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Post by siv on Apr 6, 2006 7:40:03 GMT
hi everyone....
I would liek to find a place to play bar biliiards in the bournemouth area....
can anyone help?
I can see that you played tourney's at the Queen's hotel in East Cliff in 2004 and 2005, but there is nothing scheduked for 2006 and teh hotel say that they don't have a table....
anywhere else....any local contacs for me??
cheers
Siv
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Post by siv on Apr 6, 2006 7:40:37 GMT
sorry about the typo's
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Post by fazza on Apr 6, 2006 8:10:47 GMT
The pairs tournament will again be in Bournemouth next March. You have just missed this year's event by 4 weeks. Eight tables are shipped in for the weekend.
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Post by Kevin Pringle (R.I.P.) on Apr 6, 2006 9:07:24 GMT
Welcome to the forum Siv.
I am sure someone from the area on here, can point you in the direction of a local pub/club that you can get a game at, are you looking for regular billiards or is this for a holiday?
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Post by Siv on Apr 8, 2006 3:55:18 GMT
no...no...
regular
and I can bring people along too.....
we just bought a table top version at home (Joe Davis)
and now we play every day....
(3 of us)
and we are all looking for a pub to extend the action...
I see about the Queen's Hotel now then...ship 8 tables in for the weekend
How about the Mermaid tourney in Pompey...is it too late to enter? how can i contact teh organisers? maybe they need emergency stand by players - you never know :)
by the way---- I have applied to becoem a member of the forum and am awaiting approval....cheers...
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Post by NigelS on Apr 8, 2006 11:51:20 GMT
Hi Siv
I am not sure if there are any places in Bournemouth with a bar billiards table.
Re Mermaid Tourney entries are closed but advise you to come down if you can, the very best players in the country will be there and you would certainly learn a thing or two! You can send MID (Mary Daniels) a message if you like on this forum for details of the Mermaid and ask about a reserve list.
Failing that there are lots of other tournaments through the year, the Sussex Open in June being the next one or if you are really keen the World Champs in Jersey in November.
Hope to see you at a tournament soon!
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Post by Kevin Pringle (R.I.P.) on Apr 8, 2006 12:15:03 GMT
Siv you have already been approved, check your email or spam filter.
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Post by siv on Apr 8, 2006 17:58:58 GMT
ok..... thanks all....
and if anybody knows of a pub with a table between Southampton and Weymouth please do tell...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2006 18:41:00 GMT
It has bemused me why there seem to be no tables in the Dorset and/or New Forest area. I think you have to go far a way north, to Pewsey, for the nearest. Unless you fancy a trip across the waves to the Isle of Wight, where there is a table in the Duke of York, West Cowes (or there was when I last visited two years ago).
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2006 20:40:38 GMT
Well I live and learn ! And it's good news for siv. Someone has kindly provided a link where you can key in the words bar billiards as a search and find mention not only of one's own table but also others you never realised existed : www.beerintheevening.comA quick trawl through reveals the following which should be just the job for you : 1. The New Inn, Upwey (near Weymouth). 2. The Railway Hotel, Blandford Forum. 3. The Woolpack, Sopley (near Christchurch). Hope this helps. :) |
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Post by siv on Apr 15, 2006 21:15:06 GMT
excellent work there tommo....
BUT....
none of the pubs mentioned currently have tables
with excited fingers I clicked the link to the site... researched phone number ad had a succession of phone calls that all led to the same answer... no more table!!!
Can it really be that there are no tables left between Southampton and Weymouth?
