Docwagon 856 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 This probably got buried in the Madrid Airport thread and should be a topic on it's own. We'll start planning fall break as soon as we get back from Spain. I note that there are very cheap tickets to London (right at $300 round trip from Chicago) and while I've been to London it was a short stay some 14 years ago. Let's say one had 7-10 days to spend, where other than London should we also venture to? Stonehenge would have to be on the list. Is it foolish to rent a car and tour the countryside a bit? I've driven in Cyprus, so I can do the wrong-side-of-the-road thing and navigate roundabouts. Is Brexit going to have any impact on visa requirements for American visitors? Plumbers Crack and GazzaGarratt 2 Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/7575-uk-visit-in-october/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil bottle 9,767 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 I’d definitely go for hiring a motor. You’ll move around a lot easier and under your own speed. Trains in this country are overpriced. As you’ve mentioned Stonehenge a couple of times, I’d suggest visiting there and branching out, as there’s lots in that part of the country to visit. It’s also very beautiful around there. You have the New Forest national park to the south, plus the Isle of Wight. To the north west of Stonehenge you have Bath, with its famous natural spring waters and Roman architecture/baths. Close to Bath you can drive to Bristol and then on to Cardiff, which is worth visiting. Has a nice castle and is in Wales. Or you could go south west to Cornwall from there, which is probably the prettiest part of the country, in my opinion. There’s lot of lovely little fishing villages to visit. @Stretch616 likes to move around the country a lot and can probably add a few things to consider. GazzaGarratt and Plumbers Crack 2 Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/7575-uk-visit-in-october/#findComment-125612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbers Crack 4,062 Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Doc, can I recommend this site for route planning.. www.theaa.com It’s one of the two major motor breakdown companies in the UK. They have a route planning section that’s very good and gives you an idea of journey time rather than just distance. Avoid the M25 if possible!! I’m sure there’s a few of us on here who would like to meet up with you and your wife if you’d like that as well. Surprisingly, we do scrub up quite well and can behave ourselves in mixed company 😂😂😂 phil bottle 1 Thanks to Capn_Underpants for the artwork Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/7575-uk-visit-in-october/#findComment-125620 Share on other sites More sharing options...
techno 3,511 Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Depends how far you want to venture the north (east) is nice on the right day and if you want to venture farther north the west side of Scotland. Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/7575-uk-visit-in-october/#findComment-125629 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docwagon 856 Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 13 hours ago, Plumbers Crack said: Doc, can I recommend this site for route planning.. www.theaa.com It’s one of the two major motor breakdown companies in the UK. They have a route planning section that’s very good and gives you an idea of journey time rather than just distance. Avoid the M25 if possible!! I’m sure there’s a few of us on here who would like to meet up with you and your wife if you’d like that as well. Surprisingly, we do scrub up quite well and can behave ourselves in mixed company 😂😂😂 Sure, I'd like that as well. Plumbers Crack 1 Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/7575-uk-visit-in-october/#findComment-125631 Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispymorgan 1,056 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Don't go south of the riverVia the FG App phil bottle, GazzaGarratt and Plumbers Crack 3 20 hours ago, crispymorgan said: I shall also buy a monkeybike...... Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/7575-uk-visit-in-october/#findComment-125829 Share on other sites More sharing options...
J4MES OX4D 10,037 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 17 minutes ago, crispymorgan said: Don't go south of the river Via the FG App Yeah, fuck France😎 Plumbers Crack 1 Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/7575-uk-visit-in-october/#findComment-125830 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaGarratt 11,056 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 My only thought is wherever we all meet up, which is usually @Diddums house 😎 I'm not the best cultural person to follow for places to visit but I think its always worth a day out at the National History Museum. Also, do you or/and your kids like Harry Potter? Even if not, the Studios isn't far away from London and its incredible. Such a great day out. Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/7575-uk-visit-in-october/#findComment-125882 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docwagon 856 Posted March 16, 2020 Author Share Posted March 16, 2020 This is off the table. My Spain trip is now going to have to be the October trip due to the Kung Flu outbreak. I'm flying home from New Mexico today. I came out here to hike the Bataan Memorial but it was cancelled. I did get to do some gorgeous hiking on my own and some with a buddy in Albuquerque. J4MES OX4D, Plumbers Crack, GazzaGarratt and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/7575-uk-visit-in-october/#findComment-126746 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docwagon 856 Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 Iberia Airlines issued us vouchers today. I think we're going to increase the length of our stay in Spain a bit and fly out of Lisbon, so now we can do everything we wanted to the first go-round. The tickets will be a bit more, but we're upgrading a class in order to take a checked bag. $900 more then our original outlay, but since we're not taking a Spring trip that's NBD. Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/7575-uk-visit-in-october/#findComment-126798 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tronic44 3,642 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Gutted you're not coming to the UK dude but at least you'll still have an amazing time in spain. Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/7575-uk-visit-in-october/#findComment-126814 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaGarratt 11,056 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 On 3/18/2020 at 7:18 PM, Docwagon said: Iberia Airlines issued us vouchers today. I think we're going to increase the length of our stay in Spain a bit and fly out of Lisbon, so now we can do everything we wanted to the first go-round. The tickets will be a bit more, but we're upgrading a class in order to take a checked bag. $900 more then our original outlay, but since we're not taking a Spring trip that's NBD. Will you relook into a UK trip once this all hopefully dies down soon Doc? tronic44 1 Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/7575-uk-visit-in-october/#findComment-126835 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docwagon 856 Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 On 3/20/2020 at 6:37 AM, GazzaGarratt said: Will you relook into a UK trip once this all hopefully dies down soon Doc? Oh, absolutely. We're not going to give up on traveling. Just can't do two trips at once. 🙂 I want to take the family out to deserts of the southwest next spring, so maybe October 2021? Plumbers Crack 1 Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/7575-uk-visit-in-october/#findComment-127380 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaGarratt 11,056 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 10 hours ago, Docwagon said: so maybe October 2021? Let's make it a date, October is perfect 👍😘 Plumbers Crack 1 Link to comment https://forevergaming.co.uk/forum/forums/topic/7575-uk-visit-in-october/#findComment-127394 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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