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Quiz - guess the location of this Post Office box .... (#3)
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Ta bill. Ze Puffin flew off with baton vert but dropped it here.
Ou est la here ? Usual T&C's.

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Netherlands
How about South Holland?
How about South Holland?
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Bill could probably ID it from the brickwork.
I'll try Gelderland.
I'll try Gelderland.
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Morning everyone. Welcome to South Holland.
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Liedschendam ?
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Flap SW.
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Loosduinen
The Hague?
The Hague?
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SW.
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Brielle?
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Thought it looked familiar, I've used this one before.
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Re: Quiz - guess the location of this Post Office box .... (#3)
These things happen.
TICK & BATON.
Left the baton on top of the lamp post.
TICK & BATON.
Left the baton on top of the lamp post.
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Thanks Puffin
Here's a new box to guess:
Here's a new box to guess:
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UK
SOTW
Devonshire?
SOTW
Devonshire?
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UK and SOTW are correct
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Flapped over to Wiltshire.
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That's closer by but we do not share a border
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Continued on to Peterborough, which is not in Cambridgeshire.
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Cheers from Cambridgeshire.
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I'm afraid you two moved to the wrong side of the country. No borders either.
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Cheers from Cornwall.
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That's too far west, head NE
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Gloucester
Gloucestershire
?
Gloucestershire
?
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We share a border
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Bromyard
Herefordshire
?
Herefordshire
?
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Welcome to Herefordshire
From Bromyard head SE
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Mathon ?
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I'm sorry, got east and west mixed up...
From Bromyard head SW
From Mathon WSW
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That's the sort of thing us oldies (excluding puffin) do from time to time Danny.


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Have arrived in Hereford.
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Welcome to Hereford
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lesbootman wrote: ↑20 Sep 2023 18:57That's the sort of thing us oldies (excluding puffin) do from time to time Danny.![]()
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He only overshoots.
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Currently at The Beefy Boys.
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Head S and a tad E. You are on the right side of the river.
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Enjoying a morning coffee at the Castle House Hotel.
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Currently in St Owen's Street.
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You are on the right street, you should be able to spot the box from the hotel.
Join Les on Castle Street
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Currently here:
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Tick and baton, well found.
Over to you Les.
Over to you Les.

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Thanks Danny.
Here's a new box to locate:
Here's a new box to locate:
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That tree looks...menacing...
NOTW
England
Greater Menacing Manchester
?
NOTW
England
Greater Menacing Manchester
?
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Only England is correct.
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Greater London?
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Greetings from Gloucestershire.
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We're not in Gloucestershire but my county borders yours.
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Did we stay in Herefordshire?
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Here I is in Hereford.
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