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Topic: Tent displays near Windermere

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claireiom

02/8/2007 at 7:32pm
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I am heading to the lakes for the weekend and was wondering if there are any tent displays near Windermere ( I know of the one at Ambleside at the garden centre) so if anyone has any others that would be great!

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hi claire

before we bought our tent we visited the one ambleside. Yeomans i think! Probably the best display we saw apart one of the exhibitions at the nec. The staff were friendly too!

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claireiom

03/8/2007 at 9:02am
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Thanks for that Vera, heading down there today, hopefully will have what I am looking for!

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There was one last weekend (it may still be there) heading towards Windermere off Junc 36, it's on the left on the Kendal roundabout can't miss it.

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picked up a leaflet with tent shows on it the other day from millets and it has the one that camper pete is on about.

its at plumgarths farm shop, A591/A5284 roundabout, crook road, kendal LA8 8QJ from 19th july till 12th august.

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03/8/2007 at 11:17pm
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been to one at kendal,all the models seemed about 1-2years old and were picey

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claireiom

05/8/2007 at 5:35pm
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Thanks everyone, went to the one in Ambleside and fell in love with the Monty....think I have been converted!

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