Our Route

Sunday 24th April

Assemble Essex Austin Seven cars in Little Waltham at 9.30am ready for convoy to Farleigh Hospice by 10am ready for the start of the Quest

Approx 11am leave Farleigh Hospice escorted by the Essex Austin Seven Club.

Our route will pass through Writtle, Margaretting, Ingatestone, Mountnessing, Brentwood, Warley and South Ockendon before arriving at Thurrock Services

After saying our good byes to our Essex Austin Seven escort we will cross the QEII bridge and pass through Farningham, Edenbridge, Turners Hill, Cowfold, Billinghurst and onto our overnight stop at Petersfield

Monday 25th April

We leave Petersfield and make our way through Bishops Waltham, Eastleigh, Chandlers Ford and onto Fordingbridge where we meet up with members of the Dorset Austin Seven Club, others will join us at Romsey and Yeovil

The Dorset Austin Seven Club will escort us through Dorset where we will pass through Shaftesbury, Yoevil, Crewkern and onto our second night stop in Honiton

Tuesday 26th April

We leave Honiton and make our way through Culompton and onto Tiverton where we meet up with the Devon Austin Seven Club

From Tiverton we head to Bude passing through Eggsford, Jacobstowe, Hatherleigh and Holdsworth before picking up the A39 at Bude

Once on the A39 we head down to our overnight stop passing through Camelford before arriving at Quintrell Downs for our third night stop

Wednesday 27th April

The Cornwall Austin Seven Club will meet us at Quintrell Downs and have arranged their own route to get us to The Cornwall gold Centre

The Cornwall Gold Centre are making arangements for the official hand over of their donation of an item incorporating a Pearl

When we leave The Cornwall Gold Centre we will head back up to Eggsford for our last overnight stop

Thursday 28th April

The Devon Austin Seven Club meet up with us again at Eggsford to escort us on the start of our homeward trip

Saturday 30th April

Once again we will assemble at Little Waltham with the Essex Austin seven Club before heading to Farleigh Hospice to hand over the Pearl item which they are going to auction at their next Charity Ball


A big thank you to everyone that has sponsored and donated to the Quest for Pearl to raise money for Farleigh Hospice

For anyone that has had to call on the services of Farleigh Hospice will know what an important service they provide for the people of Essex

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