Northern MPUK Lan Suggested Venues

[Breath]

My suggestions would be...

Leeds United's Conference Centre (http://www.conferences-uk.org.uk/conference_venues_uk.asp?venue=Leeds%20United%20Elland%20Road%20Stadium)
Weetwood Hall (http://www.conferences-uk.org.uk/conference_venues_uk.asp?venue=Weetwood%20Hall%20Conference%20Centre%20and%20Hotel%20Leeds)

[CyberDrac]

Abundant Life Conference Centre (http://www.venues.org.uk/profile_page.asp?VenueID=2591)

Galpharm Stadium Conference & Banqueting (http://www.venues.org.uk/profile_page.asp?VenueID=2981)

York Conference Park (http://www.conferences-uk.org.uk/conference_venues_uk.asp?venue=York%20Conference%20Park)

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[Joey]

a couple of years back we did approach elland road about a LAN there; they were quite interested but iirc the price tag was very high

whether that's changed now they're not a premiership club remains to be seen *giggle*

[Afty]

City centre venues are almost certainly a no-no... there is so much conference-style and exhibition style business that these places have high prices... supply and demand.

Your best bet is medium sized towns and venues located in the countryside, yet still conveniently close to motorway links.

[Joey]

what about york racecourse?

www.yorkracecourse.co.uk

[JNM]

my suggestions would be ;

York racecourse - very nice place although after holding the ascot their maybe renting would be very expensive !

Pontefract racecourse -

also quite a nice place, has the largest track in the UK also so althought has been a while since i went to it should also have a large venue.

i live very close to both york and leed's so i'll keep my eye out for suitable venue's while im around :D.

[Afty]

Yorks a very nice place... perhaps a little way out of the Northern "Conurbation" ...

check out this map:

http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=450000.321799592&Y=450000.648251136&width=700&height=400&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=freegaz&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&zm=0&out.x=11&out.y=4&scale=1000000

Which shows you the main population areas up here... somewhere in the middle of all those grey areas would be ideal :)

[Zenith]

How about Chester Racecourse?
Close to the main motorway nework (M56/M53/M6).
Convenient parking nearby.
A stand about the size of the Berkshire stand at Newbury.

Some info about the enclosures is right here...
http://www.chester-races.co.uk/enclosures/index.php

[TheDon]

What about doncaster racecouse? It's northern, close to the motorway, wouldn't take long for anyone from the midlands/north to get there, and it has pretty large confrence and exhibition facilities.

[Aardvark]

I can sort you a top notch venue for 80 people in Skipton I reckon ;)

[Killy]

yeah use Aardvark's house ;)

[JNM]

doncaster/sheffield would = minced southerners tbh !

by the time they get to the entrance they would have been mugged at least twice !
Skipton however is a nice place but 80 people little to small maybe ?
sure wizzo mentioned a figure of somthing like 200 persons at least !

[Breath]

Thinking about it.. a race course would be a better choice of venue. Apart from the obvious of shed loads of space there is the security aspect of being 'out of the way' so you don't attract the local n00bs.

[Boffykins]

Chester racecourse "County Stand" sounds like an exact replica of the Berkshire stand. Concourse, Long Room...

[JeRkY]

wetherby racecourse (just outside leeds)
http://www.wetherbyracing.co.uk/

very good road links. Not one of the bigger courses like york, therefore hopefully cheaper.

its also in an oh so nice midle class area (and so shouldnt attract local ner-do-wells


weetwood hall is a good option...although i suspect pricey. .....it is very close to headingly though :)

Breath, where are you from to know weetwood hall in detail ?

[Tom]

I did approach York / Beverley / Doncaster racecourses a while ago about LANs and they weren't keen on people sleeping in the venues.

Having said that, this was a while ago and with MPUK's record etc, things may have changed.

[jaffy]

chester would be lovely
nice town and pretty accessible, as so close to crewe and liverpool :x

[RK[CLL]]

Originally posted by jaff
chester would be lovely
nice town and pretty accessible, as so close to crewe and liverpool :x

and a massive 1 hour drive for me!! sorted!!

[Breath]

Originally posted by JeRkY

Breath, where are you from to know weetwood hall in detail ?

I'm from Holt Park.. not too far from you I believe :D

[shadow03]

york race course would be cool(Y) the town centre is about a 5 minute walk from there, and theres also a load of shops about 2 minutes away with indian restaraunts too. my dads gf lives jsut around the corner so ive been up there quite a bit.

[Skye]

no-one has yet mentioned the most famous of up north racecourses...

Aintree (http://www.aintree.co.uk/)

Aintree racecourse is 2 mins down the road from J7 off the M57.

It is massive as it hosts the Computer fair's each week, and quotes from the website say that
Exhibition Suite 500
Wallis Suite 250
Theres room for 750 dining in the 2 main area's so i guess probably about the same for computing.

With on-site accomodation for those who book early enough :p
* Double or twin beds (occupancy 20 based on 2 people sharing)
* En-suite shower room
* TV in all rooms
* Breakfast area
* Complimentary tea and coffee
* Free car parking
£50 per room including breakfast (up to 2 people)
£4.50 per additional breakfast

As I am currently without phone, the number is
0151 522 2922

[Minidisk]

Carlisle race course!

http://www.carlisle-races.co.uk/

About 3 mins off the M6 about 2 mins from the town centre, and theres some decent resonable priced bars/nightclubs :D

[JeRkY]

Originally posted by Breath
I'm from Holt Park.. not too far from you I believe :D


Alwoodley :)

i just tend to reside in headingly a lot of the time for some reason or other :D


good point, headingly cricket ground :
http://www.yorkshireccc.com/


just to draw peoples attention back on topic.

leeds/bradford...and less so manchester....good transport links north south east and west, about as central country wise as you can get. Cheap flights into leeds/bradford airport.excellent rail links

makes more sense than carlisle, chester, liverpool, york which are all much less central to any population.
Come on wizzo, i think the first post i ever made on these forums was on a thread about a multiplay lan in the north...get something sorted ;)

[DaeMord]

York would be great for me just down the road and at LONG LAST a MPUK in the north of the country would be great, and whats even better i can come home and sleep in my own bed ahhhhh, yes my vote goes for anywhere you can get in york

<additional>
York is also REALLY easy to get to by train, with more than a few of the surounding towns offering direct trains to it, dont know how many down south offer direct routes, but at worst it should only be one switch so thats easy in my book.

