Ah,
Lal, I am torn!
Estelyn has made me an offer very difficult to refuse

yet the lure of England may be greater than the lure of Tolkien talk, to say nothing of Downer matter. In short, for me to fly to England (or to meet Esty elsewhere first), well, I would imagine that, once there, I would be tempted to galavant around the country rather than sit tidily listening to the kind of thing I can read here regularly.
Is it possible to, say, make reservations for that Saturday night dinner only?
And were The Smiths from Birmingham? (or was it Manchester?). Just checking out all the attractions as this wouldn't be just a jaunt down the road for me.