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Norfolk vs Dorset - Beach break
Hey everyone, We're able to slip in one last family holiday outside of school holidays as our son starts school in September, but one week after everyone else goes back. We'd usually go to St Ives in Cornwall, firm, firm favourite for many years. However, with a six week old baby when we're due to go it's just a bit too…
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Looking for accommodation near 02 Arena Brixton or on a tube/rail connection
Hi I have tickets for a Tuesday evening event in October I am looking for a reasonable priced accommodation either close to the O2 Arena Brixton or on a tube/train journey, will be travelling to/from Kings Cross Station Thanks
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London hotel recommendations please?
Something ‘higher end’, relatively central but affordable please. Thanks
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Passport Frustration!
Hi As we all know, passport application wait times are up to 10 weeks. I submitted an application for me and my partner at the beginning of May, and submitted our identity confirmation stuff. About a week after the status changed from ‘Identity Details Received’ to ‘Application in Progress’. It said this for about a month,…
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Best way to book Alton towers for 2 days
Hi, I promised my daughter a couple of days at alton towers earlier this year (we couldn't go on all the roller-coaster we wanted when on holiday in Florida) I have booked a nights stay at a fairly local b&b but wasn't sure on the best way to book 2 consecutive days tickets. On the website - it looks like there is a fair…
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Possible mini break to Liverpool in September
I am considering a mini break by train to Liverpool City Centre for 3 nights in September. I won't have car transport so will be walking around a lot. To see as much as possible, would it be practical to choose a hotel near the Albert Dock or closer to the Centre/Lime St station ? I will probably be staying at Premier Inn…
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Uk insurance when holiday disrupted due to rail problems
I have posted the following in the insurance forum but no replies. Please reply on the link https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6373693/uk-travel-insurance-covering-missed-days-of-holiday#latest
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Searching for Ticketmaster Resale Tickets
I've been looking our for resale tickets for weekend camping to Rewind festival north for a week or so but nothing has come up when I search. This is what I see - https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/event/36005B2FDD3E4919 ...which just shows me regular priced tickets at £140 But someone on facebook has put some tickets on sale…
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National Express - best time to buy
Hello,does anyone know if there’s a best time to buy coach tickets like there is with trains, to get the cheapest price? Thanks!
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Miss reporting of accommodation availability
Has anyone else experienced booking UK accommodation for a staycation and feeling pressured to buy it as only 1 left then find out via a telephone conversation there is more than 1! Then to top it of move pitch (the move was for a lesser/cheaper style) to be charged more as they report availability have reduced yet they…
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Airbnb Host Requesting Damages (Result Update)
Hi All. Just some clarity needed for a problem that has cropped up. My daughter had a hen do arranged for her by her maid of honour(MOH) and they stayed for the weekend at an airbnb. The MOH messaged the owner telling her that the group of 12 was a hen do and that they'd be hosting the vast majority of the hen in the house…
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Dispute with Holiday website company
I booked holiday accomodation based on a website that showed what I was looking for. It had a sea view with a balcony to sit and admire the view in privacy. The description and pics showed a small but private first floor apartment with balcony with emphasis that the ground floor garden was shared. On arriving we found that…
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Days Out to Occupy 2.5yo and 14yo
Hi, Just looking for ideas for where to take the kids out for the day where they will both be occupied. Both girls, one 2.5 years old and the other is 14. We are in South Wales but don't mind travelling for a few hours if it's worth it. Thanks.
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Africa Alive any codes
Hi looking for any codes for Africa Alive in Norfolk. Or any other codes for places near Lowestoft. Thanks anyway
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Travelling from Guildford to London
Hi, I’m hoping someone can help, I’ve tried Googling but my brain is fried. 17 year old daughter is going into London tomorrow, we’re staying near Guildford, would she be better paying for one ticket from here to Waterloo or would she be better getting a ticket from here to Epsom and then using her contactless app.?. If…
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What are your rights for cancelling accommodation where no refund policy was stated when you booked?
My son gave a months notice to cancel a residential one week summer training camp he'd booked and paid for, but the provider is refusing a refund. Looking at the original booking information there was no refund policy stated. Anyone know what your rights are with this? Is 'no refunds unless stated otherwise' always assumed…
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Expedia refund
I'm having problems with Expedia. I booked a hotel stay for myself and my teenage son and added (in the same transaction) extras (breakfast) for which there was an additional charge. On arrival at the hotel, we were told that only breakfast for me was booked. We paid for my son's breakfast again at the hotel but I'm…
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Do non british pay tourist tax when they visit uk
Ive recently returned from Greece and had a wonderful holiday . While checking into the hotel I was asked for an extra 60 euros as tourist tax paid directly to the hotel . I knew I was going to pay it but it now set me thinking . When our friends from Greece or similar countries pop to the uk for a holiday . Are they…
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Place to Stop with a mini-bus for lunch
Travelling from Darsham (Suffolk) to Alford (Lincolnshire) on a Monday and looking for a cheap/free place to stop for a lunch break enroute. There will be both children and adults. Happy for it just to be a park (as long as there are toilets available), but need to be able to park a 17 seater mini-bus. We will have our…
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Day trip insurance in UK
Hi. Does anyone know of an insurer who will cover a day trip on the New Statesman train? We want to get the trip for my parents’ birthdays but one of them has just been diagnosed with cancer and we don’t know what the next steps are yet with regards to treatment and timelines. They have insurance through their bank but…