Hi All, We toured England and Scotland last year for family research and hired a car as he likes driving but finds the steps, stairs and walking distances in public transport difficult. He checked if his Aussie disabled parking sign would work before we left and it does. We frequently found disabled bays outside places we wanted to visit and some public car parks were free. Using Aribnb meant we stayed with locals in places without stairs or showers over baths, plus power next to beds and on planes for his CPAP. The Jubilee tube line in London has no stairs, just lifts and escalators. Visiting Hampton Court Palace and Windsor Castle was delightful as staff took us through staff only sections between wings and in staff lifts between floors. At the latter he paid the disabled fee and I was free as his attendant. We didn't ask but when purchasing tickets they noticed his walking stick and medi alert bracelet, so we were met at the end of each section and escorted to the next section. Hire companies don't ask Aussies how far they are likely to travel but just before Exeter the red maintanance light came on so we detoured to Exeter Airport and inquired about changing cars. The Greek attendant had never swapped over cars before but with a short phone call it was arranged, luggage transferred and we drove out in an identical car to continue our trip. Rules for gene travel: Take evidence of membership of home Family History/Genealogical Society Do your homework at home so you visit correct locations. Check opening times of venues. Locate your ancestors in correct historical settings. Take a copy of your research on paper and or laptop computer. Add primary and or secondary sources all records. Use your photo or camera to record documents as scanners are not usually allowed. Take food and use lunch rooms with a cuppa. Leave a donation for assistance given. Happy Hunting. Marg.

Great advice Marg....there are many places still on our bucket list, things to do and places to go, but it does get harder as we age. I've already learned that we can't run through airports anymore, and so I request wheelchair assistance to be sure we don't overdo and make our flight on tight connections. Your advice for researching while traveling is excellent. Many Thanks! Audrey in North Carolina -----Original Message----- From: margmansfield [mailto:margmansfield@iinet.net.au] Sent: Monday, January 14, 2019 7:26 PM To: devon@rootsweb.com Subject: [DEV] UK genealogical touring Hi All, We toured England and Scotland last year for family research and hired a car as he likes driving but finds the steps, stairs and walking distances in public transport difficult. He checked if his Aussie disabled parking sign would work before we left and it does. We frequently found disabled bays outside places we wanted to visit and some public car parks were free. Using Aribnb meant we stayed with locals in places without stairs or showers over baths, plus power next to beds and on planes for his CPAP. The Jubilee tube line in London has no stairs, just lifts and escalators. Visiting Hampton Court Palace and Windsor Castle was delightful as staff took us through staff only sections between wings and in staff lifts between floors. At the latter he paid the disabled fee and I was free as his attendant. We didn't ask but when purchasing tickets they noticed his walking stick and medi alert bracelet, so we were met at the end of each section and escorted to the next section. Hire companies don't ask Aussies how far they are likely to travel but just before Exeter the red maintanance light came on so we detoured to Exeter Airport and inquired about changing cars. The Greek attendant had never swapped over cars before but with a short phone call it was arranged, luggage transferred and we drove out in an identical car to continue our trip. Rules for gene travel: Take evidence of membership of home Family History/Genealogical Society Do your homework at home so you visit correct locations. Check opening times of venues. Locate your ancestors in correct historical settings. Take a copy of your research on paper and or laptop computer. Add primary and or secondary sources all records. Use your photo or camera to record documents as scanners are not usually allowed. Take food and use lunch rooms with a cuppa. Leave a donation for assistance given. Happy Hunting. Marg. _______________________________________________ ------------------------------------------ The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ and Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/devon@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Hi everyone, Marg’s list of ‘rules for gene travel’ is excellent. If you take only one thing away from it remember 'Check Opening Times of Venues’. These change from time to time and occasionally you need to book a space if it’s a tiny record office. Note - someone on this thread mentioned Cornwall: Cornwall Record Office is shut at present pending a move to new premises. It’s re-opening sometime this year but no date yet. Devon Record Office is a delight although rather tricky to find. Happy Hunting Angela in deepest Kent. > On 15 Jan 2019, at 12:25 am, margmansfield <margmansfield@iinet.net.au> wrote: > > Hi All, > > We toured England and Scotland last year for family research and hired a car as he likes driving but finds the steps, stairs and walking distances in public transport difficult. He checked if his Aussie disabled parking sign would work before we left and it does. We frequently found disabled bays outside places we wanted to visit and some public car parks were free. > > Using Aribnb meant we stayed with locals in places without stairs or showers over baths, plus power next to beds and on planes for his CPAP. The Jubilee tube line in London has no stairs, just lifts and escalators. Visiting Hampton Court Palace and Windsor Castle was delightful as staff took us through staff only sections between wings and in staff lifts between floors. At the latter he paid the disabled fee and I was free as his attendant. We didn't ask but when purchasing tickets they noticed his walking stick and medi alert bracelet, so we were met at the end of each section and escorted to the next section. > > Hire companies don't ask Aussies how far they are likely to travel but just before Exeter the red maintanance light came on so we detoured to Exeter Airport and inquired about changing cars. The Greek attendant had never swapped over cars before but with a short phone call it was arranged, luggage transferred and we drove out in an identical car to continue our trip. > > Rules for gene travel: > Take evidence of membership of home Family History/Genealogical Society > Do your homework at home so you visit correct locations. > Check opening times of venues. > Locate your ancestors in correct historical settings. > Take a copy of your research on paper and or laptop computer. > Add primary and or secondary sources all records. > Use your photo or camera to record documents as scanners are not usually allowed. > Take food and use lunch rooms with a cuppa. > Leave a donation for assistance given. > Happy Hunting. > Marg. > > _______________________________________________ > ------------------------------------------ > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ and Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/devon@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Just my thoughts Car - allow plenty of time for travelling on country roads Rail - although the system is limited rail rover tickets might be worthwhile for some see http://railrover.org/pages/devon-day-ranger.html and more http://railrover.org/ Phone - if you expect to make a few UK calls get a UK SIM though coverage may be limited in remoter areas For those venturing off the beaten track there are military firing ranges on Dartmoor so look out for the red flags! Mike

