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Title: Pendine sands
Post by: dreadnought110 on March 31, 2007, 13:31:34

Just wondered if anyone knows if the vehicle ban is still in place?? :?

Title: Pendine sands
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on March 31, 2007, 13:47:36

The presumption is 'Yes'

Sadly I can't remember what county it's in so you can contact the relevant body.

Again, the presumption is, that 'Top Gear' got special dispensation for their useage of the beach - or was the final filming finished before the ban took place??

It has a few soft-spots near the top end (ie; furthest east), as I know from bitter experience :oops:  :oops:

Title: Pendine sands
Post by: dreadnought110 on March 31, 2007, 13:55:32

Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man"

The presumption is 'Yes'

Sadly I can't remember what county it's in so you can contact the relevant body.

Again, the presumption is, that 'Top Gear' got special dispensation for their useage of the beach - or was the final filming finished before the ban took place??

It has a few soft-spots near the top end (ie; furthest east), as I know from bitter experience :oops:  :oops:

you didn't lose anything in it did you???

Title: Pendine sands
Post by: waveydavey on March 31, 2007, 15:46:10

You can still drive on Black Rock though.

Title: Pendine sands
Post by: Llanigraham on March 31, 2007, 16:42:20

Pendine is closed to cars now. Local Parish Council and Carmarthenshire CC decided that H & S made it too dangerous for kids to play with moving vehicles in the vicinity.

Was the Top Gear prog done on the MOD section of the beach, or was it filmed on the other beach they use on the other side of the Estuary?

You can drive on Black Rock beach and Newport, Pembrokeshire, but don't go too far west, near the river, on the latter!

Title: Pendine sands
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on March 31, 2007, 17:29:54

Quote from: "Llanigraham"

Pendine is closed to cars now. Local Parish Council and Carmarthenshire CC decided that H & S made it too dangerous for kids to play with moving vehicles in the vicinity.

Was the Top Gear prog done on the MOD section of the beach, or was it filmed on the other beach they use on the other side of the Estuary?

It's a fairly good guess that the sequence when they landed the Hercules on the beach was on the MoD controlled section

Quote from: "Llanigraham"

You can drive on Black Rock beach and Newport, Pembrokeshire, but don't go too far west, near the river, on the latter!

We've been on Black Rock in the past as well, if that's the one where you pay to park on the sands near PortMadoc

Title: Pendine sands
Post by: waveydavey on March 31, 2007, 22:57:49

Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man"

We've been on Black Rock in the past as well, if that's the one where you pay to park on the sands near PortMadoc

That's the one; I think it's 4 quid now but there is almost always open sand, especially at low tide as then the beach is just huge!

Title: Pendine sands
Post by: C C on March 31, 2007, 23:29:09

What a miserable this country has become. :(

Title: Pendine sands
Post by: Drift on April 01, 2007, 01:47:15

Quote from: "waveydavey"

You can still drive on Black Rock though.

Oh goody Im down that way soon  :D  I thought it was closed  :roll:

Title: Pendine sands
Post by: redhand on April 01, 2007, 01:58:19

Quote from: "Drift"

Quote from: "waveydavey"

You can still drive on Black Rock though.

Oh goody Im down that way soon  :D  I thought it was closed  :roll:

Don't waste your time it's totally flat. Is heavily patrolled and has a 5mph speed limit the dunes are a big no no. and it's usually packed with numpies jetski-ing or boyracers trying to avoid the patrols whilst doing dougnuts. The only interesting bit is at the portmeirion end where the estuary is. Though I did drive round the cliffs and on to the Cricceth side of the beach, one night. When the tide was out

Oh and watch out for kite boarders.

Title: Pendine sands
Post by: Drift on April 01, 2007, 02:03:43

Sounds very much like Formby just up the road :wink:

I can get the Mrs and kids and dog on the beach without carrying all the gear in the summer  :wink:  :lol:  :lol:
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