Recommendation for a Weekend Break
06-09-2008, 19:45
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Recommendation for a Weekend Break
Evening All 
Myself and Mrs-M-To-Be desperately need a holiday, but can't afford a long break somewhere nice.
I'm thinking that we could have a weekend break somewhere, but as it's probably going to be the only holiday we get this year it needs to be somewhere really nice.
Anybody got any good suggestions? If possible I'd like a nice relaxing location, a great hotel, and I don't have a lot of money to pay for it. If I could just book it all as one package it would make life much easier, but I'm not worried if I have to book the elements seperately.
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06-09-2008, 19:48
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Re: Recommendation for a Weekend Break
Well do you want activity or relaxation?Pampering or roughing it?Scenic or urban?
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06-09-2008, 19:51
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Re: Recommendation for a Weekend Break
Not sure really, relaxation would probably be best although it would be nice to have something to do (maybe some sightseeing or theatre or something like that). No roughing it please Scenic or urban would be nice, I quite like pottering around London in the evenings, but we're equally happy in the countryside.
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06-09-2008, 20:12
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Re: Recommendation for a Weekend Break
where are you travelling from if you are in the north then the lake district is good, if you are in the south somewhere like Bath, oxford or stratford is good for a couple of days
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06-09-2008, 20:12
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Re: Recommendation for a Weekend Break
East (just to be awkward ).
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06-09-2008, 20:16
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Re: Recommendation for a Weekend Break
The Lake District is lovely.
Mrs D & I went there on a "mini-moon" after the wedding (real honeymoon will be next year). Took maybe 3 hours to drive to Windermere.
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06-09-2008, 20:38
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Re: Recommendation for a Weekend Break
As people have said, it depends what you want.
Barnard Castle is a market town in County Durham with nice countryside & several attractions in & around.
Bowes Museum, Raby Castle / High Force,
Can highly recommend Number 34 for accommodation...
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06-09-2008, 20:40
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Re: Recommendation for a Weekend Break
yorks is ok, plenty to do, museum etc good food , Or whitby is getting quiet now (cheaper hotels boarding house etc) with days out to york, pickering, shopping at leeds?
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06-09-2008, 20:47
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Re: Recommendation for a Weekend Break
I can recommend the wild beauty of the Northumberland coastline though at this time of year maybe the temperature may not suit.
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07-09-2008, 00:11
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Re: Recommendation for a Weekend Break
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stratford is good for a couple of days
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I hope you mean Stratford upon avon - rather than just stratford
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how about the new forest? - we stayed there a few years ago - if you're interested I can try and dig out the name of the hotel we stayed at - it was quite nice.
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07-09-2008, 00:16
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Re: Recommendation for a Weekend Break
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I hope you mean Stratford upon avon - rather than just stratford
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how about the new forest? - we stayed there a few years ago - if you're interested I can try and dig out the name of the hotel we stayed at - it was quite nice. |
Yep The New Forest is beautiful in the Autumn... 
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07-09-2008, 00:20
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Re: Recommendation for a Weekend Break
The last 'memorable' hotel I stayed in was called the Speech House Hotel in the middle of the Forest of Dean
http://www.thespeechhouse.co.uk/
the 4 poster bed was awesome & could have slept 5 people - I nearly needed a ladder & the food was really good
Bit pricey at standard tariff, but you may be able to negotiate cheaper through a booking agency such as laterooms???
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07-09-2008, 00:22
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Re: Recommendation for a Weekend Break
Or the Isle of Wight is rather nice...
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Re: Recommendation for a Weekend Break
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As people have said, it depends what you want.
Barnard Castle is a market town in County Durham with nice countryside & several attractions in & around.
Bowes Museum, Raby Castle / High Force,
Can highly recommend Number 34 for accommodation... |
Barnard Castle?  Boring!
I live about 2 minutes from there and i don't think it's worth travelling for tbh.
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07-09-2008, 00:38
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Re: Recommendation for a Weekend Break
I third the New Forest especially at this time of year, well worth the travel down from where I am. Best time is the crisp mornings, makes the place feel even more better.
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