Another rule for touring in Devon and Cornwall. The sat nav is not always right and can quite often lead you down single track roads with grass growing up the middle. If you meet another vehicle we find some people cannot reverse. Best to keep to a and B roads. Sent from my iPad > On 15 Jan 2019, at 10:11, Mike Mallett via DEVON <devon@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Just my thoughts > > Car - allow plenty of time for travelling on country roads > > Rail - although the system is limited rail rover tickets might be worthwhile for some see http://railrover.org/pages/devon-day-ranger.html and more http://railrover.org/ > > Phone - if you expect to make a few UK calls get a UK SIM though coverage may be limited in remoter areas > > For those venturing off the beaten track there are military firing ranges on Dartmoor so look out for the red flags! > > > Mike > > _______________________________________________ > ------------------------------------------ > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ and Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/devon@rootsweb.com > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Further to this, post codes can often mislead on Satnavs as well so check with the place you are going to as to whether their post code works on Satnav. Ours does but it does cover about a mile of lane and 6 properties, but I have been seriously mislead by some in the past so I always ask and tell others that ours can be relied on. Meg Galley-Taylor -----Original Message----- From: Sue via DEVON <devon@rootsweb.com> Sent: 15 January 2019 10:20 To: devon@rootsweb.com Cc: Sue <sstoneman@btinternet.com> Subject: [DEV] Re: UK genealogical touring Another rule for touring in Devon and Cornwall. The sat nav is not always right and can quite often lead you down single track roads with grass growing up the middle. If you meet another vehicle we find some people cannot reverse. Best to keep to a and B roads. Sent from my iPad > On 15 Jan 2019, at 10:11, Mike Mallett via DEVON <devon@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Just my thoughts > > Car - allow plenty of time for travelling on country roads > > Rail - although the system is limited rail rover tickets might be > worthwhile for some see > http://railrover.org/pages/devon-day-ranger.html and more > http://railrover.org/ > > Phone - if you expect to make a few UK calls get a UK SIM though > coverage may be limited in remoter areas > > For those venturing off the beaten track there are military firing ranges on Dartmoor so look out for the red flags! > > > Mike >

Hi all; Another thing I forgot to mention regarding the use of SATNAVs, is never use U.K. post codes for your destination location. From my own past early experience, this can be extremely dodgy and inaccurate. Same applies to some street addresses. Most SATNAVs, if not all, have the option to insert destination locations by using the latitude/longitude co-ordinates. During your trip planning, before leaving home, determine and look-up your intended destination locations and record their latitude/longitude co-ordinates. On the computer, Google Earth is great for doing this. It probably takes slightly longer to key in the destination on the SATNAV using this method, but it will very probably get you to within about 5 or 6 feet of your destination, or even closer, provided the SATNAV is utilizing up-to-date maps in its database. Another word of warning - if your SATNAV is shrouded my hills or mountains to the South (assuming you are in Devon) where the geo-stationary satellites sit above the equator, the system may drop out. Be aware of the physical constraints of this system if planning a route that involves travel in the close proximity to the North of Dartmoor, etc. I extremely doubt that organized bus tours will allow you sufficient time at each stop for individual or sufficient research. If I ever get the opportunity to again do a trip like that of Devon, or anywhere, it would always be with a hire car and using a SATNAV. Also, lots of research beforehand. Next time I will also compare 'maps' on my mobile phone to the dedicated SATNAV in the car. Over and out! Len Heyward -----Original Message----- From: meg@taylor.it <meg@taylor.it> Sent: 16 January, 2019 1:42 AM To: devon@rootsweb.com Cc: 'Sue' <sstoneman@btinternet.com> Subject: [DEV] Re: UK genealogical touring Further to this, post codes can often mislead on Satnavs as well so check with the place you are going to as to whether their post code works on Satnav. Ours does but it does cover about a mile of lane and 6 properties, but I have been seriously mislead by some in the past so I always ask and tell others that ours can be relied on. Meg Galley-Taylor -----Original Message----- From: Sue via DEVON <devon@rootsweb.com> Sent: 15 January 2019 10:20 To: devon@rootsweb.com Cc: Sue <sstoneman@btinternet.com> Subject: [DEV] Re: UK genealogical touring Another rule for touring in Devon and Cornwall. The sat nav is not always right and can quite often lead you down single track roads with grass growing up the middle. If you meet another vehicle we find some people cannot reverse. Best to keep to a and B roads. Sent from my iPad > On 15 Jan 2019, at 10:11, Mike Mallett via DEVON <devon@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Just my thoughts > > Car - allow plenty of time for travelling on country roads > > Rail - although the system is limited rail rover tickets might be > worthwhile for some see > http://railrover.org/pages/devon-day-ranger.html and more > http://railrover.org/ > > Phone - if you expect to make a few UK calls get a UK SIM though > coverage may be limited in remoter areas > > For those venturing off the beaten track there are military firing > ranges on Dartmoor so look out for the red flags! > > > Mike > _______________________________________________ ------------------------------------------ The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ and Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/devon@rootsweb.com Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community