Yeah, the shore is long gone
To answer your questions from t'other thread matty (might as well keep it all in one): ground was fine, even with a fair bit of rain the night before. It's pretty well compacted, more rock than dirt for the most part. There were a few sludge pits but they're well away from anything you'd want to ride so no big deal. Probably best avoided if it's been tipping it down for weeks, but nothing to get worried about if there's been a shower the night before.
I live in Gateshead but I'm down in Doncaster at least one weekend a month at the mo. If you lot want to do a trip I can fit one extra in the car, or two if I ever get round to buying a rack for the motor
The DH bit was fun for me but safe to say I'm nowhere near as experienced as you guys. Might be a bit tame for you, I dunno.