vindiboy Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Did you know that on the Whetherspoons webb site there is a facility to down load Sat Nav info of all there pubs. I downloaded the TOM TOM data and it works well, free too. I E Mailed LIDL the other day asking for addresses for all their stores, for sat nav, a very nice man from Lidl phoned me yesterday and said they didn't have a list of addresses but I could obtain addresses by imputing post codes in to their search engine, this of course would take forever, I asked him about sat nav info and he was very interested to hear that Asda and Wetherspoons do it and that LIDL would be looking into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david lloyd Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Hi Malc Personally, the only reason I would want to know the location of Wetherspoons is so that I could avoid them! Seriously, if you want all the POI sets of places like particular supermarkets etc then have a look at websites like these: www.poiedit.com www.poihandler.com Most of my TT POI sets are downloaded from these and they include Asda, lidl, etc and it will save you a lot of time going round everyone as they are all in one place. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vindiboy Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 We used a Whetherspoons a couple of weeks ago in Exeter, the food was hot and good quality, the drinks were very reasonably priced too. the best bit for me though was the building the pub was in, it used to be a Chapel , it still had the pews, font and alter, it had a balconey still original and thats where we sat for our meal, all the oringinal wood panelling was still there, a really beautiful setting, obviously planning regulations strict and in this situation they worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hymer1942 Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 You do get about, Morrocco and Exeter, if you are near Fleetwood you must visit. I have just got back from 7 weeks in France and go to Germany on the 17 th of August. Barrie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J9withdogs Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Wetherspoons also have free WIFI connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vindiboy Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 hymer1942 - 2009-07-14 5:05 PM You do get about, Morrocco and Exeter, if you are near Fleetwood you must visit. I have just got back from 7 weeks in France and go to Germany on the 17 th of August. Barrie. Hi Barrie ,have wheels will travel as they say ,We want to get away again soon, but Dentist rears his ugly head, but will be Foreign again soon , enjoy Germany, how can you fail not to , great country and very Motorhome friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usinmyknaus Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Malc, I empathise with the comment regarding the dentist - my last visit would have covered site fees for 88.75 nights away at my 2-year average spend. Forget the drill the real pain is in the wallet! As you hand over your dosh you may wish to reflect why dentists don't need to motorhome - they can afford the best hotels anywhere and drive there in their Astons or private plane. Why? Well the crown he charges you £500- £800 pounds for costs him £45 - £50, the teeth whitening he charges out at £150 - £250 costs him £25 a kit etc, etc. Small wonder that a newly-qualified dentist in a middling NHS practice will clear £100K in their first year, in private practice considerbaly more. Of course our Government allowing the nation to be held hostage by the Dentist's own trade union's total stranglehold on the industry ensures there is no competition and it won't change any time soon. OK rant over, sorry to hijack the thread! I feel better now..... Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza454 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Just called into the Royal Hop Pole Hotel in Tewkesbury which is a Wetherspoon hotel/pub. I must say that they have done an excellent job with refurbishment since taking this place over. It's certainly not your typical town centre Wetherspoon watering hole.Had a full English, OH had toast and preserves, a couple of coffees apiece all for under £6, plus free WiFi - not bad value... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJH Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 We often use Wetherspoons pubs when on our travels. It ain't often I get the chance to sup real ale and I've never had a bad pint there. We visited the Royal Hop Pole whilst in Tewkesbury in May and I agree, an excellent job - all the more so considering it was flooded out two years ago. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enodreven Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Hi, This web site has POI's for most of the UK shops including Lidls etc http://www.gps-data-team.com/poi/united_kingdom/shopping/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJH Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 braunston - 2009-07-17 11:26 AM Hi, This web site has POI's for most of the UK shops including Lidls etc http://www.gps-data-team.com/poi/united_kingdom/shopping/ After the trouble I had with that lot a few months ago I wouldn't go there even if I was totally lost >:-) Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enodreven Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Hi, Graham Sorry to here you had problems, I have never used them just run a Google search on Lidls POI and there site came up on the list, they do appear to have POI's for most of the major supermarket chains, what problems did you have with them is there something wrong with there POI's Thanks GJH - 2009-07-17 2:06 PM braunston - 2009-07-17 11:26 AM Hi, This web site has POI's for most of the UK shops including Lidls etc http://www.gps-data-team.com/poi/united_kingdom/shopping/ After the trouble I had with that lot a few months ago I wouldn't go there even if I was totally lost >:-) Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJH Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 braunston - 2009-07-17 5:05 PM Hi, Graham Sorry to here you had problems, I have never used them just run a Google search on Lidls POI and there site came up on the list, they do appear to have POI's for most of the major supermarket chains, what problems did you have with them is there something wrong with there POI's They were the people who copied my MH Parking PoIs and passed them off as their own. It took me the whole of January to stop them and they only did so when they had obtained an alternative set (which looks more like truckstops) from somewhere. There was a thread running about it at the time but I can't provide a link as the search appears to be broken again. They had the cheek to claim copyright and to charge for them - which I don't do myself Story also Here. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallii Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 I have found the Lidl POI's to be very much out of date, I found myself passing one on the way to another one! Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJH Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 hallii - 2009-07-17 7:42 PM I have found the Lidl POI's to be very much out of date, I found myself passing one on the way to another one! Geoff Pocket GPS World has PoIs for Lidl, other supermarkets and hundreds of other categories Here They can be downloaded in TomTom .ov2 or .csv format. If you need them in another format (e.g. for Garmin) it's easy enough to do using a program such as POIConvertor - see link on my PoI download page Here. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enodreven Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Hi, Graham I don't think I read the orginal thread, if I had i wouldn't have posted the link, sorry Graham They were the people who copied my MH Parking PoIs and passed them off as their own. It took me the whole of January to stop them and they only did so when they had obtained an alternative set (which looks more like truckstops) from somewhere. There was a thread running about it at the time but I can't provide a link as the search appears to be broken again. They had the cheek to claim copyright and to charge for them - which I don't do myself Story also Here. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJH Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 braunston - 2009-07-18 9:42 AM Hi, Graham I don't think I read the orginal thread, if I had i wouldn't have posted the link, sorry Graham No need to apologise, can't be expected to read everything :-D Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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