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EASTER
I keep hearing and reading, and know of a family local to us who have just gone abroad on holiday, that Easter Holidays have just started. Looking at the Calendar, Easter is 2 weeks away? I am missing something?
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Cornwall Staycation in June - Holiday insurance due to pregnancy scare
Hi all, Got a holiday in Cornwall coming up in June with my Parents - Me, my partner and our son stopping in one accommodation and my parents and brother stopping in another accommodation - both booked with the same letting company. We never took our holiday insurance when booking as we didn't believe it would be needed…
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London Hotel <£60pn
Hi all, I'm looking for recommendations for London hotel rooms <£60pn, please. As convenient for SW1 as possible but could be further out, e.g 5-10 mile radius, if there are good public transport connections. I tend to gravitate towards Travelodge/Premier Inn. I'm not sure if there are independent establishments or others…
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Sun Holidays from £9.50pp January 2022
I’ll edit the codes into this thread for easy access Saturday 8th January …….PACESunday 9th January …….. LOAD Monday 10th January ……SEWN Tuesday 11th January …… JOLT Wednesday 12th January …KILT Thursday 13 th January ….. SUDS Friday 14th January ………. FOLK Saturday 15th January ……. GAME Sunday 16th January ……… T4P5 Bonus…
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Storm Eunice
We recently went to Cornwall for a week unfortunately timing our drive down with Storm Eunice on the Friday. We got to our holiday cottage luckily without any mishap and unpacked and settled in but after a few hours approx 19.00 the power went and didn't return until Monday at 16.00 so we were without power for 3 days. We…
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West End Surprise
I booked a package trip to take my mum away for her 80th birthday. It was to see a West End show/hotel/coach. It was the mystery show and we found out upon boarding that we were going to see Tina Turner the musical. We travelled from Newcastle to London and were dropped near the theatre just in time for the show. However,…
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Centre Parcs, Longleat - What's the deal?
Guys, I'm considering a short break but I'm in some what unchartered territory, so, wondering if the gang on here who know more can help me. * My wife's after a 'safari' experience - hence thinking of Longleat (looks the best, it's about 2.5-3hrs away, so short break limit, did consider Woburn too) * My wife is pregnant,…
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Do you need visa to visit t Scotland
My girlfriend is form Malaysia and has lived in England for 13 years. She been waiting over 3 months for her visa. I've told her to start chasing it We want to go to Edinburgh for few days with friends. Do we need her visa just to go Edinburgh. She has valid passport
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Does anyone know of a carp fishery with accommodation in Yorkshire.
Looking for a few days away where hubby can indulge in a bit of carp fishing that has caravan/cottage accommodation where I can chill with a good book. I know 'Life in the fast lane' eh! Ive googled but only found a couple advertised but they are the bring your own tourer kind of sites.
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Kings Cross Hotel - June 2022
Hi there - I am heading into London for two nights in June and wanting to stay in the Kings Cross area, it will be mid-week Tuesday to Thursday. It's been years since I've been and I was quite surprised to see rooms at Premier Inn are 200GBP per night. Does anyone have a recommendation for hotels in the area that are…
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Ticketmaster refund
Hope someone can help. I have cancelled a rescheduled event as can no longer go. Ticketmaster have refunded my original payment method (tsb debit card) I have contacted tsb and they say the payment has been bounced back to ticketmaster. All ticketmaster respond with is “we are waiting on our financial team” this has been…
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London Zoo tickets - best deals
Looking to book tickets for London Zoo for me and my husband. We have a toddler under 3 so I'm assuming he's free. Just wondering if anyone knows the best vouchers/deals going around at the moment? I thought you could redeem Tesco Clubcard vouchers but this seems to have stopped. Lotto tickets do a BOGF offer, but just…
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Bumped out of hotel - any redress?
I’m hoping some wise MSE’er can offer relevant advice. Last August I booked a weekend hotel in Swindon, 11 months in
advance, in order to attend a major event nearby.A measure of the level of demand is that even that far in
advance, it cost nearly £90 per night for a budget hotel. This week I got an email saying my booking…
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Any discounts available for Warwick Castle?
Warwick Castle for 2adults in early April......hoping for BOGOF though any other discount would be good. Used vouchers on cereal boxes years ago and wondering if anyone knows of any current discounts.
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Mystery Dining/Hotels - Can anyone help?
Hi, First time posting so not sure I'm in the right category but hopefully someone will steer me in the right direction if not. I just wondered if anyone had any idea of which companies might offer a couple of specific visit types. I already report for two different companies. One of which does hotel visits for Village…
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Merlin Pass - is prebooking a nightmare?
I'm thinking of getting a merlin pass (specifically the cheaper discovery pass - the limited dates isn't an issue for me). But I've read posts from earlier in the epidemic saying it's very difficult to actually use the passes.You have to prebook (even though it's free) and apparently the allocation was very limited so you…
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Best cheap date you ever went on?
I'd love to hear your cheap date stories. Ever taken a handsome somebody out for a restaurant meal and lowered the cost with coupons? Or had a date where you walked the dog, rode the bus, visited a museum or had a picnic comprised of yellow sticker bargains? Or perhaps something a little more imaginative? Thanks in…
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Recommendations holiday cottage websites for Dorset, Devon area
Hi, We are looking for a mini break in Devon/Dorset area for Easter hols. I found the Toadhall cottage website when i search the forum earlier. Has anyone else got any good websites they can recommend. Thank you
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AirBnB Long term rental
Long story short is husuband and I are selling our house in England and movie to Glasgow. Due to the Scottish system we plan to rent an AirBnB for a few months whilst we look and complete on a house in Glasgow. The prices are pretty crazy with average of £2000 a month for a 1 bed. Also issue is we have 2 burmese house cats…
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Camping: Cheapest SIM 15cm?
Hi! I'm looking to buy a 15cm SIM Vango Shangri La Grande (bigger than a single, but not a double). Cheapest I can find so far is £168 from Outdoor World Anyone know of any whizzy ways I can get it cheaper? Thanks - D