In Bournemouth we have the Moon in the Square - I'd agree its often too busy/noisy (even mid week) to be able to have a conversation. There is also a new Weatherspoons in the Lansdown area The Christopher Creeke. This is somewhat quieter but parking would be a real issue. There is roadside parking at The Parkstone and Heatherlands though the pub is quite small and it would be difficult to get seating for a reasonable sized group. The Mary Shelley is again too noisy though parking would not be an issue. Finally there is the Sir Percy Florence Shelley which is a decent enough pub, parking a slight issue but the pub itself ideal. The Percy however is more towards Boscombe.
I suggested the Goat because its parking is pretty ideal (two cheap car parks within a 5 minute walk - one is literally across the road) and the pub is quiet enough to get conversation going. The consideration about having access to the University is not one I had considered. Also my apologies if I seem to be the new guy who has just appeared and turned things on their head. This was just a conversation that came up in Dorchester and something I thought I could have some input in. -- Using Opera M2: http://www.opera.com/mail/ -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wednesday 2009-12-02 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
