Both meets sound good. Bolton Abbey looks pretty cool.
Being further North, some of the places are a bit of a trek for me. 1.5 hours travel for both of these. Not too far in the grand scheme of things, but big factors to take into account when you have a partner and kids.
I did enjoy the first meet I attended, even though I lost you all and had to leave early.
VOCMeet_2 by
Pete, on Flickr
VOCMeet_1 by
Pete, on Flickr
VOCMeet by
Pete, on Flickr
For the Sledmere meet then;
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