[Breath]

Originally posted by JeRkY
Alwoodley :)

i just tend to reside in headingly a lot of the time for some reason or other :D



I usually reside in the 3 Horseshoes :D

[bigc90210]

Hows about newcastle? weve got newcastle racecourse, the MetroRadio Arena, n a few other venues i cant think of as its quarter to three in the morning, though a lot of huge hall style places.

[bvark]

Originally posted by CyberDrac
York Conference Park (http://www.conferences-uk.org.uk/conference_venues_uk.asp?venue=York%20Conference%20Park)

I'm sure Psym and Njoroge would join me in saying "University of York LAN FTW!"

[Afty]

And afty would too ;)

[DaeMord]

DaeMord would also say that i feel.

[Kaution]

Newcastle is surely abit too far north... imo

York sounds good tho

[Afty]

I live near Manchester,in the middle of the big Northern conurbation, and Newcastle is only 45 mins closer than Newbury tbh :)

[TimmyNoShoes]

Please dont make it Newcastle, its a ****hole and plus i like travelling to LAN's, im up for York too.

[Mastacheif]

york would be cool some nice pubs and bars too

[bvark]

Originally posted by afty
And afty would too ;)

Surely you would only spend the first half-day of the LAN there and then **** off somewhere ****?

[Insanegloss^]

Yeah Leeds has lots of transport links that pretty much makes it the most simple to get to.
There are looooooads of places it could be held and it doesn't have to be in the centre (high prices) it could quite easily be somewhere like any hotel around depending on the capacity expected.

[anotherbikky]

Newcastle TOO far north? you must be joking, yorkshire and york being soo far down the a1.

[JeRkY]

its an extra 1+ hours for any one driving north

[anotherbikky]

well at 70mph (which you'll be very lucky to reach on 5 sections of a1 between york and newcastle unless driving at night)

its about 1.20

[Nivek]

I was looking at round the kegworth/ Nottingham area.

For Kegworth, the airports mere miles away, m1 mere meters the only down side is that the nearest train station would be loughborough.

still looking for a precise venue (depends on the size needed) but i know that it really needs to be slightly seculded to reduce the risk of people walking in and half inching stuff

[Afty]

Nottingham is nice and central for England, but I think the thread is searching for a Northern LAN vanue, which would be nice and close to the Northern population? We already have Newbury and the i-series for the Southerners?

[Nivek]

presumably this is going to be stratlan size to start with

[JeRkY]

stratlan size or i-series size, Nottingham still doesnt fit the "northern" description in any.

[TimmyNoShoes]

I shall attend even if i have to kill Nivek..

[JeRkY]

http://www.eventcentre.co.uk/hall2.php4

Harrogate, just off the A1m

[Raiwats]

Barnsley Metrodome

Its a leisure center with a large hall, i rekon you could get at around 200 people in there. Plus its just off the M1 and it has a bar which i know is essential for a lan venue!

[JNM]

Barnsley metrodome is ok but you have to remember that alot of chavs go their and unless the hall was completly secure and off limits i wouldn't feel like leaving my PC their.

Personly so far York race course sound by far the best suggestion.

[jaffy]

i think:

- it NEEDS to be a racecourse - out of the way of opportunistic thieves, but always with good rail and road links, and large size, usually with a bar - perfect.

- it needs to be NORTH, not middle, or it will start taking business away from the current i-series, which you dont want.. people will start goin to the one nearest to them all, which will be this, and i series will slowly die out. you want it so that only the really dedicated regulars will go to both, to keep both alive ;)

that way, the newbury event will still pull in those northerners that are regulars or called upon by clan members, and stay big!

- also .. it needs to be cheaper than i series, or people wont go.. and at the same time you want to keep newbury as the main event, and the price should reflect this? it might be hard but that just feels right :x

[JeRkY]

there fore i suggest it needs to be smaller than an i-series to start off with.

[Silk75]

Start with 100 - 150 first, then grow...

[Reflexions]

I think it is a little un fair for peeps to have to travel so far, like on the coach on the way home some poor guy, had to go all the way to Blackpool and he only go to the midlands at 3pm pfft poor bloke.
Hello whoever you were btw lol ............. * waves*

[TimmyNoShoes]

Originally posted by Reflexions
I think it is a little un fair for peeps to have to travel so far, like on the coach on the way home some poor guy, had to go all the way to Blackpool and he only go to the midlands at 3pm pfft poor bloke.
Hello whoever you were btw lol ............. * waves*
I had to travel back for 7hours on the train from i26, people have it easy imo.

[orange]

Took me 4hr to get to the Airport (When it is usually 2hrs)... because of bloody traffic :( & I was still 10min to late :( ...so i had to wait till next day to get a flight home at 11am .. Got in my house at 2 .. Then work at 4 :(

[PyscoFalcon]

Well I suggest nuke Meadow Hall and build a huge LAN hall in it's place :D

Rotherham or Leeds is good. Have relatives in both so can kill 3 birds with 1 stone :cool:

Or we could all raid my parents house :icon26:

[Breath]

York racecourse is sounding very tempting

[JeRkY]

out of interest did any one start operation "northernise Wizzo" at i26...silk....afty?

I know it was planned but totally forgot about it.

[Silk75]

We did not get to collar Wizzo, but I will talk to him this week on irc for more details.

[ScoRp1ouS]

Its been fine for a long time why go move it now?

[JeRkY]

Originally posted by ScoRp1ouS
Its been fine for a long time why go move it now?

read the thread before posting and you may just realise this isn't talking about any move of any thing.

It is infact refering to an addition.

...god damn southerners... :P

[wizard1974uk]

Originally posted by JeRkY
read the thread before posting and you may just realise this isn't talking about any move of any thing.

It is infact refering to an addition.

...god damn southerners... :P

Its ok, he's been getting the wrong end of the stick, read his other posts he's made.

[ajcrowley]

new to the forums, but been playing on multiplay servers for quite a while....

Sheffield, Don Valley Stadium, £450 a day for one of the concourses, not sure about overnight security, but has good car park...

and other than that, another vote for donny racecourse, about 20 minutes away from me :)

[magikal]

Id suggest Doncaster Racecourse like some other have, only problem is they are rebuilding/revamping it with private sector money.

So it would be a while til it could be used (even the computer market has been moved from there now), and not sure how it would be owned/operated so it would have to be seen when completed.

