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Specialone
21-01-10, 08:42 PM
Hi Folks,
Me and the wife always try to go away for a day or 2 around our wedding anniversary (5th feb)
Was thinking about amsterdam or even venice but now probably gonna go somewhere in this county as we have left it late, cant think of anywhere inspiring, would like somewhere we havent been before.
Could do with a few ideas please, somewhere scenic so i can use my new DSLR.
Dont suggest the lakes as we went there september, peaks would be nice or somewhere similiar but dont know much around there.
Scotlands too far, anywhere within 2 hours drive or so of birmingham would be great.
Thanks
Phil
Brecon?? Or Nth Wales, maybe Llanberis?
Bluepete
21-01-10, 09:14 PM
There's some lovely pubs inthe Costwolds, perhaps a small hotel near Stowe on the Wold?
Or Shresbury area. Very quiet, rural.
Pete ;)
GeneticBubble
21-01-10, 09:26 PM
Make the drive down to cornwall, get some pasties and have a romantic walk along the beach
Make the drive down to cornwall, get some pasties and have a romantic walk along the beach
You divvy, he said 2 hours from Brum, not 6!!!
Come to Shrewsbury, as Pete da man suggested. It's a beautiful town centre, lots of scope for DSLR wizardry.
You might even bump into me. Now there's a bonus;)
Owenski
21-01-10, 09:35 PM
What about scotland, thats gotta have some of the best uk landscapes.
Specialone
21-01-10, 09:46 PM
What about scotland, thats gotta have some of the best uk landscapes.
Scotlands a bit far tbh for 2 days anyways.
Never been but would like at some point.
Place needs to have a reasonable amount of b&b and hotels within the area also.
What about ... and this is a bit left field ... a trip to Birmingham? What about getting a canal boat for a couple of days and doing the canals and getting near things like cadburys world? Having a champaign breakfast and everything very close to home?
Specialone
21-01-10, 09:55 PM
What about ... and this is a bit left field ... a trip to Birmingham? What about getting a canal boat for a couple of days and doing the canals and getting near things like cadburys world? Having a champaign breakfast and everything very close to home?
Done the city break a few times in brum, not the most picturesque ;)
Spiderman
21-01-10, 09:55 PM
another vote for the cotswolds. Some very cute olde worlde little hotels round there and plenty of nice scenery.
Stayed in a little place there once with floors at all kinds of crazy angles and a very nice 4 poster bed.
suzijax
21-01-10, 09:56 PM
York is a beautiful place
Done the city break a few times in brum, not the most picturesque ;)
Well then there's nothing for it - Alton Towers, full quick pass and go and live like a kid :-)
Specialone
21-01-10, 10:02 PM
Well then there's nothing for it - Alton Towers, full quick pass and go and live like a kid :-)
Dont really get excited by thrill rides anymore, the complete opposite to how i was when younger.
Cant stand feeling sick now lol
Specialone
21-01-10, 10:03 PM
York is a beautiful place
Thats a possibility, defo one for shortlist, cheers.
Specialone
21-01-10, 10:17 PM
another vote for the cotswolds. Some very cute olde worlde little hotels round there and plenty of nice scenery.
Stayed in a little place there once with floors at all kinds of crazy angles and a very nice 4 poster bed.
Got any linkys?
The cotswolds is a place we havent been before so defo a maybe, thanks guys.
-Ralph-
22-01-10, 12:20 AM
Scotlands a bit far tbh for 2 days anyways.
Never been but would like at some point..
What!?! Get your **** up there! You won't beat Edinburgh for a city break anywhere in the UK!
And it's not too far - look!
BmiBaby flights from Birmingham to Edinburgh
Flying Out Fri 05 Feb 2010 dep. 17:00 arr. 18:15 £18.04
Flying Back Sun 07 Feb 2010 dep. 15:00 arr. 16:15 £29.04
taxes & charges per person £53.90
TOTAL FARE per person £100.98
I'll even come and take you to and from the airport to save you the taxi fare!
DavieSV
22-01-10, 12:25 AM
Theatre break to London
-Ralph-
22-01-10, 12:26 AM
Scotlands a bit far tbh for 2 days anyways.
Never been but would like at some point.
Place needs to have a reasonable amount of b&b and hotels within the area also.
What!?! Get your **** up there! You won't beat Edinburgh for a city break anywhere in the UK!
And it's not too far - look!
BmiBaby flights from Birmingham to Edinburgh
Flying Out Fri 05 Feb 2010 dep. 17:00 arr. 18:15 £18.04
Flying Back Sun 07 Feb 2010 dep. 15:00 arr. 16:15 £29.04
taxes & charges per person £53.90
TOTAL FARE per person £100.98
I'll even come and take you to and from the airport to save you the taxi fare!
