Date 18/4/2006
ALPINE RENAULTS TO TAKE A TOUR OF NORTH OF ENGLAND
More than 30 Alpine Renaults from six countries are to take part in a tour of the north of England to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Alpine winning the European Rally Championship for Makes. The tour takes place from 1 to 6 May 2006, starting at the Beverley Arms Hotel, Beverley, and finishing in Kellington, North Yorkshire. The route, which is designed as a scenic six-day tour, will take the cars via Bamburgh in Northumberland, Kelso on the Scottish Borders, Kielder Forest, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Alston, Ravenglass and Windermere in Cumbria, and York. The event is organised by a special tour committee of the UK’s Club Alpine Renault.
With participants from France, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Britain, the group represents various Alpine types built from the mid 1960s to the mid 90s.
Alpine North of England Tour Item 1….Schedule of Stops
Item 2….Route Description
Item 3….Background
Alpine North of England Tour - Schedule of Stops
Monday 1 May
09.00 – 10.30 Beverley Arms Hotel, Beverley, East Riding Yorks
12.30 – 14.30 The Wainstones Hotel, Great Broughton, N Yorks
Tuesday 2 May
11.30 – 14.30 Floors Castle, Kelso, Scottish Borders
15.30 – 16.00 Leaplish Waterside Park, Kielder Water, Northumberland
Wednesday 3 May
10.00 – 11.15 The Roman Army Museum, Hadrian’s Wall, Greenhead
12.30 – 14.45 High Force Hotel, B6277 north of Middleton-in-Teesdale
From 15.15 Hartside Top, A 686 west of Alston, Cumbria
Thursday 4 May
11.15 – 14.00 The Lakeland Motor Museum, Holker, Cumbria
14.50 – 15.20 Ravenglass Village and Railway
From 16.15 Lake District Visitor Centre, A591 west of Windermere
Friday 5 May
10.00 – 11.30 Hawes and the Wensleydale Creamery, N Yorks
12.30 – 14.00 The Bridge Inn, Pateley Bridge, N Yorks
Saturday 6 May
11.00 – 12.00 Kellington Manor, Kellington, N Yorks
The Alpine North of England Tour finishes late morning on Saturday 6 May at Kellington Manor, Kellington (N Yorks).
This Alpine North of England Tour follows on from the Club’s very successful tours of Scotland in 1999 and Wales in 2003.
For further information on the tour contact:
Valerie Moores on:
mooresvt@ukgateway.net