Other than that for a smaller venue, Doncaster Dome has a nice sized hall (but im not sure about sleeping there though) and it does have lesiure facilities like ice skating and swimming pool as well as a bar and other little bits, so theres more to do if you want to take a rest from gaming there (that and its also a stone throw away from doncaster racecourse if that was a venue)

[DaeMord]

<Waits to get shot down>
Darlington FootBall Stadium

Out the way, but not too out the way, taking up nigh on all offers due to in desperate need of money, Just off the A1, has EXCELENT Rail links, and even has Air links

[Guigsy]

iirc there is already a 250 (something like that) lan in sheffield.at the magna center next to meadowhall. so that shows u can get the people attending... and i recon ontop of all the regular mpuk people u could easily get another 100 - 150.

And I know sheffield wednesday have conference facilities in there sparkley south stand. kfc and pizza hut are a shourt drive/med walk away and bk is walking distance. aswell as fish + chips. parking could be tricky tho although there is space. i'm just not sure enough for everyone... And there desperate for cash atm being in massive debt and the bottom of the championship :p

Oh and i forgot, Its on a main road into sheffield, the supertram is just up the road so u can hop into town or meadowhall in no time at all.

[Afty]

Sheffield is a good location geographically speaking. Got a website URL for that LAN, or some prices for the Sheff Weds centre?

[JeRkY]

Originally posted by Guigsy
iirc there is already a 250 (something like that) lan in sheffield.at the magna center next to meadowhall. so that shows u can get the people attending... and i recon ontop of all the regular mpuk people u could easily get another 100 - 150.

And I know sheffield wednesday have conference facilities in there sparkley south stand. kfc and pizza hut are a shourt drive/med walk away and bk is walking distance. aswell as fish + chips. parking could be tricky tho although there is space. i'm just not sure enough for everyone... And there desperate for cash atm being in massive debt and the bottom of the championship :p

Oh and i forgot, Its on a main road into sheffield, the supertram is just up the road so u can hop into town or meadowhall in no time at all.

magna center is a fantastic venue, very atmospheric it looks like a set from doom3. The event i think you refer to is the UK CPL stop, it was a one off and by most accounts a flop (mainly due to very poor running on behalf of gamesfrontier)

the signups website broke 3 weeks before the event and was never fixed, and no staff posted on the forums to help people asking how to signup .

[Guigsy]

Here is some of the spaff cut out of this url http://www.swfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Conference/0,,10304,00.html


30 executive boxes, and a range of office space
The stand also boasts five food concession areas, four bars, concourse television sets to relay matches live, a press room, Dooleys Restaurant (match days and events only), the Centenary Lounge, and the Chatsworth and Hallamshire conference suites.

The elegant Chatsworth Suite and Hallamshire Suite can each accommodate up to 250 delegates - the two suites will cater for up to 500 people at larger conferences and exhibitions.

The Riverside Suite is a versatile and self-contained suite with its own bar and cloakrooms, and provides the ideal setting for trade shows and party nights.Our superb and exclusive Executive Boxes are available for non-match day use - we have 28 boxes that provide privacy against the magnificent backdrop of Hillsborough stadium.
The Superboxes meanwhile, also offer a panoramic view of the stadium. With a capacity of 20, these two boxes are custom-designed to accommodate sales and training meetings.

The Club Boardroom adds a stately air to board meeting or training sessions, holding up to 30 people.
The adjacent Vice Presidents' Lounge and Guest Lounge both cater for small conferences and meetings up to 40 delegates.

For exhibitions, fairs, team building activities or examinations, try the Sheffield Wednesday FC Sports Hall.
The conference centre excellent facilities are backed up by a professional and flexible conference support service.
A range of in-house audio-visual equipment is available for hire, with office services at your disposal - fax, photocopy and computer facilities, typing and
ISDN services. <-----!!!!!! OMG !!!!111121241236dgl.j;

[Silk75]

Remember places/space to sleep in these venues.

Its why racecourses are so good.

[JeRkY]

in all fairness at CPL at the sheffield magna place, they let you sleep where you dropped.

(Fort MPUK was made in a corner and provided ample sleeping space)

[bvark]

It did take us nearly an hour to find somewhere that would sell us booze, though, and it was ****ing freezing!

[Guigsy]

well there are the new drinking laws now, and i suppose you could hire a van thing with booze on. ive seen them around the place at things like airshows etc. Would need a lisence for the venue tho? And the magna center has experience and they know what there dealing with letting mpuk do a lan party there. mpuk wont be greated with "wtf is that" when they ask :)

[JeRkY]

nah guigsy what bvark is meaning is we drove about 5 miles in every direction from magna and found not one super market/shop or bar.

(although in fairness meadowhall sainsburys was closed for a refurb i think)

And we did notice "the blue pussycat bar" which was noted for future reference

the only thing id say about the venue is it may be very expensive, the CPL event was very well funded, and i suspect run at a loss....

[Guigsy]

double post

[Guigsy]

yeah sainsburys is only 2 mins away. i live 5 mins away. so i know a few pubs and thats the old industrial district of sheffield so the only pubs u get there are ones that looks a bit... dodgy... but to be fare. the center of sheffield isnt that far away.

[dusty]

Originally posted by JeRkY

And we did notice "the blue pussycat bar" which was noted for future reference


The Blue Minx damnit!
Magna does have lots of things close by but mostly all of them are not walking distance.
Magna is a great venue for a LAN, like it lots

[CorsetGamer]

Well as im from West Midlands I would be going for my area so not to far from me we have :-

http://www.wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk/defaultrc.aspx

With its unique setting and choice of three banqueting suites accommodating up to 500 guests, together with our creative flair, style and quality menus, we can create an event that will suit your requirements.

But If you read Conference bit there is plenty more room so i dont think you need to stop at 500 :)

Some conference equipment is included in the Day Delegate rate.

Suites 1 - 8 cater for smaller meetings up to 60 theatre style, while the Dunstall Suite and Wulfrun suite provide venues for 100 and 180 respectively theatre style.

The Ringside Suite is ideal for exhibitions with 680 square metres of pillar free space, vehicular access and an adjoining concourse which will increase the area to 1400 square metres.

The suite is ideal for large conferences, seating up to 700 theatre style. There are three giant screens ideal for presentations or for showing video / dvd presentations.

