Non-Bus Related Days Out!
Non-Bus Related Days Out!
(20 Sep 2013, 5:28 pm)Andreos1 Like Daniel, I am not keen on Manchester.
But different people like different things.
For me, it has never been the same since they closed the Granada Studios tour
Wherever you go, there will be something to do, but going back to my previous point with Leeds - Manchester is as much the same as any other city.
When you go to these places, what sort of things are you planning to do?
The Megabus goes via Manchester on its tour of the country. TPX offer decent tickets or you could go via Carlisle and get a train from there.
(20 Sep 2013, 5:28 pm)Andreos1 Like Daniel, I am not keen on Manchester.
But different people like different things.
For me, it has never been the same since they closed the Granada Studios tour
Wherever you go, there will be something to do, but going back to my previous point with Leeds - Manchester is as much the same as any other city.
When you go to these places, what sort of things are you planning to do?
The Megabus goes via Manchester on its tour of the country. TPX offer decent tickets or you could go via Carlisle and get a train from there.
(20 Sep 2013, 5:32 pm)W179SCU I wouldn't be alone, I'd be with parents. I mean, they like shopping and attractions too. I'd also like a place with good buses though!
(20 Sep 2013, 5:32 pm)W179SCU I wouldn't be alone, I'd be with parents. I mean, they like shopping and attractions too. I'd also like a place with good buses though!
(20 Sep 2013, 5:45 pm)Andreos1 Ah right haha. Here's me thinking you were taking a lass or going with your mates!
Didn't realise.
Whey if you go on the train and you fall in the right age group, you should get one of your parents to look at the annual family & friends railcard.
Pick up the leaflet at the station for the discount code, but order online.
For £27 you get 50% of your fares and they got 1/3 each off theirs.
You can be in pocket after one journey, depending where you go.
The York Ftr's are now in Leeds (or they were the last time I was there). Apart from that, I don't think there is much different or unique in either place.
York, Leeds and Manchester all have a stack of shops. York has some unique, independent stores and the other two, giant chain stores.
York has the railway museum and model railway museum, Leeds has the Armouries and Manchester an indoor Legoland...
(20 Sep 2013, 5:45 pm)Andreos1 Ah right haha. Here's me thinking you were taking a lass or going with your mates!
Didn't realise.
Whey if you go on the train and you fall in the right age group, you should get one of your parents to look at the annual family & friends railcard.
Pick up the leaflet at the station for the discount code, but order online.
For £27 you get 50% of your fares and they got 1/3 each off theirs.
You can be in pocket after one journey, depending where you go.
The York Ftr's are now in Leeds (or they were the last time I was there). Apart from that, I don't think there is much different or unique in either place.
York, Leeds and Manchester all have a stack of shops. York has some unique, independent stores and the other two, giant chain stores.
York has the railway museum and model railway museum, Leeds has the Armouries and Manchester an indoor Legoland...
(20 Sep 2013, 5:52 pm)W179SCU Thanks very much! - And no, I don't think my parents would be happy me going down to Leeds/York/Manchester on my own at my age
York and Leeds are now my two options. Looking at fares, it would cost us £83 there and back (great value) if we went on Wed 30th October. Megabus there, train back to Leeds.
I fancy Leeds City Museum too, four floors of exciting stuff apparently. Any idea what Megabus I would get if I went to Leeds at 0840?
(20 Sep 2013, 5:52 pm)W179SCU Thanks very much! - And no, I don't think my parents would be happy me going down to Leeds/York/Manchester on my own at my age
York and Leeds are now my two options. Looking at fares, it would cost us £83 there and back (great value) if we went on Wed 30th October. Megabus there, train back to Leeds.
I fancy Leeds City Museum too, four floors of exciting stuff apparently. Any idea what Megabus I would get if I went to Leeds at 0840?
(20 Sep 2013, 5:52 pm)W179SCU Thanks very much! - And no, I don't think my parents would be happy me going down to Leeds/York/Manchester on my own at my age
York and Leeds are now my two options. Looking at fares, it would cost us £83 there and back (great value) if we went on Wed 30th October. Megabus there, train back to Leeds.
I fancy Leeds City Museum too, four floors of exciting stuff apparently. Any idea what Megabus I would get if I went to Leeds at 0840?
(20 Sep 2013, 5:52 pm)W179SCU Thanks very much! - And no, I don't think my parents would be happy me going down to Leeds/York/Manchester on my own at my age
York and Leeds are now my two options. Looking at fares, it would cost us £83 there and back (great value) if we went on Wed 30th October. Megabus there, train back to Leeds.
I fancy Leeds City Museum too, four floors of exciting stuff apparently. Any idea what Megabus I would get if I went to Leeds at 0840?
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There's also the 16-25 railcard available. I think I paid about a tenner for mine when I was in that age group, but that was discounted when I was a member of the NUS (just as important to be in a union as it is to have a railcard ).
I've done Manchester regularly lately, and I quite enjoy the trip over there. The TP Express is a bit of a pain with all the stops between York and Newcastle, but it's quite quick between York and Manchester. I always feel like you have to watch your back in Manchester a bit more to other places though. Oh, and stay away Salford.
(20 Sep 2013, 5:59 pm)aureolin There's also the 16-25 railcard available. I think I paid about a tenner for mine when I was in that age group, but that was discounted when I was a member of the NUS (just as important to be in a union as it is to have a railcard
I've done Manchester regularly lately, and I quite enjoy the trip over there. The TP Express is a bit of a pain with all the stops between York and Newcastle, but it's quite quick between York and Manchester. I always feel like you have to watch your back in Manchester a bit more to other places though. Oh, and stay away Salford.
