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FREESTYLER

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Hi,

So, who has every been? What is it like? Are there two arenas, how far are the stables from the arenas? I cant get a room on site so are the B & B's around within walking distance??? Will not have a car, lorry has living area but no living... or do I sleep on camp bed and rough it??!!Do they do good food? Do you think I will make it before passing out with anxiety???!!
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Ha!!!!
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Will reach for one soon....
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can you tell I am rather nervous!! te he!! You know I am going to bombard this site for the next four weeks until I have done the Nationals!!!
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People will be telling me to shut up and get off soon!!!
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I don't blame you I was in a state for regionals I'd have died or a heart attack by now if I made it through to nationals, you have every right to be proud and nervous!
 
I am rather happy but rather pooping it too...
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especially as hubby will not be with me to slap me around the face and say ... GET ON WITH IT!!
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There are going to be so many posh people there!!! I think I had better bleach all my whites and sew the holes on my jods, oh and might be best to get some new sole on me boots!!!
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Yes, I've been several times.

Three arenas, huge warm up but very busy.

Stables are quite a hike from the arenas. Food wasn't great last time I went but may be better now. I think I read something about an eating facility near the stables for competitors/grooms etc. which will be a big improvement.

Can't comment on accommodation as I always sleep in the trailer.
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P.S. Just make sure you bring 'my' trophy back to the Eastern region with you!!!
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So, I am not going to get much sleep but lots of exercise and no food!!! They want £25 a ticket for facility grooms/etc for food/drink!!!!!!! Phew.... think I will just take my water butt!!Ah well looks like I am going to sleep in the horse box on a camp bed and ensure I muck out before I sleep in it!!! Lots of deodorant in the morning I guess!!!
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I will try and bring your trophy home......... I will have a word with "Mister" AKA Freestyler!!!
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Stoneleigh Park Lodge will be fully booked as it is booked a year in advance for all the officials, judges etc for the Nationals. However, the accomodation at Stoneleigh Blackdown Village will probably have vacancies.

http://www.stoneleighparklodge.com/blackdown_village/index.asp

Very cheap and cheerful, but - as it says in the link - very much a hostel rather than a hotel.

What's this £25 charge though - where did you get that from?
 
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You could take a blow up bed and sleep in your lorry, they have shower facilities onsite, as well as a restaurant.

What day are you there? Im going on the sunday for the GP
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PG, I have a blow up bed but it is a HUGE queensize one, we use it camping at the Race Track and it needs a generator/mains to blow it up!! LOL!!! My hubby is a big lad so we needed a big comfy one!!! (mind you I am a big lass too!!!)

Thanks Troi ...Oh fab, have just booked a room!!! When I called yesterday they said they had no room anywhere!!! Naughty!!! I can at least have a shower in the morning and my much needed coffee!!! I am use to basics, and I will probably only be in there for a couple of hours kip so prefer to spend £35 rather than £80 plus for a hotel!

Sparklet...were they that bad??? If they were clean that is all that matters I suppose... and the kettle works!!!

£25 is actually for VIP area next to ring... der... think I got it rather wrong... and muddled up!!!
 
I think you need to calm down before you give yourself a heart attack
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Then you wont be going to the nationals. If im not busy that weekend I might pop down on the saturday. I'll brimg my HHO banners
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That bad....hum... to be honest better than in a tent in the pouring rain but only just.

Some of the rooms were pretty fusty smelling, kettle?, beds very narrow. I was pretty tired so lights out and sleep for me, but I understand the rest of our party were disturbed by a gentleman who had drunk a little too much and used his first floor window to dispose of his lunch...and all I can say is he must have eaten a large portion...lol. Another guest objected 'loudly' to this debarcle with a fine selection of words...lol

Showers and loo's down the corridor were...erm...not that pleasant.

But it was cheap...great eateries in Kenilworth too...went to a brill Italian place.

...but saying that we all had a great time...sometimes these type of details dont matter that much, do they?
 
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