And there are loads of hotels local

Holiday Inn
Gorsebrook Rd, Wolverhampton, WV6 0PE
0.1 mi N - 0870 2202442

Holiday Inn Garden Court Wolverhampton
Dunstall Park Centre, Gorsebrook Rd, Wolverhampton, WV6 0PE
0.1 mi N - 0870 4009068
Holiday Inn Garden Court Hotel
Wolverhampton Racecourse is one of the few racecourses in the country able to offer on site accommodation, and with the Holiday Inn Garden Court hotel, they have not compromised on quality. The Holiday Inn brand is recognised world-wide offering a top choice for the discerning traveller.

Abbey Hotel
232 Stafford Rd, Wolverhampton, WV10 6JT
0.5 mi NE - 01902 423198

And camping:-

Barretts of Feckenham
58-60 Victoria St, Wolverhampton, WV1 3NX
1.2 mi S - 01902 421240

Travel doesnt seem hard either

Wolverhampton Racecourse and the Holiday Inn hotel
Wolverhampton Racecourse has excellent access to the M6 and M54 motorway networks and to rail services situated in Wolverhampton City Centre less than 2 miles from the racecourse.
By road
Located north of the city centre, off the A449 dueal carriageway. Follow the brown tourist signs to Dunstall Park.
From north: Exit junction 12 of the M6 onto A5 west, joining the A449 South.
From south: Exit junction 10a of the M6 joining M54 to junction 2, following A449 South.
By rail
There are frequent services to and from major towns and cities at Wolverhampton Railway station, which is situated less than 2 miles from the racecourse.
By air
Birmingham International Airport is approximately 25 miles from Wolverhampton.
Wolverhampton Business Airport at Halfpenny Green near Bobbington offers some local services.

So over all this would be great place to hold an event ...

Go Wolverhampton \o/

[JNM]

Pretty sure notingham was suggested and rejected because of how far south it is, so imo i doubt wolverhampten would be a contender either but nice research none the less !

Jerky is definatly right about the magna centre being like a set from doom :D, pretty interesting place in the most unlikley of area's i mean sheffield come on ^_^ !
I would imagin the price to rent it won't be to cheap tho, suppose we could do to start finding prices of some of these locations.

imo the top places at the moment would be;

magna centre
York racecourse
Doncaster racecourse (under refurbishment atm tho !)

i havn't really had a look at many venues in leeds but i shall start doing so, as leeds has some superb travel connections for people travelling all over the country as well as from the north :).

[CorsetGamer]

Originally posted by JNM
Pretty sure notingham was suggested and rejected because of how far south it is, so imo i doubt wolverhampten would be a contender either but nice research none the less !

Must say I'm gutted, for peeps in middle never gonna be fair then cause we ave to go south for newbury and north for this new event ..... :rolleyes:

[JNM]

Originally posted by CorsetGamer
Must say I'm gutted, for peeps in middle never gonna be fair then cause we ave to go south for newbury and north for this new event ..... :rolleyes:

in all fairness it is called the Northern MPUK Lan Suggested Venues thread for a reason :rolleyes:.

As for not being fair i agree with you but this isn't about fair this is about us poor northern foke not having to spend 8 hours on a train to get to a LAN :P (/end life of bryan accent mode) , heh im sure if you pester enough you will be granted a central lan, in all honesty you arn't to far away from any of the venues selected maybe an hour or 2 at the maximum from the one's suggested already.

[CorsetGamer]

Well i read it as Midlands/North England so i put Midlands venue in ?
Well anyway no matter i still think the venue i picked would be more than good enuf.......

[Afty]

It doesn't say Midlands, so reading it as such doesn't change the thread.

It's very simple to get from the Midlands to the i-series - it takes about 90 minutes or so from the Birmingham area in the evening.

Getting to the i-series from Newcastle, or worse Scotland is almost impractical which is why the thread was started asking for a Northern venue. The most populous areas of the North are the M62 Corridor, the North East around Newcastle and the East-West corridor in Central Scotland. Those are the people the venue needs to be easily available for. Somewhere near the M6 or M1 would be a good start, preferably also on or North of the M62.

[filmn]

Are we talking Up North, Up North or down their Up North if u get my drift!

[JeRkY]

i think the answer to that is population density up north.

[^MiNi_D^]

how about blackpool winter gardens :D http://www.wintergardensblackpool.co.uk/
and of course blackpool has ALOT of cheap £10 per night B'n'Bs lots of outta LAN entertainment etc. Clearly teh win! (its not 10 mins drive for me either, honest :p:)

[Afty]

Blackpool's not central enough, further the Winter Gardens is way too expensive, or at least it was a couple years ago.

[Guigsy]

http://www.uklans.com/DesktopModules/LANSystem/ViewEvent.aspx?eid=268

landed lan do lans at the magna center

[JeRkY]

guigsy iirc that lan was cancelled and moved to oxford (and reduced in size)

[Guigsy]

it says march 2006 or something... unless its been moved ages before the event

[Wizzo]

Thanks for all the feeback and info so far people. Much appreciated!

We'll get compiling all this info into a hitlist this week and start phoning round. Probably looking at a 100-200 player event to start off, with a view to expanding if things go well.

Once we have a shortlist I'll be asking if any locally living volunteers would be up to go take a direct look at the venues themselves and take photos etc. This is prior to a final decision being made which would involve us travelling up to spec out the last few venues ourselves.

It's a long process but the most fundamental thing about a LAN event is the venue. It has to be gotten right otherwise you end up with a whole world of problems.

[JeRkY]

im happy to investigate anything around leeds/south part of north yorks.

can i claim costs? :p

my bad on the landed lan thing. I was thinking of something that was at the earth centre in doncaster i think.

[Wizzo]

Payment in beer :)

[Breath]

Originally posted by JeRkY
im happy to investigate anything around leeds/south part of north yorks.

can i claim costs? :p

my bad on the landed lan thing. I was thinking of something that was at the earth centre in doncaster i think.

Rumour has it that Elland road had a phat internet pipe and a fenced off area in the grounds that you could camp in. Go find out!

[Breath]

Also try South Leeds Stadium too :D

[CorsetGamer]

Your not giving up on leeds are ya!

[{SAS}Maverick]

I would like to see one held in Newcastle, not that much further north than york or doncaster as previously mentioned. Also not so far to travel for our scottish gamers, who travel god knows how many hours :D

As has been said before, there is gosforth racecourse, which has plenty of grassland and forestry around. Nice big venue and hotels close by. Not far from the A1, good train links probably about £5 - £8 in a taxi from the station, plus the airport, not sure on taxi fare from there. Not sure about the price for hiring the venue though.

