brooksy   10 #1 Posted August 30, 2004 anybody on this forum used 2 go down 2 torksey in lincolnshire in the 70s. there was a real good gang of sheffield lads and lasses who hung out together , n barrat, darbys, b .brooks, and loads more . the sites they were on were the elms, swan , rydal mount, hume arms and little london. we used 2 hang out in the castle pub, carpenters, and raindeer, be great 2 hear from anyone from then cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Plain Talker   11 #2 Posted September 4, 2004 Both my father and I still have caravans there, to this day.  Quiet, near enough to Sheffield to get there easily.  There's great fishing, not only on the site but on the Trent and the canal, for my dad and my other half, who both love fishing.  It's a brilliant bolt hole, to go and chill out from the hustle and bustle of the city.  I absolutely love it there!  (oh, yes, and the Swan does a fantastic Sunday lunch!)  PT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
owdlad   10 #3 Posted September 4, 2004 Can any of you remember Ray who used to keep the Swan? He was an ex guardsman, and was a brilliant bloke, but not one to argue with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Cycleracer   10 #4 Posted September 4, 2004 Originally posted by Plain Talker oh, yes, and the Swan does a fantastic Sunday lunch!)  PT Find the landladie is a bit flirty though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
mikey   10 #5 Posted September 4, 2004 Originally posted by Cycleracer Find the landladie is a bit flirty though.  and what's wrong with that Cycleracer? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Cycleracer   10 #6 Posted September 4, 2004 Well if she was a young 30 year old then nothing, but she's about 50 or do I attract the older ones. Eeeeek. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
owdlad   10 #7 Posted September 5, 2004 OY !!!! There's nowt wrong with 50yo women....I am married to one....lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
brooksy   10 #8 Posted September 6, 2004 next time you go in the swan see if my old mate neil barratt is in Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Johnh   10 #9 Posted September 28, 2005 Better than the Hume Arms, god, thats gone down the nick from when the old landlord Sam ran it. Never particularly liked the bloke , but he ran a good pub and restaurant. Halcyon days! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
lucasdigital   10 #10 Posted October 1, 2005 Originally posted by brooksy anybody on this forum used 2 go down 2 torksey in lincolnshire in the 70s. there was a real good gang of sheffield lads and lasses who hung out together , n barrat, darbys, b .brooks, and loads more . the sites they were on were the elms, swan , rydal mount, hume arms and little london. we used 2 hang out in the castle pub, carpenters, and raindeer, be great 2 hear from anyone from then cheers   Wow!   I was probably too young to be in any gangs. I tended to stay in the Rydal mount sand pit with a clutch of Star Wars figures, if I wasn't fishing with my grandfather.  What wonderful times! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
taine   10 #11 Posted October 2, 2005 my parents had a caravan behind the Hume Arms for nearly 2o years my father was a disabled gent with calipers on both legs very sociable, my mother was not so sociable. they often had my eldest daughter with them maybe someone remembers them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
owdlad   10 #12 Posted October 3, 2005 We used to play golf at Torksey in the 70s, and Kate who did the cooking was a star in the kitchen where she produced some of the finest meals I have ever tasted at any gold club in the country. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...