[Ennoch]

Originally Posted by gangzoom

As long as the plot is big enough you can build what you want, forget about the actual house….that’s just a minor modifiable detail on the land .

Haha, very true. Budget might be the only slight hiccup on that one

At risk of derailing a thread, this is the spot I liked. I mean I could pull the kayak out the man cave, currently crafty barn, and drag it down to the sea for an after work paddle. It would need some major work but the possibility for an Alladin's toy shed in there has a rather strong appeal!

[Watsey]

Originally Posted by Ennoch

Haha, very true. Budget might be the only slight hiccup on that one

At risk of derailing a thread, this is the spot I liked. I mean I could pull the kayak out the man cave, currently crafty barn, and drag it down to the sea for an after work paddle. It would need some major work but the possibility for an Alladin's toy shed in there has a rather strong appeal!

Very nice, and you could generate some income from the twin bowling alleys

[Bryans69]

Originally Posted by Watsey

Very nice, and you could generate some income from the twin bowling alleys

Won't have many customers, it's in the arse end of no-where

Not my cup of tea at all, but if you like that sort of thing, then I can see the appeal.

[G50]

Originally Posted by Ennoch

Haha, very true. Budget might be the only slight hiccup on that one

At risk of derailing a thread, this is the spot I liked. I mean I could pull the kayak out the man cave, currently crafty barn, and drag it down to the sea for an after work paddle. It would need some major work but the possibility for an Alladin's toy shed in there has a rather strong appeal!

Certainly appeals to me, though I would be a bit worried about predicted sea level rises!

[Ennoch]

Originally Posted by Watsey

Very nice, and you could generate some income from the twin bowling alleys

Ha, I hadn't thought of that...I was more for knocking the mid wall down and opening up the space for car storage and a two post lift!

Originally Posted by Bryans69

Won't have many customers, it's in the arse end of no-where

Not my cup of tea at all, but if you like that sort of thing, then I can see the appeal.

The house isn't quite what I'd be after, I'd prefer something older and with more character but the view and the space has massive appeal. The ability to go for a paddle in the kayak after work from the end of the garden also seems pretty nice. There's another place I found that is in an amazing location ten miles up a dead end single track road but doesn't have the land to build any meaningful workshop. Then again it's so cheap I could buy land off the estate easily enough and make a workshop and still have change. That one has several hundred square km of wilderness right on its doorstep too which would be pretty incredible to have. One of the cars that'll be going in the shed is a fiery engined Midget (seeing your list of cars) if I ever get around to building it.

As for the bowling alley, I've never tried it, I was thinking more along the lines of creating a bouldering/training wall in one of the sheds. I know enough climbers in that neck of the woods who would be keen to drop by!

Originally Posted by G50

Certainly appeals to me, though I would be a bit worried about predicted sea level rises!

Ha, valid point but that just reduces the distance I'd need to drag the kayak

[Bryans69]

Originally Posted by Ennoch

Ha, I hadn't thought of that...I was more for knocking the mid wall down and opening up the space for car storage and a two post lift!



The house isn't quite what I'd be after, I'd prefer something older and with more character but the view and the space has massive appeal. The ability to go for a paddle in the kayak after work from the end of the garden also seems pretty nice. There's another place I found that is in an amazing location ten miles up a dead end single track road but doesn't have the land to build any meaningful workshop. Then again it's so cheap I could buy land off the estate easily enough and make a workshop and still have change. That one has several hundred square km of wilderness right on its doorstep too which would be pretty incredible to have. One of the cars that'll be going in the shed is a fiery engined Midget (seeing your list of cars) if I ever get around to building it.

As for the bowling alley, I've never tried it, I was thinking more along the lines of creating a bouldering/training wall in one of the sheds. I know enough climbers in that neck of the woods who would be keen to drop by!



Ha, valid point but that just reduces the distance I'd need to drag the kayak

I'm fortunate that we are only a 10 minute walk from the Thames, so many a summer evening is spent on the water in a Kayak / Canoe /SUP (although often leading a bunch of cubs / scouts )
My climbing is restricted to the local climbing wall once a week, but with two kids, being walking distance to civilisation is more important (for them) then being near the outdoors.

