Motorcycle Explorer November 2016 Issue 14 | Page 82

Feature: lmg - travellers rally event
For anyone who lives in the United Kingdom, they
are well aware that Wales’ green and pleasant
countryside is due in most part to its above average
levels of rain, and unfortunately the weather
forecast for the event suggested that the
Baskerville Hall area was going to welcome the
travellers with a taste of Welsh rain, if not some
storms. This wasn’t going to bode well for those
who had opted to partake of the included free
camping with the ticket rather than securing one of
the few rooms in the Hall itself.
Travelling down from the Yorkshire Dales area, I
made the most of the 200+ mile ride by going
through as much of the Peak District National Park,
along Offers Dyke, and through the Shropshire Hills
ANOB (Area of Natural Beauty) and on in to the Wye
Valley itself.
completed, it was time to setup camp before the
first sessions of the day commenced. You had to be
very selective on where you pitched your tent as the
field was already very swamped with water
(unfortunately indicating poor drainage given the
weather conditions) and the weather itself showed
no signs of abating. H aving said that, the tent was
pitched and kit thrown inside (after changing in to
something more befitting sitting in presentations)
and I made my way up to the hall to have a look
around.
Before entering the hall I wanted to have a quick
look at the vendors who had setup their
presentation tents. Vendors ranged from the
ubiquitous overlanding equipment company
Touratech, the superbly helpful Motofrieght and
James Cargo shipping companies, through to bike
manufacturer CCM. There was also a large food
Arriving at the event, the tree lined driveway
marquee tent pitched up outside and since I hadn’t
leading up to Baskerville Hall paralleled the main
had any breakfast nor lunch, I partook of their
camping field and it was clear that despite the awful offerings which was both reasonably priced and
weather (it was pouring down with rain) a large
plentiful (a useful addition to save having to cook
number of people had already arrived and pitched
outside your tent on a rainy day). As a side note,
up their tents. At the main gate, there were a
along with the food available outside, Baskerville
number of staff to direct you to parking and the
Hall offered food themselves.
large registration marquee. With registration