well i for one am happy to go 2-300 miles for a big event, especially if i can take some skills home, even if it means i got to grab my bob and walk my way there! (to be honest i like the idea of doing that, as i have almost no money and it'd be a good experience to do a long trek and test all my equipment properly, as in the case of an event you must be prepared to do whatever it takes (also i want to do the Appalachian trail so ill be walking up and down the length of england in preperation!
at any rate i may know some people with a fair amount of private land which we'd be able to use, although im not sure exactly where it is
....ill make some enquiries and see what i can come up with! but the place im thinking of is a whole forest thats privately owned by my dads best mates grandad, so it'd be quite likely we could use it for an event/training
anyway ill see what i come up with and have a look around on the net for some cheap places to hire, hell once i get a job and get some income ill be happy to chip in