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17 Feb 19, 06:19 PM |
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Short break uk
We want a cheap short break at Easter. We live up north so we’ve done Edinburgh / lakes / York / Harrogate a few times. So want somewhere new.
Could be city or country but not totally rural. We aren’t hikers we need a market town etc |
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17 Feb 19, 06:21 PM |
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Chester
bit like York town wise not as olde worlde but nice and not to far from the NE about 3 hours drive ish |
17 Feb 19, 06:23 PM |
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We did Warwick last year - nice town, great castle, close to Leamington and Stratford for towns with things to do. Also Cadbury world for a nice day with the kids.
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17 Feb 19, 06:37 PM |
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cross the border. Edinburgh and Glasgow have enough to keep people happy.
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17 Feb 19, 06:51 PM |
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We just booked 3 nights in Oxford (14-17 April). We can nip into London one day and also do the Harry Potter trip, as well as looking round Oxford. £180 in the Premier Inn.
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17 Feb 19, 07:26 PM |
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I looked at Harry Potter studios but it’s fully booked.
I think we are leaning towards Glasgow. But molly fancies London. Is it easy to get from oxford to London? |
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17 Feb 19, 08:20 PM |
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We are just back today from 3 days in London, I had never been before. Not sure what you consider cheap but here is a rough idea of our costs.
Flights: Inverness to LGW £75 each. I don't know where you live, but I imagine closer to London than we do so your travel costs would likely be less than we paid. Hotel: check Wowcher, Groupon etc. for deals. We got a hotel looking directly at Tower Bridge for £290 for 3 nights, which included breakfast. We thought less than £100 per night for London was good. This was the view from our room window We only paid for 2 attractions, a total of £70 for us both. The rest of the time we just wandered and looked at free things. Food can be expensive, Wetherspoon restaurants appear to be around the cheapest. We had a fab time. Regards Edinburgh and Glasgow, I have 2 daughters, one living in each of those cities. Personally I don't like Glasgow, although I'm sure there is plenty to do (free museums etc). Edinburgh on the other hand is lovely, lots to do around the old town and castle area.
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17 Feb 19, 10:44 PM |
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18 Feb 19, 10:28 AM |
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We are in Newcastle so closer than Inverness but probably not much cheaper.
£290 isn’t bad for the hotel. But I know if we go to London they will want to go to a west end show and food adds up etc. My original plan was a caravan for a couple of nights but of course once you start planning these things seem to take on a life of their own! |
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18 Feb 19, 10:43 AM |
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Relaxing at the Grand Floridian
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It takes about an hour on the train to get into London from Oxford, straight into Paddington.
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