And the MGB is unfortunately way down on my time list

[Ennoch]

Originally Posted by Bryans69

I'm fortunate that we are only a 10 minute walk from the Thames, so many a summer evening is spent on the water in a Kayak / Canoe /SUP (although often leading a bunch of cubs / scouts )
My climbing is restricted to the local climbing wall once a week, but with two kids, being walking distance to civilisation is more important (for them) then being near the outdoors.

And the MGB is unfortunately way down on my time list

That end of the Thames is lovely, I was on the road down your way last week and aside from the slight issue of too many people, it always strikes me just how nice English villages and countryside are. It's no north west coast line but it's just a really nice, hospitable place.

My local wall is EICA so I'll definitely be missing that when I move north. The new wall in Inverness is a lot better than the old one but it's not a patch on the lead walls of my current local. Then again there are so many amazing crags on real rock within easy reach it does somewhat make up for it. There are lots of central belt crags but they're all a bit grotty and uninspiring, and I've pretty much done all the routes I can do to the point of boredom.

Always the way with project cars, my Impreza's been the same. One of the criteria for the new house is not only a workshop but also some good single track roads right on the doorstep to enjoy the cars to their potential. What state's your B in? My ideal setup in the Midget is a 1.8 Zetec, 6 link back end and Ford axle/box. Mainly because I want to enjoy driving it rather than fixing it!

And just to ensure I don't get shouted at for going too OT, these are one of the things I'd like to have space to display properly in a real 'man cave':





The vague theme is north west hauliers (I was fascinated by the fish hauling trucks up there as a kid), 90's BTCC/WRC/GP.A liveries that I loved, and past/present cars that I've had or my dad's had that I've been in.

[Alscoob]

Ha! snap I too have a collection of the BTCC cars and a couple of Impreza's, not in such a nice display (they're somewhere in a box with other memorabilia)

That lot looks very nice

On the question of a man cave, I used to escape to the garage in the old house on many occasions.....

[crAbb]

Originally Posted by Alscoob

Ha! snap I too have a collection of the BTCC cars and a couple of Impreza's, not in such a nice display (they're somewhere in a box with other memorabilia)

That lot looks very nice

On the question of a man cave, I used to escape to the garage in the old house on many occasions.....

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Love that Z!

[Bryans69]

Originally Posted by Ennoch

My local wall is EICA so I'll definitely be missing that when I move north. The new wall in Inverness is a lot better than the old one but it's not a patch on the lead walls of my current local. Then again there are so many amazing crags on real rock within easy reach it does somewhat make up for it. There are lots of central belt crags but they're all a bit grotty and uninspiring, and I've pretty much done all the routes I can do to the point of boredom.

Always the way with project cars, my Impreza's been the same. One of the criteria for the new house is not only a workshop but also some good single track roads right on the doorstep to enjoy the cars to their potential. What state's your B in? My ideal setup in the Midget is a 1.8 Zetec, 6 link back end and Ford axle/box. Mainly because I want to enjoy driving it rather than fixing it!

My nearest wall is about a 15 minute walk from my house, at the local leisure centre. It's OK, and I climb there occasionally, but this is where I climb most of the time https://spiderclimbing.com/white-spider/, about a 15 minute drive.

Regarding the MG (and kind of back on topic), progress is slow. I've restored /rebuilt the front suspension, and next job it to put it back on. Then need to look at fitting the new engine, a V8 rover I picked up a while back. I've struggled for time over the summer, and was also trying to track down a bell housing, which I've now done. To be honest I sometimes get overwhelmed by the scale of the task in hand, but getting the bell housing has given me a kick, so should be back on the case shortly. Still a couple of big purchases including new manifold / carbs, and exhaust to come though

One of the nice things about having a decent sized garage (now really back on topic), is the ability to work on it all year round, but also to leave it for a few months when I'm not feeling it, but still being able to get on with other stuff in there.