(20 Sep 2013, 5:59 pm)aureolin There's also the 16-25 railcard available. I think I paid about a tenner for mine when I was in that age group, but that was discounted when I was a member of the NUS (just as important to be in a union as it is to have a railcard
I've done Manchester regularly lately, and I quite enjoy the trip over there. The TP Express is a bit of a pain with all the stops between York and Newcastle, but it's quite quick between York and Manchester. I always feel like you have to watch your back in Manchester a bit more to other places though. Oh, and stay away Salford.
Won 2-0 today away at Salford City FC to take us (Darlington) to 3rd in the Evostik 1N... 
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Well a quick note here as I've had a few trips to watch my team play in away games this week Won 2-0 today away at Salford City FC to take us (Darlington) to 3rd in the Evostik 1N...
Team coach pic attached though as I couldn't not take one!
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(28 Sep 2013, 10:45 pm)tyresmoke Well a quick note here as I've had a few trips to watch my team play in away games this week
Team coach pic attached though as I couldn't not take one!
(28 Sep 2013, 10:45 pm)tyresmoke Well a quick note here as I've had a few trips to watch my team play in away games this week
Team coach pic attached though as I couldn't not take one!
Paris is lovely. Anyone looking for a holiday and contemplating where to go... I would highly recommend Paris.
Went as a kid but I couldn't remember a great deal of it...but I do remember the boat trip that I went on last night.
The views from the Eiffel Tower are just stunning... And who decided to leave his camera at home so has had to rely on a shoddy S4 camera...?
Just er.. don't go for the buses. Irisbus galore.
I'm off to Belgium next March. Hopefully staying in Antwerpen. Also hoping to do a day tour around the Netherlands by train.
(19 Jan 2014, 2:38 pm)Tom Certainly recommend the stadium tours around St James' Park, they're fantastic!
(19 Jan 2014, 3:02 pm)aureolin Yeah they are. I'm going to do another one on a really clear day, and see if I can get a shot across Sunderland of the SoS, from Level 7.
Well my Belgian Holiday has taken another step forward with the booking of 75% of my coach travel which has came to a total of £10.50 so far.
Got 10 nights at an Antwerp hotel costing €360.
My week long rail pass for Belgium costs €70
And my day rail pass for Netherlands looks set to cost around €60.
I really want to see more of the Lake District, so sometime in the summer (whether that be next year or the year after or even this year!) I want to make a trip up there for a couple of days, it would probably be something like this:
Train - Newcastle-Carlsile
104 - Carlisle-Penrith
508 - Penrith - Aira Force
508 - Aira Force - Windermere
6 - Windermere - Haverwaite
X6 - Haverwaite - Kendal
Premier Inn Kendal Central for the night
599 - Kendal - Grasmere
555 - Grasmere - Keswick
77A - Keswick-Buttermere
77A - Buttermere-Seatoller
78 - Seatoller - Keswick
X4/X5 - Keswick - Cockermouth
600 - Cockermouth - Carlisle
685 - Carlisle - Newcastle
Obviously it might be changed a bit, but defiantly something I'd like to do.
(09 Feb 2014, 11:44 am)Tom I really want to see more of the Lake District, so sometime in the summer (whether that be next year or the year after or even this year!) I want to make a trip up there for a couple of days, it would probably be something like this:
Train - Newcastle-Carlsile
104 - Carlisle-Penrith
508 - Penrith - Aira Force
508 - Aira Force - Windermere
6 - Windermere - Haverwaite
X6 - Haverwaite - Kendal
Premier Inn Kendal Central for the night
599 - Kendal - Grasmere
555 - Grasmere - Keswick
77A - Keswick-Buttermere
77A - Buttermere-Seatoller
78 - Seatoller - Keswick
X4/X5 - Keswick - Cockermouth
600 - Cockermouth - Carlisle
685 - Carlisle - Newcastle
Obviously it might be changed a bit, but defiantly something I'd like to do.
(09 Feb 2014, 11:44 am)Tom I really want to see more of the Lake District, so sometime in the summer (whether that be next year or the year after or even this year!) I want to make a trip up there for a couple of days, it would probably be something like this:
Train - Newcastle-Carlsile
104 - Carlisle-Penrith
508 - Penrith - Aira Force
508 - Aira Force - Windermere
6 - Windermere - Haverwaite
X6 - Haverwaite - Kendal
Premier Inn Kendal Central for the night
599 - Kendal - Grasmere
555 - Grasmere - Keswick
77A - Keswick-Buttermere
77A - Buttermere-Seatoller
78 - Seatoller - Keswick
X4/X5 - Keswick - Cockermouth
600 - Cockermouth - Carlisle
685 - Carlisle - Newcastle
Obviously it might be changed a bit, but defiantly something I'd like to do.
(09 Feb 2014, 11:49 am)aureolin Sounds like a good trip. Just needs the weather to be on your side, as I find when it rains in the lake district.... it really rains!
(09 Feb 2014, 11:49 am)aureolin Sounds like a good trip. Just needs the weather to be on your side, as I find when it rains in the lake district.... it really rains!
(09 Feb 2014, 11:51 am)Tom Oh yeah - The weather in the Lake District is changeable too.
It was this Aira Force walk me and a relative who also enjoys outdoor activities we were planning on doing, then a possible trip on the Ullswater Steamers. http://www.walkingenglishman.com/lakes21.htm
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(09 Feb 2014, 11:51 am)Tom Oh yeah - The weather in the Lake District is changeable too.
It was this Aira Force walk me and a relative who also enjoys outdoor activities we were planning on doing, then a possible trip on the Ullswater Steamers. http://www.walkingenglishman.com/lakes21.htm
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