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The St.George Longbow Tournament for the Royal Armouries Arrow
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Maps and hotels
The contest will be held at the Morley Rugby Club, Scatcherd Lane, Morley, West Yorkshire. The
club can be approached from the M62 from the West by Exit 27 and
following the signs to Morley. MAP A location
map of Scatcherd Lane A map of the approach from the M
62 from the East exit 28, Tingley Interchange, can be accessed HERE Hotels Where to stay The three hotels listed below are in the immediate area of the tournament There are obviously many more in the Leeds area.
Leeds/Bradford (South)
Premier Travel Inn. Has 42 rooms, 18 can be as twins
or family rooms Travel Inn is attached
to Brewers Fayre “The Old Brickwork’s” where meals are available
as is children’s play barn. This seems to be a
good deal if you want to spend 3 nights especially if there are 2 or
more Web site www.travelinn.co.uk By phone 0870 242 8000 Phone or fax direct 08701 977 152 Innkeepers Lodge Leeds South 32
Rooms adjacent to the accommodation is the “Angel Inn” a Toby carvery
pub,
this pub has a good reputation for food can get busy at weekends. Web site www.innkeeperslodge.com Room reservations 0870
243 0500 The Old Vicarage (AA 2 Star) A nice B/B 2 minutes walk form the shooting field no evening meals at the weekend, possibly the best bet if you intend to stay just one night. Web site www.oldvicaragehotel.co.uk E-mail oldvicmorley@aol.com Phone 0113 2532174 Fax 0113 2533549
Things to do nearby, Showcase cinema, KFC, Pizza hut, TGI Friday, Frankie and Benies, and numerous other eateries. Junction 27 retail
trading estate with Ikea and the usual outlets. Slightly further
afield are Leeds 4 Miles and Bradford 5Miles
In
Leeds there is lots to see and do main attractions are,"The Royal
Armouries"
FREE ENTRY and good for a whole day and anyone who doesn’t like history
stuff
can wander off into the city centre."Brewary Wharf" is also worth a
visit
History of brewing and pubs. For those who wish to
party till 5am Leeds is well known for its nightlife
In
Bradford there’s the National museum of Film and Photography FREE ENTRY
there
is also an Imax Cinema although you have to pay to go in there. For
anyone who likes a curry then Bradford is the place, its impossible to
mention
even a fraction of the things you could do whilst in Morley and
surrounding
area.
Why not make a weekend
break of your shooting, us Yorkshire Folk are rite friendly we mite
even let ya stroke us whippets. Leeds Tourist information general enquiries 01132425242 Leeds Tourist information accommodation booking 0800 808050 Bradford Tourist information. 01274433678
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Do I have to be a GNAS member? The
tournament is organised by David O'Carroll in charge of the competition
and
Lou Radcliffe in charge of off field activities. If you have any
queries
send an e-mail to dsocarroll |
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