Really a single one in Bournemouth is all we need....
good work so far guys...
considering contacting teh local press :)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2007 10:40:12 GMT
I can hardly believe this one. It's in a picturesque little village nestling in the hills above Weymouth. www.echoeat.co.uk/index.cfm?id=457We've had several excursions to Sutton Poyntz whilst on holiday, investigating locations mentioned in Thomas Hardy novels. This one is referenced as the location for the mill in The Trumpet Major. I've walked past the pub several times but it never once occured to me that there might be bar billiards inside. :o :o :o postscript.................above link no longer working, site appears to have been removed. Pub mentioned was the Springhead at Sutton Poyntz. Very unlikely that there is still a bar billiards table there. -tommo 07/10/2010. |
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Post by nickb on Mar 25, 2009 12:02:36 GMT
Hello guys,
I live in Finland but am going to Bournemouth in May and was wondering whether anyone knows of Bar billiard tables in or around the Bournemouth area? Would be grateful for any info?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2009 12:49:09 GMT
Welcome Nick, The only mention I can find of bar billiards anywhere near to Bournemouth is of the Branksome Railway Hotel (- although each February a huge tournament is staged at the Queens Hotel Bournemouth the tables are removed afterwards): www.beerguide.co.uk/old/towns/parkstone.htmIt's in the Branksome area of Poole - next town along the Dorset coast. The article suggests a bar billiards room of its own - but there's no clue of when the article was posted, and of course things can change with time. ......as with this one: I've deleted the Angel in Poole as I had a very disgruntled Geoff Powell and Pete Soanes verbally attack me in Bournemouth after they made a special trip to Poole to play there ;D ;D The table was removed last year and in fact Geoff sent me a picture of where it used to be!!  cheers Tony |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2012 23:03:24 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2012 19:05:41 GMT
Hi there No BB table in the New Inn in Upwey, Dorset when I was down there last week. It's also an appalling dive. I also couldn't find one in the Nothe Tavern in Weymouth when I went there. I guess they got rid of it when they went very foodie. OB Thanks for that, Dorset is one of my favourite places to visit and yet I've never managed to fit in an investigation on those particular two. I'm sure I've been to the Railway in Blandford too - before there was ever a claim that it had bar billiards. Bet there's not one there either ! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2013 11:55:42 GMT
.......I've also added the King Charles in Poole, Dorset, discovered in a pre-tournament raid by our Bletchington contingent at Bournemouth - although I'm surprised they can remember the name of the town let alone the name of the pub.... ;D ;D ;D Added The King Charles, 1 Thames Street, Town Centre, Poole BH15 1JNcheers everyone Tony Thanks Tony, Our trusty emissaries didn't by any chance sound out the Branksome Railway Hotel while they were at it ? Rgds, tommo |
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Post by barbelman on Mar 20, 2013 13:06:36 GMT
.......I've also added the King Charles in Poole, Dorset, discovered in a pre-tournament raid by our Bletchington contingent at Bournemouth - although I'm surprised they can remember the name of the town let alone the name of the pub.... ;D ;D ;D Added The King Charles, 1 Thames Street, Town Centre, Poole BH15 1JNcheers everyone Tony Thanks Tony, Our trusty emissaries didn't by any chance sound out the Branksome Railway Hotel while they were at it ? Rgds, tommo They're not quite sure Clive! ;D I think they ran out of time..... Tony |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2014 12:14:30 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2015 10:37:30 GMT
Another Dorset one found, the source being a recent Good Pub Guide:
George Inn, Main Street, Chideock, Dorset DT6 6JD
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2015 9:39:19 GMT
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Post by hitnhope on Feb 22, 2019 1:09:19 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2019 11:30:45 GMT
Top post !  Often pass that way (minor route connecting Ringwood with Shaftesbury) on the way to visiting relatives in Yeovil.
Now we have a good excuse for a stop off.  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2020 0:02:50 GMT
On tommo's list for a visit, probably some time in 2021:
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Post by tommo III on Nov 12, 2021 21:57:07 GMT
One more to archive.
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Post by tommo III on Sept 26, 2022 14:26:28 GMT
Here's an interesting one begging a future visit as it's near the Cross-channel Ferry terminal: "Bar billiards in the back bar" - check out the photo with the doggie ! www.cobbsbar.co.ukCOBBS BAR & RESTAURANT, COBBS QUAY MARINA, WOODLANDS AVENUE, HAMWORTHY, POOLE BH15 4EL |
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