Heathrow is almost certainly the best choice for car hire and maybe
hotels. You will probably be landing there anyway. All the major
motorways are close by. It is the right side of town for Gaydon
,Beaulieu, Oxford, Stratford Upon Avon (near Gaydon), Stonehenge,
Salisbury etc. - max 1h 30min by car.
Please don't do what alot of tourists do in London and carry your
camcorder around your neck however - it looks daft and may attract the
wrong attention.
Do try the English ales (served by a tall hand pump) especially the
ones from the smaller brewers . . . . .In London try Young's and
Fullers (do not confuse with Younger's).
Chris Nevard
{Sad CAMRA and MG Car Club member)
---dmeadow@juno.com wrote:
>
> One thing I forgot to tell you...
>
> If you follow Phillip's excellent to suggestion to rent your car out
of
> London, go to Heathrow. You can take 45 minute "tube" ride to
Heathrow
> and one of the courtesy buses to one of the rental car places. From
> there you can get right on the motorway. Although this may sound
> time-consuming, it will probably take you less time than trying to
fight
> your way out of London in the traffic.
>
> Be sure to reserve the car in advance.
>
> David Littlefield
> Houston, TX
>
> On Mon, 8 Dec 97 09:26:46 -0000 Philip Raby
> <philip.raby@eos-magazine.com> writes:
> >On 8/12/97 12:44 am DANIEL RAY said
> >
> >>I thought about "hiring" (renting, in American, BTW, nudge,wink) an
> >MGF,
> >>even for a couple of hours. then I remembered ya'll drive on the
> >other
> >>side of the road and I'd hafta shift LEFT HANDED!!!! Hell, are the
> >pedals
> >>in the same #!!&%**#!* place??? (gas on the right and clutch on the
> >left?)
> >>8-)
> >>Don't know how much that might take away from the driving
experience,
> >
> >>concentrating on all that....not sure you folks would like a damn
> >American
> >>(I refuse to use the term "Yank", cuz I'm not one) skittering
through
> >the
> >>suburbs of London, "all bloody confused and whatnot"...
> >Driving on the wrong side is much easier than you'd imagine - I've
> >done
> >it a lot in Europe and the States, 20 minutes and it's second
nature -
> >
> >honest! You may find the traffic in Central London a bit scary, try
> >and
> >hire a car from the outskirts.
> >>Are there any good breweries or pubs in Gaydon? That way, maybe I
can
> >get
> >>my boss, the Colonel, to go with....he's a homebrew beer
> >Umm, don't thnik so, Gaydon is out in the stickc. Leave your boss in
> >London to sample the many excellent ales :-))
> >>fanatic...hmmm...? Not sure about how much of an autophile he
> >is...being
> >>that I'm new to the unit.
> >><sigh>...probably only time for the car dealerships...hehe, wonder
> >how
> >>much havoc I can wreak on those poor, unsuspecting salespersons?
> >>Maybe I can accost some poor Londoner owner of an MGF, or other
> >sprightly
> >>LBC, for a spin (in a friendly, albeit typically arrogant American
> >manner.
> >>hehe).
> >Ha! Don't forget yer plaid 'slacks' and baseball cap for the full
> >effect!
> >;-)
> >>Thanks for the Info!
> >No problem.
> >
> >
> >Philip Raby
> >Editor, MG World
> >PO Box 163, Bicester OX6 3YS, UK
> >Tel: 01869 340061 Fax: 01869 340063 Mobile 0467 767361
> >www.chp.ltd.uk
> >
> >
>
==
Chris Nevard
"If at first you don't succeed, bury all the evidence of the attempt"
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