dorisday
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All I Want for Christmas . . .. . . is a ton of pea shingle. Told this to husband who thought me almighty odd, but when I explained he humoured me and pretended to 'get it'. He then said it'll cost about £80/ton - does anyone know where I can get it much, much MUCH cheaper???!!!
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cptrayes
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Wickes.
Travis Perkins.
Jewsons.
£40 a ton - ish and you would have to pay for delivery if you can't collect.
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brucea
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I got drainage pea gravel - 10mm - nice and smooth - great stuff - for £14 a tonne from a local quarry - boughthalf a load that was ocming to the farm - 10 tons does not go far at all.
The decorative pea gravel is the expensive stuff - pretty colours but the horses don;t care!
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Nic
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Ring up your nearest quarry - Hanson are nationwide. The nearer you are the cheaper it is, from about £15/tonne if you are fairly local. You want 5-10mm, as Bruce said.
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dorisday
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Wow - thanks all! Those prices are SO much cheaper!
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vickyclink
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i have been getting something called 'pipe bedding' from my local quarry, its 15 a ton and has been excellent.. and i noticed today that all the gravel i have been unloading after work has given me noticeable biceps.. scary!  so not only is it cheaper but it saves on gym membership...
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Yann
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Pipe bedding will amount to the same thing. I presume you're better off with gravel rather than crushed rock though, crushed rock won't be as free flowing as the particles are more angular.
A tonne won't actually go very far, and for a quantity as small as that you are definitely better off going to a builder's merchant who will normally sell it in bulk bags.
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