Highest most expensive slum?

[Fudge the Elf]

Prince Charles (bless 'im) famously called the old Snowdon summit cafe the highest slum in Britain. Well I think its replacement is the highest most expensive slum in Britain. Now I must own up to not having seen it in the flesh as yet, only on the box, but it's an eyesore which ever way you look at it. When I heard that it cost £8.5million I did indeed fall off my chair (yet another excuse for not quite winning again). The people who commission/design and put the money out for this sort of cr*p must live on Planet Numpty! £8.5 million for a concrete bunker with windows - what a load of baloney. I've no doubt most if not all the money came out of the public purse (someone correct me if I'm wrong), but either way whoever commissioned this monstrosity (sorry carbuncle), and accepted the quote should be dumped in Llyn Padarn with a heavy weight attached.
Bah! Humbug!

[TurboTom]

Prince Charles (bless 'im) famously called the old Snowdon summit cafe the highest slum in Britain. Well I think its replacement is the highest most expensive slum in Britain. Now I must own up to not having seen it in the flesh as yet, only on the box, but it's an eyesore which ever way you look at it. When I heard that it cost £8.5million I did indeed fall off my chair (yet another excuse for not quite winning again). The people who commission/design and put the money out for this sort of cr*p must live on Planet Numpty! £8.5 million for a concrete bunker with windows - what a load of baloney. I've no doubt most if not all the money came out of the public purse (someone correct me if I'm wrong), but either way whoever commissioned this monstrosity (sorry carbuncle), and accepted the quote should be dumped in Llyn Padarn with a heavy weight attached.
Bah! Humbug!

Petes eats is much more appealling. I wish it was open on the 1000s. I dont think there is any need for it soon we will find vending machines on the top of most peaks

[skennaugh]

I like Llyn Padarn, don't spoil that too!

[Pudgy]

Although I'm not generally a fan of things on mountains (including bloody cairns), I suppose the railway gives everybody access to the hills, and we have the other several hundred to play with. I saw the new station about a month ago, and it least it's an improvement on the old concrete bunker.

[skennaugh]

I don't mind the cairns (would have struggled a few times without them!). But not a fan of buildings and railways on mountains. Always depresses me when you come down off Cairngorm after a good day out and you walk into all the Buildings and up lifts.

[IanDarkpeak]

I don't mind the cairns (would have struggled a few times without them!). But not a fan of buildings and railways on mountains. Always depresses me when you come down off Cairngorm after a good day out and you walk into all the Buildings and up lifts.

the way to the summit of CairnGorm from the top station was all roped up the other day

[Joe]

Last time I was up Snowdon the ground around the cafe was covered with rubbish from the cafe - notably hundreds of those little plastic stirrers. Utterly awful.

Actually, I've been up since then - but it was covered in snow, so I couldn't see if there was any rubbish!

[CL]

I saw a leaflet with the building on two days ago. That building is a masterpiece. I adore it. Don't like the price tag though.

[dominion]

I reckon it's a bargain.

Welsh European Funding Office - £4,216,500
Assembly government - £3m
Welsh Tourist Board - £300,000
Snowdonia Park - £270,000
Snowdon Railway - £217,000
Public appeal - £346,500

http://blog.snowdonia-active.com/blog

I wonder what else has cost £8,00,000 recently

When's the Uphill trial race? It's worth entering it just to go and have a run up to the top and have a look!

[Multiterrainer]

I reckon it's a bargain.

Welsh European Funding Office - £4,216,500
Assembly government - £3m
Welsh Tourist Board - £300,000
Snowdonia Park - £270,000
Snowdon Railway - £217,000
Public appeal - £346,500

http://blog.snowdonia-active.com/blog

I wonder what else has cost £8,00,000 recently

When's the Uphill trial race? It's worth entering it just to go and have a run up to the top and have a look!

tomorrow Dom and not too late to enter http://www.fellrunner.org.uk/pdf/int...hill_trial.pdf- Can you check out the cake menu while up there please