And if 200 quid for flights is too expensive
2 Adult(s)
Out:
16:03 (Fri 05 Feb)
Birmingham New Street (BHM) to Edinburgh Waverley (EDB) arr. 2108
Return:
16:50 (Sun 07 Feb)
Edinburgh Waverley (EDB) to Birmingham New Street (BHM) arr. 2204
Total price
£62.00
if your going to edinburgh get the train, getting into the city centre after the flight is a nightmare. train takes you right into the centre.
-Ralph-
22-01-10, 12:34 AM
if your going to edinburgh get the train, getting into the city centre after the flight is a nightmare. train takes you right into the centre.
Nonsense! http://www.flybybus.com/index.php
-Ralph-
22-01-10, 12:35 AM
http://ejcaballero.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/edinburgh.jpg
ermmm sorry ralph but you forget where i was born and bread m8, i am there at least twice a week visiting friends and family in the city centre. you are forgetting about all the road works with the bloody tram fiasco.
sorry for the derail.....
-Ralph-
22-01-10, 12:49 AM
you are forgetting about all the road works with the bloody tram fiasco
I don't know what that's like at the moment right enough, but normally it would be fine. It should still be fine unless the works are affecting the bus lanes through Corstorphine and past the zoo. Once you get as far as Roseburn Terrace you can disembark and walk if the traffic is that bad.
I used to live in Edinburgh city centre, but work in England 40 weeks of the year, so my Monday morning and Friday evening commutes were to and from Edinburgh airport to catch a flight. There's not that many folk know Edinburgh airport better than I do unless they work for BAA.
Specialone
22-01-10, 04:50 PM
http://ejcaballero.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/edinburgh.jpg
Looks good Col, dont know if i can be ar5ed to fly somewhere or sit on a train for 5 hours.
Maybe one for the future.
Phil
Littlepeahead
22-01-10, 04:59 PM
getting near things like cadburys world
You mean Kraftworld surely?
Cotsworlds are gorgeous.
I spent a brief amount of time in Windsor last spring and that made me want to go back for longer but others may be able to support it a pretty place to explore.
Mike2165
24-01-10, 11:59 AM
Peak district is nice, would n't bother coming this way, its all flat and boring, except Southwold, which is a bit more than your 2 hours.
Specialone
24-01-10, 07:30 PM
Where is a good place to stop in the peaks for a good base etc?
Peaks or the cotswolds i think we've narrowed it down too.
-Ralph-
24-01-10, 07:58 PM
Where is a good place to stop in the peaks for a good base etc?
Peaks or the cotswolds i think we've narrowed it down too.
The place we stayed at for the Peak District weekend ride-out was good. Had two private apartments alongside the bunkhouses called the Garden Room and the Gatehouse Barn.
http://www.barnfarmcamping.com/rates.htm
If you click the first of the two 'take a virtual tour' links on this page, this is one of these two apartments, but I'm not sure which one.
http://www.peakdistrictonline.co.uk/accommodation/farm_accomodation/peak-district-caravan-camping-barn-farm-birchover/l41.html
Specialone
02-02-10, 08:14 PM
Update...
We've decided on the peak district this time, we are staying in a place in buxton, the peak forest.
Looks nice and not expensive.
Will post some pics when we get back on Sunday.
Thanks for all the input, it was very useful.
11 years of marriage, bit like an armed robbery stretch...
Phil
CheGuevara
02-02-10, 08:49 PM
Might rate as a bit touristy for a native, but a couple years ago my wife took me to Stratford Upon Avon for a weekend and it was really nice -some great old pubs and restaurants, easy to stroll around, and you could maybe catch some shakespeare.
Specialone
02-02-10, 10:00 PM
Might rate as a bit touristy for a native, but a couple years ago my wife took me to Stratford Upon Avon for a weekend and it was really nice -some great old pubs and restaurants, easy to stroll around, and you could maybe catch some shakespeare.
Go to stratford fairly regular tbh, so not really anthing special for us, nice place if you dodge the americans and chinese, these seem to make up the vast majority of tourists.
Specialone
07-02-10, 07:51 PM
Well, we had a great relaxing weekend in the peaks, drove around a bit, took hundreds of pics using my new camera, light was rubbish so gotta get better at exposure etc.
We stayed at a place called Devonshire arms not far from Buxton, food was very good, room could have been better but not too bad.
Anyway, a few pics of varying quality, feedback required please and any advice on exposure in crap light welcome, struggling to get decent pics in cloudy conditions, taking loads in various settings.
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/DSC_0140.jpg
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/DSC_0113-1.jpg
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/DSC_0204.jpg
Matlock Bath
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/DSC_0260.jpg
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