Uk Meet 2013!

[p-no]

My ticket to London from where I live is 45 GBP one way! Special price ticket, but even across countries and using the tunnel!!!

 

[CraftyCath]

I don't get it at all.

It is a direct journey from home to London and takes about 2 hours - how can they justify the expense?

When I took my lads to London to see Metallica at Wembley it only cost me £40 each way First Class!

It makes me sad and angry and driving there is not an option.

 

[p-no]

Me, too, Cath. I won't give up yet! Are their busses? Maybe could someone just post train and bus companies that go across country? When back (in a week), I'll check and see if I can go. Do you all live rel close to one another?

 

[cherryblossom]

I don't know, but it wouldn't surprise me if ticket prices where bumped up close to Christmas, so meeting in London, will probably be more expensive than meeting somewhere else. (I don't know for sure - just a thought.)

National express is the bus company for inter city travel.

Cat and I live in the South West (Bristol), CC, KP, and amethist are in the North.

Perhaps to facilitate a meeting at that time of year we would need to pick somewhere Midlands(ish), that isn't hugely popular as a shopping destination - - - just my random thoughts!

 

[KP the nut]

Perhaps to facilitate a meeting at that time of year we would need to pick somewhere Midlands(ish)

Birmingham has good rail and bus links.

 

[cherryblossom]

I agree, but it is also a popular shopping destination, so might be expensive to travel to at that time of year.

What choosing somewhere a little off the beaten track - but I don't know where, maybe Warwick as an example?

 

[p-no]

I'll check prices of tickets to places you have mentioned. There may be a change in price if I buy my ticket here (outside of England). Thanks for all suggestions.

By the way, chances are I'll be coming again on a more regular basis over the next few months... So, I guess some time after Christmas might be an option. Depends on how the next few months will go. (Met someone and he's in London...)

 

[CraftyCath]

(Met someone and he's in London...)

Ooooohhhh intriguing!

Lets hope we can meet up soon, London is way to expensive unless I win the lottery (which is impossible because I don't do it !:laugh:)

 

[Meadowsweet]

I haven't been on the forum much, but I'd be really interested in meeting up. It would have to be a weekend if that's possible (sorry).

I was just checking out the fares to Birmingham and they don't seem to have been put up. But it would be busy that time of year.

 

[p-no]

Right now I could get a ticket (train) to Nottingham (just to mention another place outside of London) for 32 GBP (return ticket). Also, Nottingham would be 15 GBP (Funfare (non-refundable)) by National Express, return ticket. This would be getting there around 11 am and leaving at 9 pm (train) or round about 5:30 pm (bus).

As for Warwick, it would be 12 GBP by train, return ticket.

Bristol would be roughly 40 GBP by train, return ticket, and 17 GBP non-refundable, 20 GBP refundable by National Express.

I found the train tickets mentioned on http://www.thetrainline.com/
If they have these prices going out from London and returning, could it be they now have cheaper prices for coming into London from somewhere else? They do have "Christmas Specials", but no clue if they'd work for any of you.

I have a suggestion from my friend for London. Here it is:

St Martin’s crypt: It has a nice café there and a small display of paintings and original stone work, small monuments from the original crypt and it is across the road from the National Picture Gallery. Here's a link: [DLMURL]http://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/cafe-in-the-crypt/[/DLMURL]

To me, the café does look nice, I'd like it. No clue about prices yet.

I could go to Warwick, Bristol would be a bit expensive (as for the money for local public transport and food etc. for a day would go on top of it), however, we'd need to fix this as soon as possible in order to get one of these cheap tickets.

What do you all think?

 

[Meadowsweet]

I'm happy with either of those.

If I came to London, I feel I would need a travelling companion to negotiate my way round the city.

 

[p-no]

Although I'm new to London, I have no trouble finding my way around a city, no anxiety in that sense. So I would offer to meet you where you would like to be met (e.g. train station) and take you to the place we'll choose for meeting.
Just saying. :)