generous support.
The Direct Website Link -http://www.bmycharity.com/AroundBritainsCoastRoadsinaMorgan
For those members who would be interested in following my journey, I have set up a simple Blog into which I hope to post a daily progress report and photos (WiFi Hot Spots permitting). The link for this is:
http://franks4x4-solograndetour.blogspot.com/
Franks itinerary is as follows
Day 1 - 10/4 - Home to Mundesly Norfolk via M25 & Southend on Sea
Day 2 - 11/4 - To just east of Hull via Ledgerwood & Humber Bridge.
Day 3 - 12/4 - To Seahouses Northumberland.
Day 4 - 13/4 - To Perth (hoping to pop into Russell Patterson's)
Day 5 - 14/4 - To Buckie
Day 6 - 15/4 - To Wick - A Dearth of Patrol Stations around this next bit.
Day 7 - 16/4 - To Inchnadamph via John O Groats & the North & North West
Day 8 - 17/4 - To Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye
Day 9 - 18/4 - To Oban
Day 10- 19/4 - To Ardrishaig near Lochgilphead Kintyre (on the way back north)
Day 11- 20/4 - To Stranraer
Day 12- 21/4 - To Carlisle
Day 13- 22/4 - To Poulton Le Fylde (near Blackpool)
Day 14- 23/4 - To Caernarfon - (quick visit to Lifes Motors before a circuit of Anglesey)
Day 15- 24/4 - To Aberporth
Day 16- 25/4 - To Port Talbot
Day 17- 26/4 - To Ilfracombe via Severn Bridge - (Hoping to visit Newtown Motors)
Day 18- 27/4 - To Penzance - Via Lands End
Day 19- 28/4 - To Paignton - ( Hoping to visit Perrenwell Morgan )
Day 20- 29/4 - To Fareham (my old Home Town)
Day 21- 30/4 - To Dover
Day 22 - 1/5 - To Home around South & North Kent, to Dartford and M25. (Hoping to visit Brands Hatch Morgan)
You can support Frank and Help for Heroes through the Charity website http://www.bmycharity.com/AroundBritainsCoastRoadsinaMorgan
You can follow Frank’s exploits through his daily updates (wifi permitting) at any of the following links.
Blog
http://franks4x4-solograndetour.blogspot.co.uk/
https://twitter.com/#!/Frank4x4
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=630468402
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