This years Fairthorpe Gathering will be at the Bubblecar museum at Langrick in Lincolnshire. This a wonderful museum that has over 50 microcars on display, many in thought provoking dioramas. Examples of Bond, Isetta, Reliant, Frisky and Bamby to name but a few. They also have a row of recreated shops to explore, memorabilia, a gift shop and a cafe – great for afternoon tea! Entry to the Museum is £3 for adults and £1 for children.
The museum will be offering us rides on the Sunday in an immaculate Messerschmitt Bubble car, this was going out on a run when my wife and I were at the museum to do the route for the Saturday convoy run. It sounded great putt - putting away next to us, rides will be £12 a go and you will have to form a queue behind me!
The Saturday
run will take in a few of the local sights including a stop outside
RAF Coningsby, home of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and
Wickenby Aerodrome where the old control tower houses a museum
upstairs which is dedicated to the aerodromes life with the RAF who
flew Lancasters from here during the Second World War, the lower
floor is the pilots lounge and a cafeteria where we will stop for a
bite to eat.
If you intend camping at the Bubblecar museum they would
appreciate you contacting them on 01205 280037 to book a pitch, (let
them know you are with the FSCC meeting). If you require electrical
hook up you need to get in quickly as although it is a large camping
area they only have six with hook up. We will be organising a table
at a local pub for a Saturday evening meal, I will need numbers for
that so please contact me if you wish to join us.
The museum address is:-
Clover Farm, Main Rd, Langrick, Boston,
Lincolnshire, PE22 7AW
www.bubblecarmuseum.co.uk
