DS3 Spirit - Road Trip to England - 21st September

[Samyouks]

Hello everyone, I wanted to thank you for the warm welcome of my meet on your forum! The program schedule is not final (21 or 28 September)


I would like to know if any of you can be organizing the displacement in Dover and near Thurrock (we will be there at the hotel on Saturday night).

For the Saturday afternoon, we have from 1pm to the night to Enjoy our trip!

Thank you all for help

[Bensds3]

Hi Everyone,

Been chatting with Sam on Facebook about the Kent/Essex day. How many of us Brits would be up for visiting the Dover castle before driving over to Essex and in the afternoon Southend on Sea. If I am free I will be there the whole day but am looking to organise the trip from the hotel in Thurrock to Southend and the activities there.

Anyone got any suggestions for things to do in southend? There is the arcades and the sea front to drive and park near. Apart from that I am not sure what else to do there keeping in mind its in the evening. There is also lakeside but im sure everyone will want something more interesting to do aside from shopping lol.

[Bensds3]

Hello everyone, I wanted to thank you for the warm welcome of my meet on your forum! The program schedule is not final (21 or 28 September)


I would like to know if any of you can be organizing the displacement in Dover and near Thurrock (we will be there at the hotel on Saturday night).

For the Saturday afternoon, we have from 1pm to the night to Enjoy our trip!

Thank you all for help

Also is there anyone from Kent who can suggest something for everyone to do between 1.30 and 7/8pm?
I don't know Kent at all so have no ideas.

[Jimbob]

"I don't know Kent at all so have no ideas."

Pick hops?

JB

[Samyouks]

http://m.english-heritage.org.uk/day.../tilbury-fort/

Maybe that?

Just have to know who'll come... (To make a list per day).

Can we park cars beside each other in the parking of the castle and the Warner'studio?

[BeefMasta]

http://m.english-heritage.org.uk/day.../tilbury-fort/

Maybe that?

Just have to know who'll come... (To make a list per day).

Can we park cars beside each other in the parking of the castle and the Warner'studio?

That fort looks good.

I think WTF is enquiring about parking.

[SteveO]

Southend is mainly all about pubs clubs and they got a beach theme park called Peter pans which is ok. There is a place on the way down to southend called leigh on sea which has bars by the estuary and is quaint. Lots of people go there to meet n have seafood like prawns n cockles. If the weather is Gd lovely to sit out n have a cider. Gets packed.

[SteveO]

Whitstable in Kent is on way to thurrock. Whitstable is a pretty quaint seaside town with beach side pubs n restaurants again lovely if the weather is good.

[Samyouks]

Whitstable in Kent is on way to thurrock. Whitstable is a pretty quaint seaside town with beach side pubs n restaurants again lovely if the weather is good.

The pictures on google sourds good! If the weather is good, we'll try to go but it's Ben that organize the Saturday evening ^^.

[SteveO]

Yes of course Sam just some options for you. I lived near to thurrock I lived in basildon Essex so know the area quite well.

[Bensds3]

The pictures on google sourds good! If the weather is good, we'll try to go but it's Ben that organize the Saturday evening ^^.

No please go ahead any suggestions. If its kent then it will be the afternoon not the evening. Im trying to find things to do in southend evening aside from drinking and arcades.

[Bensds3]

http://www.adventureisland.co.uk/openingtimes.php

If anyone fancies some rollercoasters southend has these. They are pay per ride not entry which is good if you just want to watch or ride one of the coasters.

They are open until 10.30pm on good days. If its empty and the weather is bad they will close at 8pm instead.

http://www.visitsouthend.co.uk/thing...e-do/PIER.aspx

And if we can make it in time there is always the pier. Its the longest in the world and needs its own train. It does shut at 8pm however.

[AJ07]

Whitstable in Kent is on way to thurrock. Whitstable is a pretty quaint seaside town with beach side pubs n restaurants again lovely if the weather is good.

Whitstable is very nice but parking will be a nightmare and trying to get all the DS3's together will be impossible. Last time I went in September my cousins and me drove round for 45 mins trying to find a place to park. Ended up parking on the seafront where there were loads of spaces but £3 for an hour?

Remember Berck Plage those who went to Normandy well not as bad but almost.

[SteveO]

Yeah true AJ forgot bout the parking isn't good in whitstable. Southend is better for parking along seafront but again if Gd weather gets packed. Oh forgot there's a casino on the sea front n you don't have to dress up you can go in jeans. Adventure island was known as Peter pans you can buy a waistband for all the rides or just pay per ride quite a few adult rides n rollercoasters. There is also a sealife centre along the sea front too and bowling alley so Gd if raining. I think at the end of the mile long pier Jamie Oliver has opened a restaurant along with other restaurants. Plenty of shops n indoor shopping centres in southend and usually live music in the papillon pub on sea front.

Hope that helps bens.

[Bensds3]

Yeah true AJ forgot bout the parking isn't good in whitstable. Southend is better for parking along seafront but again if Gd weather gets packed. Oh forgot there's a casino on the sea front n you don't have to dress up you can go in jeans. Adventure island was known as Peter pans you can buy a waistband for all the rides or just pay per ride quite a few adult rides n rollercoasters. There is also a sealife centre along the sea front too and bowling alley so Gd if raining. I think at the end of the mile long pier Jamie Oliver has opened a restaurant along with other restaurants. Plenty of shops n indoor shopping centres in southend and usually live music in the papillon pub on sea front.

Hope that helps bens.

Yeh sounds great, I often go to shows there. Keeping an eye out for any gig listings on that date. Considering every time i go there its for nightclubs, drinking or gigs I forget what else its good for lol