[^MiNi_D^]

id be happy to investigate lancashire/cumbria. Mine's a heineken wizzo :p: . but clearly access to blackpool isnt hard, its got its own MOTORWAY!! not many towns under 35000 residents can say that. Besides when you bored of LAN theres 100+ pubs and a theme park, cinema and shopping all within 10 minutes car/bus journey from the winter gardens(shops are on the doorstep) . failing the winter gardens (i predicted more people) how about some large conference rooms in some of the local hotels (hilton, imperial, google will tell you more) i beleieve the hotel owned by the pleasure beach (UKs largest theme park) has conferance space too and it a whole 100 meters away from the park. CLEARLY BLACKPOOL FTW!!! no other place in the UK can offer the same gaming/out of gaming experiance :) Also there's 1000s of cheap B'n'Bs to stay for under £15 a night (not luxuary but within walking distance of winter gardens and face it, you only really need a place to crash at 5 am not a 5 star hotel). also if you consider nothern scotts in the equation then Blackpool is just off center the Center of the UK as a whole :)

edit: wtf is with all these race-courses?

[ProfLiebstrom]

I'd be weary of sheffield weds ground, 1) because im a Sheff united supporter :D 2) because they have less than desirable security 3) Football matches may screw up when you can use it.


I know for a small lan people have used the grosvenor house hotel in the centre of sheffield. BEing in the middle of the city you have well everything

Also King Ecgbert School in sheffield (south side of the city) have let people use it for a lan. Even more likely now since it is a brand new building and it is contracted out by MITIE who use it to hold conferences and what not. Security is also good, more cameras in the place than a camera shop. And of course have internet connection which they should let you use too. Tescos and nice pubs near by as well.

[Joey]

racecourses are generally a good bet because there aren't that many race meetings throughout an average year, whereas a football stadium will usually have a match every other week during the football season. also, for the larger stadiums there is a premium attached to hiring it out because of the prestige of hosting an event at a premiership stadium.

[Jez_Gafys]

I'd Recommend Huddersfield Football Stadium as a perfect Venue in the north. The Venue is sited close to two major motarways (M62, M1).

Venue Advantages:

Easy Access
Ample Parking
Next to the Stadium within the same complex is a ODEON Cinema (for the nights you fancy a quick break), the Rope Walk Pub Serving Meals all day, Gym, Pizza Hut.

Amenities withing 1 Mile:

KFC (Drive Through)
McDonalds (Drive Through)
PCWorld
Currys, Comet, Staples
24Hr Tesco, Asda 24Hr, Sainsburies
Varies Garages and Local takeouts
Various resonable prices Hotels (Hiltons, Travel Lodges etc)


Amenities withing 1-2 Mile:

Everything found in a Town Centre including Dominoes Pizza
Morrisons Super Market


Being a football stadium there are numerous bars and toilet vacilities etc not sure on the bar licensing hours but can easily be confirmed

Now the number of places... about 4 years ago Hebe (not sure what ever happened to her) was looking at this place for a good venue but the project seem to die when she left the multiplay scene. Anyways If I remember correctly the venue could support around 600-700 places so though it wouldn't be one of multiplays largest LANs it would still be god size.

Well there you go I deffo do this this place as teh potential...

[Ruth]

Originally posted by {SAS}Maverick
I would like to see one held in Newcastle,

As has been said before, there is gosforth racecourse, which has plenty of grassland and forestry around. Nice big venue and hotels close by. Not far from the A1, good train links probably about £5 - £8 in a taxi from the station, plus the airport, not sure on taxi fare from there. Not sure about the price for hiring the venue though.

Divnt be so silly! You couldn't have a LAN in Newcastle. Why do you think TimmyhasNOshoes! Somebody from Newcastle PINCHED THEM. And if they steal shoes here, i'd rather not leave my machine open to tea-leaves cheers very much.

As somebody has already mentioned, part of the LAN expericence for many is the travelling, and i agree.

Hooray for a northern lan!

Btw, it wasnt me who stole his shoes.

[TimmyNoShoes]

Agreed, Newcastle is full of charvas/chavs, most of u lot wouldnt last 5 mins up here :P

[DaeMord]

you think newcastle is bad, try going to thornaby, its Chav Central, it is indeed Chav HQ of the UK.

I think your right mind alot of the southerners simply couldnt hack it up here.

[Blackreign]

Some where near Blackpool FTW!!!

[ProfLiebstrom]

Originally posted by Blackreign
Some where near Blackpool FTW!!!

people would just be in strip clubs half the time......

BLACKPOOL BLACKPOOL BLACKPOOL.

On a serious note any progress on places?

[Wubster]

Rarrrr, i have taken this as one of my tasks to sort out :)

have details coming from a few venues already :) keep teh ideas comeing people, the more the better

Thanks

[Gilgamoth]

How about one of the local University's during the summer hols?

They'll have the infrastructure, internet and possibly halls of residence for sleeping?

Just my 0.02p

Regards,

Gil

[[WHF] Sgt Rock]

How's about Manchester? Loads of conference locations, great motorway, rail links (and an airport), lots of places to stay, it's sort of central and I'll be amazed if u cannot get hooked up wherever you choose :D

[Wubster]

Im currently looking at manchester, Leeds, Wakefield, Nottingham, Doncaster,... the list goes on :)

Wubster

[Kq^]

Chester Race Course ftw

[DVA - Mark]

Anyone had a look at the Gmex in Manchester ?


http://www.gmex-micc.co.uk/venue_facilities.php


Mark

[Kq^]

the gmex would be awesome...;)

EDIT : THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE HALLS IN THE GMEX -

Theatre
1900m²

1600
Catering

Classroom
1000

750
Technical:

* Floor area = 1,900m²
* Floor loading = 10kn/m²
* Height = 4.45m – 7.8m
* Point suspension loading of 1000kg
* In hall vehicle access
* Ducted services – power, water & waste, communications
* Dance floor available for banqueting functions
* Air conditioned
* Event floodlighting and dimmable tungsten lighting
* Blackout facility

EDIT 2 : http://www.gmex-micc.co.uk/floorplans/gmex_full.pdf is the full floor plan... deffinately worth looking at for future i series events :D

[Snotman]

North of Birmingham.
Its not too far North, so you arnt at risk from the "Divnt look at my pint!" crowd and you are allowed to wear coats if it gets nippy.

