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Guinevere · 06-09-2012, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Hookbill the Goomba

Also, do we have a definitive answer on who will be attending on what weeks/days? That'll help with the planning.

All this vagueness must be very awkward for you. I do hope you got your money !

As for me, I will arrive Tuesday 7.Aug., (around five o'clock, at Retford train station) and stay until the beginning of RotR.

I like your suggestions, except the theme park (not my cup of tea, and probably expensive and crowded)

All of Lalwende's suggestions sound great! I love castles and old town centres!!

Lalwendë · 06-10-2012, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Guinevere

All this vagueness must be very awkward for you. I do hope you got your money !

As for me, I will arrive Tuesday 7.Aug., (around five o'clock, at Retford train station) and stay until the beginning of RotR.

I like your suggestions, except the theme park (not my cup of tea, and probably expensive and crowded)

All of Lalwende's suggestions sound great! I love castles and old town centres!!

It's a fantastic area for history. It's known as the Dukeries because so many landed gentry had vast tracts of land in the East Midlands, and they tended to build a lot of castles and big houses (in the North West, the wealthy went in for buying Art rather than mansions - hence why the best galleries and museums are in Liverpool/Manchester). The towns tend to be old established ones so you also get lots of old buildings, where they have survived the ravages of the 20th century (Coventry was very nice, once, but it's a little bit grim now). Also places like Newark and Lincoln ended up 'out of the way' to some extent after the industrial revolution so they also managed to survive.

The nicest towns in the wider area are Lincoln, Newark, Southwell (where the Bramley apple comes from), York, Bakewell, Buxton. Nottingham is a little bit disappointing sadly. There are also plenty of things to see for fans of battlegrounds and literary sites.

Aganzir · 06-10-2012, 02:05 PM

I'm arriving at East Midlands Airport on Monday the 6th at 10.30 AM, and leaving on Monday the 20th around noon. I still don't know if I'm going to ROTR though - I should just sit down, count the pennies and make up my mind soon.

I like all the suggestions so far (except I'm not too excited about overpriced theme parks either because I'm a boring miser). Basically I'll be happy doing almost anything.

Kath · 06-10-2012, 02:35 PM

More than one activity can of course occur on most days too. Just so long as we have a few drivers/cars.

Hookbill the Goomba · 06-10-2012, 02:59 PM

If we get a group deal for Alton Towers it's £25 each, ish. But from what I recall of old school trips there it's worth it. We'll see, though, it's not compulsory.

Anyone else have dates confirmed? I'll update this as we go.

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Originally Posted by Kath

More than one activity can of course occur on most days too. Just so long as we have a few drivers/cars.

Indeed! We want to do plenty of stuff, of course!

Estelyn Telcontar · 06-10-2012, 03:02 PM

I'll be arriving Monday, the 6th and going to RotR on Thursday, the 16th. I'm not particularly interested in the theme park, but will happily join in sightseeing the surrounding area, cities, and literary/historical sites.

Aganzir · 06-10-2012, 03:41 PM

By the way - does anyone have any more information about the horses they mention in the cottage reviews and in Leasure activities: horse riding?

Lalwendë · 06-10-2012, 04:59 PM

I'm planning to pop over on odd free days with the childe, being as it's so near home I can just come in the car. I'm scheduled to work for part of that time but I only work Tuesday-Thursday anyway. I'm quite content to see how I can fit in with your schedule. I wouldn't put me down for Alton Towers, because I'm far too old for centrifugal vomit inducing machines

Any days I can come over then there will be at least one seat in my car (I'm not so sure davem will want to come along, and even so, he will likely be at work) so long as you don't mind occasional Anglo Saxon descriptions of other road users.

06-10-2012, 02:05 PM	#3
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,511	I'm arriving at East Midlands Airport on Monday the 6th at 10.30 AM, and leaving on Monday the 20th around noon. I still don't know if I'm going to ROTR though - I should just sit down, count the pennies and make up my mind soon. I like all the suggestions so far (except I'm not too excited about overpriced theme parks either because I'm a boring miser). Basically I'll be happy doing almost anything. __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.

06-10-2012, 02:35 PM	#4
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	More than one activity can of course occur on most days too. Just so long as we have a few drivers/cars. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

06-10-2012, 03:02 PM	#6
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	I'll be arriving Monday, the 6th and going to RotR on Thursday, the 16th. I'm not particularly interested in the theme park, but will happily join in sightseeing the surrounding area, cities, and literary/historical sites. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

06-10-2012, 03:41 PM	#7
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,511	By the way - does anyone have any more information about the horses they mention in the cottage reviews and in Leasure activities: horse riding? __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.

06-10-2012, 04:59 PM	#8
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	I'm planning to pop over on odd free days with the childe, being as it's so near home I can just come in the car. I'm scheduled to work for part of that time but I only work Tuesday-Thursday anyway. I'm quite content to see how I can fit in with your schedule. I wouldn't put me down for Alton Towers, because I'm far too old for centrifugal vomit inducing machines Any days I can come over then there will be at least one seat in my car (I'm not so sure davem will want to come along, and even so, he will likely be at work) so long as you don't mind occasional Anglo Saxon descriptions of other road users. __________________ Gordon's alive!