2018 - Somerset Summer Solstice - 22-24th June, 2018

Who’s up for a Summer Solstice meet here in Somerset?

The official Summer Solstice is Thursday 21st June and we are looking at running an event the following day, 22nd to 24th. Everyone is welcome, once we have an idea of numbers we can look at various food, entertainment and activity options.

Feel free to come early or leave later while enjoying warm evenings in the late evening sun. The pool will be open, fire pits are available, the woodland will be looking wonderful, come and enjoy some summer fun and silliness!

Update: we’ve decided to charge a flat rate of £20 per pitch per night and have taken our first booking already!!

Another update: We are now accepting bookings online at www.alpinegrovetouringpark.com
Click on one of the 'Book online' links and select "Private Summer Solstice Event" from the list of categories.


The plans..... (still being developed....)

Friday - Keeping things nice and relaxed for arrivals, chatting, drinking, some background music, communal BBQ and maybe a movie.

Saturday - a woodland yoga session (bring your own mats), arts and crafts for the kids, bit of a sports day (weather dependant) one or two other things yet to be confirmed but nothing too taxing. Pizza (provided by our friends at Swingin’ Hot Pizza) and a disco in the evening.

Sunday - a relaxed morning finishing up with a convoy to either: Perry’s Cider Mill or Charmouth Beach.

Some people have asked if there is a theme for fancy dress etc, we wanted to keep things relaxed so it will be completely optional, but the theme will be:


We have also applied for a temporary events license which will permit us to play music a little later should we want to, but also for us to sell alcohol on site for the event. We therefore plan to have a stock of beer, cider and wine available to buy at very reasonable prices should anyone need some!!


Who’s coming?
Tallulah (she lives there now!!!)
Happy house - booked Fri & Sat
PeteH - booked Fri, Sat & Sun
Scooby - booked Fri & Sat
T2D2 - booked Fri & Sat
Harrynornet - booked Fri & Sat
Beakyboy (in car) - booked Fri & Sat
TimV/BenV/Max or Tango - booked Fri & Sat
Surfwagen Stan - booked Fri & Sat
Voyager - booked Fri, Sat & Sun
ALS - booked Fri & Sat
Rosie VW Kamper - booked Fri
Bumble - booked Fri & Sat

Interested:

Daz
Eclipse

Sounds like a plan - Scooby would be interested . . .

. . . but traffic can be (midsummer) murder around them there 'stones'

Scooby wrote:

Sounds like a plan - Scooby would be interested . . .

. . . but traffic can be (midsummer) murder around them there 'stones'

Indeed, the A303 at Stone Henge is often very busy, especially around the Solstice, however there are several alternative routes that can taken to avoid any problems.

Yes, we'd be up for that. Since it's a good time of year and a long trip for us, we'd probably extend and make it a week. There's no Glastonbury Festival next year, so that will cut down the traffic a bit.

Voyager wrote:

Yes, we'd be up for that. Since it's a good time of year and a long trip for us, we'd probably extend and make it a week. There's no Glastonbury Festival next year, so that will cut down the traffic a bit.

Fab!

Well having just returned from Glastonbury and danced around up the Tor it would be rude not too!

Think we might need to watch Gill tho she had plenty of ideas of what she would like to do on her return from Glastonbury last year!

My brother has a Big 4 0 Birthday on the 22nd and we've been told to leave that weekend clear so it would seem unlikely for us but will keep you posted

beakyboy wrote:

My brother has a Big 4 0 Birthday on the 22nd and we've been told to leave that weekend clear so it would seem unlikely for us but will keep you posted

Wed be up for it, even if its just the friday to sunday

That will be Calum's prom weekend I'm afraid, so we wont be able to make it

We will def be there. X

1st post now updated with attendees, the more the merrier!

Scooby Duo looking into it

We’d love to join you for this. Please add us to the list for Friday and Saturday night.

Please add the Surfwagen to the list of attendees. Hopefully we'll be down on Friday!!

Hey guys , we'll come down in the car after work on the Friday (hopefully get off an hour early) and stay Friday/Saturday night... Looking forward to another great weekend...

We shall be coming down after work on Friday in Scooby and staying until Sunday if that's OK!

beakyboy wrote:

Hey guys , we'll come down in the car after work on the Friday (hopefully get off an hour early) and stay Friday/Saturday night... Looking forward to another great weekend...

That’s great, we will find somewhere for you to sleep I’m sure!!

Scooby wrote:

We shall be coming down after work on Friday in Scooby and staying until Sunday if that's OK!

Fab!

We are a maybe as claire is working early on and Neil and Naomi are planning to go abroad in june and we will be going with them so hope it won’t clash

We are coming xx

Will be FAB seeing "'Eclipse in Somerset' just after the Solstice

Ok guys, here's the scoop......

Over a cider or two at the weekend, a few of us came up with an idea. Now that we have interest from 10 Kombis, and I suspect several others who will make their intentions known closer to the event, we're thinking of doing something slightly different.

As it happens, we currently have no other camping bookings in the calendar for this weekend so we're thinking about turning the Somerset Summer Solstice into a slightly different, bigger and exclusively VW Brazibay event, possibly with some entertainment (a local covers band?) and other bits and pieces thrown in.

We're not looking to replace or otherwise replicate the Kombi Sleepover, however we may well decide to 'borrow' a few of the more popular aspects.

Yet to be confirmed, but here are some ideas:

Open air cinema night on the Friday, nice and relaxed for arrivals.
Festival style stalls or charity activities (similar to the setup at Anita's in 2014/2015).
Marquee, tables and chairs
Covers band and DJ
Fancy dress theme to follow....
Kombi Konvoy - to the beach or cider mill or both.

All thoughts and ideas welcome, let me know what you think.

Team Tallulah @ Alpine Grove