They have the brand new International Centre. The equivalent to the NEC but only 3 halls. The biggest town park in Europe is 100 yards away (camping). 2 hotels are built in (1 holiday inn).

We have our corporate xmas do's there, 2000 peeps.

We also have all our local large meetings there so it cant be too pricey because my co are tight basts.

Plus Telford town centre & M54 are only 200 yards away. As are all the ice rink, bowling etc

The fact I live 2 minutes away is only a minor point tho

:D

[ProfLiebstrom]

I don't think telford is really north enough in my opinion. I think the furthest south should be manchester, sheffield etc sort of area.

[Snotman]

Man chester is only 30 or so miles north of Telford and brum is just a little south. Right in between.

[HaYl0]

i run a few lans in nottingham, but not on the scale of the multiplay ones, ill have a quick browse around and see what i can find.

[SystemId]

Manchester yes please.

[BeeRmOnsTeR]

My town Southport isn't too big a place. You could probably rent the Floral Hall quite cheaply as there are computer conventions there every month as well as other smaller things. There is a railway line in Southport and it is about 25 minutes from the M6 so not too bad for motorway links.
Here is a map of Southport's location:
http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=500000.809961445&Y=500000.603955938&width=500&height=300&gride=333350.809961445&gridn=417093.603955938&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=freegaz&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&keepicon=true&zm=1&scale=4000000

[strangeways599]

Alreet guys,

I know im like only very new but i have to agree with some of the guys. Manchester would be a crackin place for a a LAN. I mean if we think about night life alone in manchester its a city that is thriving! I live about 12-15 miles out of manchester yet can get a train to the centre and there are so many bars, clubs, pubs and also just general things that you can do! I also think that the G-Mex centre would be the best place to do it.
Unless Multiplay can afford to rent out the MEN arena, the only think is its not the greatest for space! Where as the G-mex is very big with no seating permantly out so lots of space, i reckon u could get over 1000 people in there!

Anyhow thats my thoughts!

Regards

Strangeways599

[Hoodini]

I live in Derby, maybe Pride park stadium in the corporate section would be a good host. It costs about £1000 a day to hire a room out that is capable of holding upto 400 people. There are 3 big facilities too so that could be upto 1200 people. £1000 x3 = 3k x3 rooms + expenses = £10,000 ish to host. 10k / about 1200 people = £8 a person per day. You could charge about £60. Derby is in the Midlands, the centre of England. Easy access via any road or rail network. It's a thought, plenty of parking in the grounds car parks that are secured. Also around the corner there is a mcdonald's, JJB soccerdome for 5 aside football, costco, mcdonald's, pizza hut, burger king, KFC and even a carpet world !! Also the bar venue is licensed too etc.

[Chicane]

gmex looks good, only one slight insignificant detail.

parking.

http://www.ncp.co.uk/multimapform.aspx?client=ncp_xml&width=500&db=gb&height=290&X=383736.98057327&Y=397785.939312928&themode=3&dist=0.06,0.06,0.19,0.25,0.30,0.37,&scale=5000&type=zoom#

the discount would have to be bloody great!

[Gilgamoth]

There's always the Yorkshire Event Centre (http://www.eventcentre.co.uk/) which is part of the Great Yorkshire Showground at Harrogate.

There are two halls and plenty of grass around for camping.

Regards,

Gil

[Hoodini]

Can this get sorted out and one set up? My team will definately bring 6 members + if there is a central LAN :)

[Afty]

I also think that the G-Mex centre would be the best place to do it. Manchester would be a great area to do it (demographically speaking) but you can't really pull of a LAN in a city centre because so many participants arrive by car (90% +) so you need free or ultra cheap parking for 500+ cars...

Perhaps a mod could get something put in this thread listing the desirable qualities in a venue (space, power, 24 hours access, camping, parking, food, bar, sleeping area etc.) so we could focus the discussion?

[Hoodini]

Pride Park Stadium, car park places for upto about 3000 people. The venues are cheap and have a licensed bar on site!!

[Silk75]

As stated before, somewhere like Hudds Football stadium, or Reebok Stadium near Bolton would be good, fairly central, close to Motorways, and lots of amenities on the doorstep

[Kq^]

Reebok in Bolton is amazing, there is a tesco or something really close and it is easy to get to

[Chicane]

Perhaps a mod could get something put in this thread listing the desirable qualities in a venue (space, power, 24 hours access, camping, parking, food, bar, sleeping area etc.) so we could focus the discussion?

you mean this:


I need people to help come up with venues up north for this sort of thing. If people are up for doing some initial groundwork then there's beers in it and obv a free place or two

Key things which often rule out venues in the first few minutes are:

- 24 hour access
- ability to have sleeping on site (be it camping, or separate indoor sleeping area or both)
- ability for customers to bring their own food and soft drink on site (or even their own alcohol on site in the case of an unlicensed premises).
- availability of 3-phase power outlets

There are obviously a lot more factors than this, but these are the ones that tend to rule people out, in particular the first two .

If you have ideas for venues and are up for the task, please make contact with them and see if they pass the above tests. If they do, whack an email with the contact details to me at wizzo@multiplay.co.uk

As a really rough guide on size, 2 sq m of floor space is roughly 1 BYOC seat, i.e. a room with 100 sq m could be expected to fit 50 people in. For the first event I'd be looking at about 200-300 people maximum as otherwise it gets quite risky.

I'm really keen to get a decent LAN up north started and with the space inbetween the i-series now increased we should have scope to do it.

Now to find the venue....

__________________
Craig "Wizzo" Fletcher

[Dyna]

surely the most obvious place would be to out it in the middle of the country.

my vote goes for trentham gardens (just off the M6) in between stafford and stoke on trent. Already is a venue with a huge, huge hall and loads of car parking, room for camping and bars, restaurants on site.

[JeRkY]

Please keep up, we're looking for northern venues here, the key part of that being northern. For the geographically challenged amongst us, by northern we do not mean the channel islands, The south, or even the midlands We do in fact mean the north.

The general and understandable consensus so far seems to be Sheffield & upwards are suitably definable as northern.

[Boffykins]

anything north of the m40 :flee:

[ProfLiebstrom]

If someone had posted that wizzo post where I had seen it before I could have asked a WORLD of places by now in sheffield.

/me breaks out his list of possible venues.

