

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Pollyanna Heads South
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 02 Apr, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Thu, 02 Apr, 2026 at 09:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Kickoff "Event" for the roadtrip south!  

For those who have not heard, Barbara Toy's beloved Land Rover, Pollyanna, will be making a road trip from New Jersey down to the Texas Rovers SCARR event in Gilmer, TX!
To kick the trip off, on April 2nd, Pollyanna will be at Bill and Patty Coopers (Blairstown, NJ) for an open house. Come by anytime in the afternoon or evening to visit with Pollyanna and meet Tom Pickford, the owner of Pollyanna. Folks are welcome to play on the trails if they wish and Tom may even take Pollyanna for a run through the woods. (1 Stony Brook Rd Blairstown, NJ.
Then, for anyone interested, The morning of the 3rd we will be starting the road trip south, with the first stop planned for Gettysburg, PA. Any and all are welcome to tag along for the trip south for as far as they wish. We are organizing a caravan of everything from Series trucks to Discoverys to modern Range Rovers and will accompany Pollyanna as far as we can! Contact me for details of the caravan if interested.
For any not familiar with Barbara Toy, she was an Australian woman who decided in the early 50’s to start driving all over the world. For the next 20 years she wrote a series of books, documenting her trips, which were all done solo an with no real sponsorships. Pollyanna was the Land Rover Series 1 that she used for the first 4 journeys, including her drive around the world in the late 50’s.
Series I of adventurer Barbara Toy, named “Pollyanna.” Its current owner, Tom Pickford, is flying in from the UK and will travel from JLR HQ in Mahwah, NJ, to Gilmer, TX, to present it to the Texas Rover Club’s SCARR event in April.

This is being made possible by Tom and Mike Bishop of Land Rover Classic [UK] through the connections made with ANARC - as well as the generosity and traveling support of enthusiast Bill Cooper.

Based on Bill’s re-creation of Barbara Toy’s cross-country route in his Series I, here’s Bill’s PROPOSED ITINERARY:

April

3rd - Northern NJ to Gettysburg, PA

4th - to Richmond VA area -

5th - Drive down the coast

6th - to Wilmington, NC area

7th - to Beaufort, SC

8th - Jacksonville, FL - Visit point where Pollyanna drove onto the beach

9th - to somewhere just west of Tallahassee, FL

10th - head to the coast and along to Mobile, AL/Pascagoula area -

11th - to New Orleans, LA

12th - Spend day in New Orleans 

13th - to Orange, LA with a stop at the Evangeline Oak

14th - along coast to Galveston/Houston via the Ferry from LA

15th - Drive up to SCARR area

16th - SCARR officially opens

17th - SCARR, panel about Barbara Toy and her travels

18th - SCARR

19th - Load up Pollyanna for trip back to NJ


It would be terrific if individual enthusiasts and/or clubs could work to greet Pollyanna as it enters your geographic area. 


REACH OUT FOR INTEREST AND MORE INFO
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/blairstown/pollyanna-heads-south/200029812905420
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029812905420?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=blairstown-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Blairstown
- **state**: NJ
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1 Stonybrook Rd, Blairstown Twp, NJ 07825-9643, United States
- **lat**: 40.98764
- **long**: -75.00999
- **full address**: 1 Stonybrook Rd, Blairstown Twp, NJ 07825-9643, United States, 1 Stonybrook Rd, Blairstown Twp, NJ 07825-9643, United States, Blairstown

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- **organizer**: Rovers Club (https://allevents.in/org/rovers-club/15154961)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 02 Apr, 2026 at 03:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1 Stonybrook Rd, Blairstown Twp, NJ 07825-9643, United States, 1 Stonybrook Rd, Blairstown Twp, NJ 07825-9643, United States, Blairstown
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Rovers Club
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** trips-adventures
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Pollyanna Heads South ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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