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A small selection of comments from our Guest Books
I would like to thank Evelyn and David for the warm, friendly and relaxed atmosphere we found in Varne Ridge : it made the wait easier to deal with and made us better prepared for the swim, mostly thanks to their suggestions and to the many invaluable tips we got from other swimmers .
Evelyn, your warm water bottle was a deciding factor in fighting hypothermia !!!!
Martino
August 2010
Dear David and Evelyn
Thank you so much for your hospitality and your support. Stefhane is very happy to cross the channel and was very touched when he saw you at caravan park. You are very nice people. We felt at home!
Lorenzo
August 2010
A joy to return to Varne and David & Evelyn. Despite adversity I achieved my solo crossing and being in Varne Ridge helped my preparation and recovery. We’ll look forward to seeing David & Evelyn some time in the future.
Jonal
August 2010
Where else could we find such hospitality? The caravan is soooo well equipped that we couldn’t want for more, including the welcome pint of milk!. Thank you so much.
Lyn, Andy, Alan, Eric & Holly,
July 2010
Thank you for a wonderful stay – you’ve been fantastic and our channel swim wouldn’t have gone nearly as smoothly without your help and support!
Tom, Emily, Andy, Kat, Mike & Josie
July 2010
Love staying here. We always have such a lovely warm welcome. Caravans are so clean and well equipped – home from home. Thank you.
Kim, Carol & Marion
June 2010
Lovely Caravan, lovely holiday, Thank you very much. Hope to come again to the lovely weather. P.S. The beds were comfy.
T & Lisa
August 2009
David & Evelyn,
A whole lot of years ago I left Varne Ridge - having failed to swim the channel.
There were two distinct memories of Varne Ridge:
1. How incredibly nice you two were and how well you treated everyone
2. How I desperately NEEDED to have my name on the wall. It became part of every
day, every workout and every dream
Well fast forward a while and your two are still brilliant and my name is on the
wall at Varne Ridge. I've had fun along the way and sent a fair number of swimmers
your way to be spoiled.
I was honoured recently: Click to go to external web site
You were key individuals in getting me really going and some of the success of recent
Ireland swimmers was in your hands! Thank you for all your help and we'll see you
in 21 days!
Ned
PS....if there is ever a category for Honoree Hosts.....you will be joining me..
Now that's an idea...
October 2011
Merry Christmas Evelyn and David!
Just want to thank you (last year I was too burnt out) - you are an integral part of Channel Swimming, and Varne Ridge is definitely one of the best places to stay with your team, awaiting favourable tides and weather to cross the Channel.
Me and my friends and teammates have stayed in a number of your caravans for a couple of years now - and we enjoyed our stays there tremendously every time.
Your support and helpfulness have been outstanding, the caravans are great and the views across the Channel or into the sunset, sunrise and night sky are terrific. And Evelyn, your were an angel in 2010, when you gave me all those left-over coffeinated gues which worked wonders fuelling me and keeping me awake on the 2nd leg of my Channel-triathlon (the 300 km bike ride) and also for giving me the Paracetamol the day before my Channel swim, when a flu started attacking me after a cold caravan night (swimmers: stay in the heated living room if the night is really cold!) my legs were still wobbly when we boarded the boat, but swimming and the rest was fine. And Dave of course you are an angel too - helping out wherever you can.
Vasanti and friends (Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team) World Harmony Run Channel Triathlon
Good morning,
On behalf of me and my amazing crew, I would like to thank you both for the amazing
hospitality shown during our stay at "The Ridge".
We had a great stay, and really appreciated your help when I returned from my swim.
The warm shower, hot water bottles and warm cabins were exactly what we all needed
after a long day at sea.
I would definitely recommend The Ridge to other budding Channel Swimmers, as you
have developed a great atmosphere for swimmers around the world. A true institution!
Cheers, Andrew.
September 2009
