(19 Jan 2025, 3:22 pm)Andreos1 wrote After the way they played yesterday, I'd hold off buying the train tickets!

Have a look at the route planners and see what things are like by putting in different 'via' points.
Split ticketing sites might help on the cost too.

will do.  worse come to worse theres a national express bus that leave Newcastle at 420am on the saturday for 9 quid!

or take the care and pay congestion charge and 30 quid per 24 to park at hotel