[Wubster]

I have a full list of sheffield places and i have a meeting next week with the guy that looks after most racecourses in the north :)

I shall keep you all informed :)

[JeRkY]

go on wub's wetherby racecourse ftw!
very close to A1(M) access, the outskirts of a small market town with plenty of amenities (if any more are needed, Leeds is a mere 15 mins away). and TOTALLY coincidently about 8 minutes from my "t'up north" home.

Newly built grandstand & shed loads of carparking/green field (camping?) areas

[ProfLiebstrom]

yes wubster i know you have a large list of sheffield places :p I provided you with a mass list :p

But that was nowhere near all the places i know of in sheffield :D

[Afty]

Newly built grandstand & shed loads of carparking/green field (camping?) areasAnd more importantly.... football? :)

[ArcticFox]

Anywhere thats a bit more central, its a bit of a chore getting from lancashire all the way down to newbury when i have to rely on other people for transport.

[EggManPete]

I'm sure Psym and Njoroge would join me in saying "University of York LAN FTW!"

you mean york uni's FragSoc?

If you want to know more about the venues at that link you posted, ask on our forums, there will be some people that could help you
see fragsoc.co.uk
The rodger kirk center is a nice venue but it is very costy to hire (again see fragsoc forum)

ive had a good look at the York racecourse about two years ago so i only remember the details vaguely. I had a meeting with someone there and they showed me around the place. Compared to newbury racecourse, its not that great, the floors are divided into boxes and there is not as much space as you might think. The ground floor on the other hand is very similar to newbury.
As I have said, this was two years ago so it may have changed. :rolleyes:

[Ghostchanter]

could give durham rugby club a try...would spoil the lovely trend of racecourses but its big, plenty of grass space (not the pitch :P) and is relatively cheap from what i know (plus i can walk to it hehe)

[ProfLiebstrom]

i wonder if this search is actually still ongoing or has been put on hold for a bit.

[JeRkY]

well tbh i gave up all hope and moved house to within a stones throw of newbury instead

[strangeways599]

u didnt move to newbury because of the i-series did you, that wasnt the main reason you moved!

[Hoodini]

uttoxeter racecourse, it's in the midlands, easy access via the a50 from the south. worth a shot.

[ProfLiebstrom]

Please keep up, we're looking for northern venues here, the key part of that being northern. For the geographically challenged amongst us, by northern we do not mean the channel islands, The south, or even the midlands We do in fact mean the north.

The general and understandable consensus so far seems to be Sheffield & upwards are suitably definable as northern.

midlands != northern

If you want a lan in the midlands look at CentralanUK

[Unplugged]

Well how about some of you fire off a few latters at the promosed venues and see how much they would charge etc.

then forward this information onto wizzo.

might be a start ;)

[Neophyte]

I've already investigated the Telewest arena in Newcastle and the Sunderland Stadium of light, both no gooers due to sleeping etc

[ProfLiebstrom]

Well how about some of you fire off a few latters at the promosed venues and see how much they would charge etc.

then forward this information onto wizzo.

might be a start ;)

Tried with some of the sheffield ones. They wanted to speak to the man himself.

I gave both sides details. don't know what happenned after that though :p

this was a while back now

[therogue]

Mmm, keeping an eye on this

Since I'm now in Cumbria of all places, anywhere near Manchester is very attractive :)

[JeRkY]

Mmm, keeping an eye on this

Since I'm now in Cumbria of all places, anywhere near Manchester is very attractive :)

The only attractive bits near manchester are in Yorkshire ;)

(im one of them)

[bacardibatman]

hmmmm wouldnt our tents end up on bricks with all the wheels removed and ragged around "no named" city centre :D

btw i am just kidding tents dont have wheels

[gemini]

Scottish Exhebition and Conference Centre, Glasgow

SCOTLAND

[Jokerz]

what about pride park or sheffield or manchester or buxton or something like that maybe even leicester

[Jokerz]

from my other post Peak district, york, sheffield, Manchester, Buxton, Notingham, derby, Norton, rotherham, mansfield, stoke

[Dentist]

This thread was kinda looking for specific doable venues, not random place names...

[Guigsy]

its not northern. but more northern than the i series... but i always thaught this would be a good place to have a lan. i work for a subsiduary (spelling) of ricoh. Its the Ricoh arena (coventry city FC) http://www.ricoharena.com/

the largest column free space in the Midlands
The Jaguar Exhibition Halls can comfortably house conferences and banquets for up to 5,000 people
With more than 2,000 on-site car parking spaces and the venue less than a mile from Junction Three of the M6,
It can be sub-divided into two individual units of 2,000sq/m and 4,000sq/m offering the versatility to cater for events of all sizes.

The venue offers a modern facility which is fully air conditioned and heated. It can be developed to the latest specification, with under-floor utilities such as electricity, gas, telephones and fibre optics.


also a very nice looking 71 room hotell... Dont think there will be any camping though.

dunno what that equates to in terms of desk/people space though, whats the square footage of NRC? but with the 3 rooms here thats 8300sqm.

They have concerts in the Jaguar room... its THAT big. the other 2 are for conferences and things.

Manchester, Bristol and London 2 hours
Newcastle 4 hours
http://www.uki.net/php/files/ricoharena.uki.net/conf_conference.jpghttp://www.uki.net/php/files/ricoharena.uki.net/hamerville3.jpg

If the i series was to get 2 big for newbury ;) If this place has camping (dont think so) it would be a brilliant place

[Rocker]

For the Midlands how about the Telford International Centre ?

Its got some big halls and parking, bar, toilets.

Only thing not too sure about is Camping, though, they have around 100 rooms, i think, and theres a Holiday Inn about 1 - 3 mins walk away.

ticuk.com

[Elbonio]

Abundant Life Conference Centre (http://www.venues.org.uk/profile_page.asp?VenueID=2591)




Abundant Life is a church, been there a few times.

It's certainly big enough, no camping space though - oh and the small fact that you couldnt get it on a Sunday!

[ProfLiebstrom]

dunno what that equates to in terms of desk/people space though, whats the square footage of NRC? but with the 3 rooms here thats 8300sqm.


NRC site says 2500sqm of exhibition space in the grandstand.

[jerodotou]

is Leigh north enough for a LAN

[MorgyN]

Chester would be great, I could stay at me mums!

Well I was being more specific, however I cannot post URLs as yet.

I was refering to the chester racecourse, booking information can be found if you rebuild the link below

www dot heathcotes dot co dot uk /outside/chester/index.php

[Dentist]

This thread was kinda looking for specific doable venues, not random place names...

