January 7, 200620 yr Hi all I have just moved to wiltshire (near chippenham) from tyneside and wondered if any of you know of any trials practice areas that are 'legal' to ride on. any help would be appreciated because I DO need the practice! thanks guys rich Thought Id get this posted before I leave for sheffield. Hospitality suite here I come.....Get up there dougie...plenty time......come on!!!
January 7, 200620 yr Rich, I was told recently that there is a place called Petit France which is near Malmesbury. I can't find it on the map though. Does anyone know where this is and whether its legal? I live in Swindon and usually drive up to Kilkenny near Cheltenham for a practice with the rest of the R2W crew (in fact we were up there today). Check out http://r2wtrials.com/ to see what we're up to. Cheers, Tony
January 7, 200620 yr Hi, I used to live down that way (Heddington, south of Calne) and struggled to find anywhere to practice. I too had heard of the venue at Petit France (N of Old Sodbury on A46)but never found out exactly where and everyone I spoke too had heard of it from a mate.... Happily I now live 5 mins from Kilkenny, which is pretty good planning. It's a good venue but can get a bit crowded at weekends, probably about an hour from you. BTW, anyone using Kilkenny would you mind taking any litter away please? The Cotswold Warden had a little moan about it t'other day. Thanks.
January 8, 200620 yr Cheers R2W, I appriciate that. I agree, I haven't seen any of the trials lads leaving mess, either in the quarry or the carpark. Most probably is the kids on 'crossers and stolen scooters.
January 9, 200620 yr Petit france was stopped in November 05, as quad bikes were being ridden across his field and this caused some damage, so the land owner told me. Shame, always a few idiots that ruin it for everyone else.
January 11, 200620 yr There was a lot of rubbish. We ended up with three bags full. Hey Tony, did you take any bags away? I was a bit reluctant after that dog P****d all over them! If they're there next time, I will remove them. Bill.
January 12, 200620 yr Hello Bill, I wasn't too keen either. I'll grab one next time I go up there. probably do a bit more wombling as well. See ya, Tony
January 14, 200620 yr so which womble are you Bill Errrrr....was it Bulgaria ? defiantly not Madame cholete, or however it would be spelt!
January 23, 200620 yr Author Thanks for the help guys. What are the chances of petit france been reopened for trials, does anyone have any contact details so we can find out. How accessible is the place at kilkenny. Do you hav to be road legal, is there car parking near etc. We are thinking of going in the next couple of weeks. How do you get there? On another subject, has anyone been to the feet up place in devon. Thinking about trying it in feb but have not heard any reports from riders about it. cheers rich
June 2Jun 2 Obviously this is a VERY, very old post! But I came across it, while looking for something else. FRYS BOTTOM, near Bristol. We are about to reopen. Look for me on Facebook and message me, with your number. I have a whatsapp group and will add you. Martin Chivers
June 4Jun 4 Please, please, please put something that can be found for those of us not on FB. Cheers.
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