Kilted outing to Hampton Court

**Grizzly** · 8th November 13, 01:15 PM

What better way to spend a dull, wet, rainy, Friday afternoon but to meet up with some chums and have a lovely cream tea at Hampton Court Palace. the first outing for my new PH IOS. A lovely afternoon in good company.

As is customary a picture to prove it happened.

From L to R -

Westsussexbiker (Aaron) first kilted outing in public. Me, Paul Henry and HarveyH (Harvey)

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**StevieR** · 8th November 13, 01:53 PM

Four very smart chaps indeed Simon and four PH kilts on display? Yours looks absolutely great, by the way, but you will excuse my preference for Paul's Red Robertson (his Robert Noble military weight tartan, I think. Oh how I wish I'd bid on the recent auction for some of that).

**Grizzly** · 8th November 13, 02:14 PM

Next meet up you better be there too mate, we are thinking picnic somewhere possibly a but nearer to us. Obviously in better weather. Mmm.... Just a thought but we should have a big PHKOC meet up.

**StevieR** · 8th November 13, 02:25 PM

Originally Posted by Grizzly

Next meet up you better be there too mate, we are thinking picnic somewhere possibly a but nearer to us. Obviously in better weather. Mmm.... Just a thought but we should have a big PHKOC meet up.

Sounds like a plan to me!

**HarveyH** · 8th November 13, 02:38 PM

It was a fun afternoon despite the rain.

And well spotted of Steve to pick out the Noble cloth. In fact we realised that we had cloth from four different weavers.

From left to right:

Locharron; Marton Mills; Robert Noble; and House of Edgar.

Harvey

**Hawk** · 8th November 13, 03:36 PM

A few to gather and a good time it appears by all.... Well done.

Hawk

**mookien** · 8th November 13, 04:41 PM

That is some sharp Scottish attire, and enough variation to lend individuality to each of you. If push came to shove, I would have to rank you from left to right as 1, 1, 1, 1. Great show!

**westsussexbiker** · 8th November 13, 04:49 PM

Cheers guys. My first outing in a kilt, as Simon said. Followed by a very wet ride home on the motorbike (not kilted!!) and then a second outing of the kilt, to our local pub. More or less uneventful, apart from a few looks and a lovely older couple who asked me all about it ("which tartan?", special occasion?"). This may be the start of things to come...and I'm already thinking about my second kilt.

**Grizzly** · 8th November 13, 04:56 PM

Well done Aaron, for your first kilted outing, you were a natural. No nerves and great confidence, well done mate.

**Grizzly** · 8th November 13, 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by mookien

That is some sharp Scottish attire, and enough variation to lend individuality to each of you. If push came to shove, I would have to rank you from left to right as 1, 1, 1, 1. Great show!

Thanks John, much appreciated. I was actually wearing a tie as well, which was obscured by the round neck jumper. Kyle would never forgive me if I didn't wear a tie.