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Title: Bat makers near London
Post by: Sitonit on May 06, 2018, 04:49:07 AM

Visiting London in a month and wanting to casually stop by at a bat whittling place to see if I could find something interesting?
Are there any bat manufacturers located within about an hour radius of London?

Thanks.

Title: Re: Bat makers near London
Post by: iand123 on May 06, 2018, 05:43:24 AM

H4L is a bit further than that, Salix are in Maidstone which is probably about an hour down the a20/m20

Title: Re: Bat makers near London
Post by: Buzz on May 06, 2018, 06:53:56 AM

Not many I am aware of in London. Warsop maybe an option for you. There are a few good shops though.

Title: Re: Bat makers near London
Post by: Bats_Galore on May 06, 2018, 07:46:29 AM

Chase about an hour from London. If your staying central west. With the size of London very much depends which part of the city your based in.

Title: Re: Bat makers near London
Post by: Sitonit on May 06, 2018, 02:40:00 PM

Quote from: Bats_Galore on May 06, 2018, 07:46:29 AM

Chase about an hour from London. If your staying central west. With the size of London very much depends which part of the city your based in.

I am staying close to Heathrow.
I think Warsop interests me more. It’s an old fantasy of mine to own a Warsop.

Title: Re: Bat makers near London
Post by: Calzehbhoy on May 06, 2018, 03:37:08 PM

From Heathrow it’s going to be a bit of a drive across to Warsop.

Closest I imagine would  be up the M1 to Red Ink.

Title: Re: Bat makers near London
Post by: Buzz on May 06, 2018, 04:12:39 PM

If you are at Heathrow then go to VKS.
Also Chase are down the M3 mush the best option from there.
Warsop would be most of the way around the M25. So not fun.

Title: Re: Bat makers near London
Post by: Sitonit on May 06, 2018, 05:31:39 PM

Thank you gentlemen!

Title: Re: Bat makers near London
Post by: six and out on May 06, 2018, 07:29:16 PM

Choice are just up the M1 just past Hemel

Title: Re: Bat makers near London
Post by: Sitonit on May 07, 2018, 03:15:26 AM

Time permitting, I may also visit Stonehenge , and Stratford-upon-Avon,  is there any batmaker on those routes ?

Title: Re: Bat makers near London
Post by: JK Lewis on May 07, 2018, 05:48:07 AM

Hawk Cricket are in the West Midlands, not too far from Stratford I would say.

Title: Re: Bat makers near London
Post by: procricket on May 07, 2018, 07:30:07 AM

Quote from: Sitonit on May 07, 2018, 03:15:26 AM

Time permitting, I may also visit Stonehenge , and Stratford-upon-Avon,  is there any batmaker on those routes ?

I like 2 minutes from Stonehenge Chase is on route to Stonehenge.

Title: Re: Bat makers near London
Post by: alexhilly1492 on May 07, 2018, 08:00:56 AM

V sports is half an hour from Stratford in Coventry although @19reading87 will be able to give you more info I’m pretty sure they have a bat maker on site

Title: Re: Bat makers near London
Post by: frontfootdrive2 on May 07, 2018, 08:31:08 AM

Mr Red Ink,up the M40 in under an hour,i believe ??

Roger Solitaire is 40 minutes from Stratford in Worcester,too