[Aardvark]

Ricoh Arena seems a strong bet mind you...

[ProfLiebstrom]

Doncaster racecourse

http://www.doncaster-racecourse.co.uk

Floor plan looks good

[winbar]

Chester racecourse fail at replying to enquiries.

[bright_]

doncaster has plenty of space, and isn't too far off the Motorway (fairly easy to navigate to) Active security would be necessary tbh though as if the gates are open at night, a lot of chav's piss about, and might appear in the car park :p

[Sanguinor]

from my other post Peak district, york, sheffield, Manchester, Buxton, Notingham, derby, Norton, rotherham, mansfield, stoke

Stoke already has 2 regular LAN parties.

[SystemId]

This thread has always attracted a lot of attention but nothing has ever been done about finding a suitable MPUK northern venue? Although I wouldn't be surprised if Wizzo was banned from the northern half of the country :P

[magikal]

Doncaster racecourse

http://www.doncaster-racecourse.co.uk

Floor plan looks good

Yeh, it looks good, I should know i suggested it a year ago in this very thread...

But just like when i suggested it, the racecourse is under construction. The St. Leger doesnt return until most of its done and thats return is in 91 days...

So would have to be a venue for late this year or next year...

Though I am very much free to strike up convo with them, as I am in Doncaster, hehe...(self pimping, im such a whore) :P

Floor plans look good though, and the availability for events is from the end of september...
Floor plans: http://www.doncaster-racecourse.co.uk/conference-and-exhibitions/713/floor-plans.html

[PopcoRn]

spearmint rhino, birmingham

or the football clubs, plus many other sports grounds ie edgbaston

the places atm seem lil north not many imputs from midlands,
midlands imo as like its called its in the middle :P

[Silk75]

Ok for Pete's sake, Birmingham is not the North of England. There is already a venue used widely in Stratford Upon Avon, and CLUK in the Stoke area, we are talking about the NORTH.

Get with the programme people.

[Guigsy]

Northern MPUK Lan Suggested Venues

[jamesblackpool]

a race course would be a better choice of venue. Apart from the obvious of shed loads of space there is the security aspect of being 'out of the way' so you don't attract the local n00bs.

[Dwit]

St James Park !

[Minidisk]

You know this thread was created on 4th September 2005

This event will never happen :/

[Bob Grey]

Burnley Football Club

[Sakey]

http://www.ayr-racecourse.co.uk/

[Tryck]

alot of people would go but nobody can be arsed to organise it

[Tryck]

is Leigh north enough for a LAN

id definately go to one in Leigh ;)

[Ruth]

You know this thread was created on 4th September 2005

This event will never happen :/

Haha, rights!

[[HoL]Cobra]

I'd say the Ricoh Arena aswell, easy to get to wherever you are.

The fact it's only 10 minutes down the road to me is neither here nor there and I accept no responsability for claims to the contrary :)

Have to say though, it's still a bit of a trek for the Scots.

Suppose wherever it is, it'll be 90 minutes drive away from me :)

P.S.
Happy new year all.

P.P.S.
I'm not for one minute suggestion Cov btw, as it's not North, it's central.

[magikal]

Doncaster Racecourse main building has been completed!

And damn they have enough power on the ground floor, including an over head 415v power grid (400/230v buzz bar), and plenty of space to run cables in overhead cable troughs (most are empty!). Lots of space to camp on outside (4500sq m of grass and hardstanding areas), lots of parking space too (3000 cars to be exact).
They also have the obligatory PA system, and an abundance of lcd tvs throughout the venue (and i mean a **** load - see the plans). Broadband is available throughout, but im not sure of the speed and lines available as of yet.

Theres a nice size kitchen on every one of the four floors and a bar on most floors (if not all)! The first floor has a terrace, just think Wizzo can get his meat out for a good ole BBQ :D

Then theres the upper floors, but sadly i havent had chance to see them yet, but from the actual floor plans, look to have a lot of space!

And they even built in offices for event management, what a plus for Wizzo :P

Last but not least, theres an airport, train station and good motorway links (M18/M1/A1/M62), ASDA is literally a road away and is 24 hours, with a leisure complex next to that, along with a cinema and bowling centre and a travel inn. Not much further gets you to an outdoor shopping center and B&Q around the corner, or in the other direction the town centre with numerous bars, clubs and takeouts.
Links:

Floor Plans: http://www.doncaster-racecourse.co.uk/conference-and-exhibitions/713/floor-plans.html
Brochure for event hire: http://www.doncaster-racecourse.co.uk/assets/_files/documents/jan_07/al__1168443242_ExhibitionConference.pdf%2007

I will be contacting them for pricing info, as one way or another *I* want a LAN in there :P If you want a LAN here and need to know anything let me know, im local (if you havent guessed) and should be able to assist.

[cduncan]

a north east LAN would be great i series travel of 5 hours can be a pain , what about that new place in billingham is it NEC im not sure

[Storm3y]

Do it in Billingham! It will be the first bloody event that will have ever happened in my town :o

[Chard]

Do one at Victoria Hall in Saltaire, Bradford it can hold about 500 people or so and i have a friend that works there and he will be able to get discount on hiring the place.

[Jamie^]

Scarborough!

[Blackreign]

I know.. I know... how about Stonliegh!

the NAC would be cool!!!111!!! one!

Oh bugger.. I think u beat me to it!

[Storm3y]

Welll any news on this ;P

[BlackDragon]

Welll any news on this ;P

Yeah Im eager to know!

[ez64]

Everyone knows the money's in the south :D

[Storm3y]

Everyone knows the money's in the south :D

Dosh is in the north too ;)

[ethtechno]

Armley Mills!
xD

[Unplugged]

Peterborough Showground

Although hardly north ;)

[ethtechno]

There really isnt many places in Leeds that can take up to 2000, ahh well Im unlucky :)

[Unplugged]

There really isnt many places in Leeds that can take up to 2000, ahh well Im unlucky :)

I think idea of this thread was more places to hold around 100-200 tops BOYC places ( like stratlan ) but in the north.

Seeing how old this thread is now im amazed it hasn't been closed.

[ethtechno]

Ahh right, well there is definately some race courses up north for a LAN

[Inferno]

southend

[SilentMike]

Everyone knows the money's in the south :D
So why so many complaints about the food prices at i34 then from all you southern ****s? LOLOL