The fifth annual Celtic Classic Tour (named in Classic Car Weekly national magazine as one of the best classic tours in the country) is set to start from the Snooty Fox Inn, near Oakwood Park, Narberth, on Thursday, April 26, with over 90 classic enthusiasts in 47 vehicles covering many decades of motoring looking forward to the five-day tour of Ireland, with the contingent set to travel to their base at the Gold Coast Golf Resort, near Dungarvan, Co Waterford.
On Saturday, April 28, they will travel in convoy to Wexford Quay to join the Wexford Sports and Classic Car Club hosted popular Spring Challenge Car Display which attracts entries from classic car clubs throughout Ireland.
The following day (Sunday), participants will again take a scenic drive to Kilkenny town where the Kilkenny Motor Club has arranged a display of our cars on the plaza outside the beautiful Kilkenny Castle.
Last year’s tour raised £7,000 for the two nominated charities (CRY Dean Mason Memorial Fund and Meningitis Now), bringing the total raised for these charities to over £22,000 in the four years since the Celtic Tour started in 2014.
As well as raising awareness and more valuable funds for this year’s two nominated charities (Little People UK and CRY), all entrants are in for a fun-packed weekend because, as well as the much-anticipated visit to the two Irish clubs (who we have gained many friends with during our past visits), there are fun competitions arranged for Friday evening and Saturday night is optional fancy dress night. There will also be a live Irish duo, who travel from Dublin for the two nights (as they have done for the last three years), in the Gold Coast Bunker Bar, which the Celtic Tour makes home for the four-night stay, with a dinner presentation night planned for Sunday evening before travelling home on the Monday evening ferry.
Any classic car enthusiasts wishing to see the cars before they set off on their adventure are welcome at the Snooty Fox Inn, near Narberth, with signing on and registration starting from 9.30 am, while the official start at 11 am will see the convoy head for Fishguard ferry, with a drive through Narberth town centre en route.
It is hoped the S4C cameras will be at the start to cover it for their Heno programme to be shown that evening, as they have done for the last three years, so it would be nice to have a warm Pembrokeshire send-off to all the entrants.