Newcastle 8-10 October
My (probable) final big trip out of the year is going up to Newcastle. I have earmarked the above dates for a two-night stop-over.
It's dependent on me being able to find reasonably-priced tickets from Reading - currently I am being quoted £122!
Happy to meet up with anyone who is knocking around! There'll be small deputation of us from Reading.
Any good ideas on obtaining cheap train tickets is welcome! (coaches eg Megabus is ruled out by others in the group!)
Newcastle on a Saturday night is hell, you'll never have seen so many dipsticks in one city, even in the best ale pubs.Originally Posted by Quinno
The likes of Bacchus, Centurian, Bodega, Newcastle Arms, Crown Posada, Bridge etc are all 3 deep at the bar.
Love Newcastle during the week but hate it at weekends.
A pub is for life not just for Christmas
Yeah, I was thinking of using Saturday night to go to someplace else - one of the deputation went to Uni there so can still speak pidgin Geordie and knows the surrounding area. Sunday is our town centre day
I presume that's Cross-Country? Actually, I wouldn't think that tickets would be on sale that far away. Anyway, I was going to direct you towards East Coast (if that's what they're called) out of King's Cross (even with a train into London, it's probably quicker than any direct train via Birmingham).
Keeping breweries in business for more than 40() years
Agreed. In a group you'll be able to get to & from London quickly & cheaply though the actual cost of direct travel t'toon won't be apparent for a while. Best expectation I could see on a projected basis (30Jul-01Aug) is £63 rtn on specific trains.
I hesitate to speculate on taking megatrain to Sheffield & seeing what onward deal you could get from there, but you'd have to wait until Sep to know whether you would beat potentially earlier direct prices (at the cost of an extra ~40mins travel). Though you could build in a couple of hours debrief there on the return, if anyone is still standing...
ps. Missing Sat night is, by all accounts, very smart. But watch the fixture list in case toon get a home game on the Sunday!
Last edited by trainman; 27-05-2011 at 22:16.
v Spurs with a bit of luck. Quinno did mention this to me a few weeks ago and I am deffo up for it as long as the fixture list is kind and Spurs aren't at home. I haven't really done Newcastle in a pub capacity, just been there for footy and a gig at City Hall many years ago. As TM says, won't be able to look at any particular bargain journeys until nearer the time.
you can download the fares manual here
http://cid-cae1e0742d874e31.office.l...s%20Manual%5E6
which suggests that if you try hard enough you can get it down to £17.50 each way
Well that's an interesting little tool. The question, of course, is where and when I can source such a deal!!
Currently my tactic is to keep asking around and checking the website!
It really is a watching brief Quinno, best 'distant' price projection (currently based on an example of 03-05Sep from London) is £24.50 out, £12 back.
Its only 15 mins on the train between Durham and Newcastle. I'm seriously considering making a 7/10 day trip of it and try to cover Newcastle, Durham and possibly Sunderland (+ hopefully fit in the Toon v Spurs as well!). Need to wait until the cheapo train tickets kick in for October and then see what's available accomodation wise. I already have my eyes on a nice little cottage in the middle of Durham!
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