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Paying for holiday rental via bank transfer
I want to book a week in Bournemouth for Easter. I found this property on the holidaylettings site: https://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/rentals/bournemouth/94503 It has good reviews on Tripadvisor over the space of the last few years. The owner doesn't accept payments directly via the website and is asking for a bank…
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day boat hire in the lake district
I fancy hiring a boat for the day in the lake district. Which is the best lake to do this on? Looking for recommendations and ideas.
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Holiday in the Lake District?
I'm not much of a holidayer at all except London city breaks but I think it's time to enjoy nature. I'm thinking early and I'm thinking Lake District in September hoping it will be good weather. We can actually go any time of the year as our kids are small so not tied down to school hours and read July has a lot of rain…
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Confusion over hotel rooms with child in tow?
Just wanted to get other peoples views on this to see if I am the only one that finds it difficult! As a family of three we like to have occasional weekends away, often staying at hotels and visiting local attractions. Our son is now 14, and we are finding it so confusing, as every hotel seems to have a different policy…
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London hotel in September
Hi, I am going to a gig around 27th September in London and I've been amazed at the prices I'm being quoted on sites. Even by London prices they're steep. I'm guessing that even though I'm looking 7 months in advance, the prices won't come down any more? I may look at Secret Escapes or something closer the time. Can…
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Accidentally broke bed in hotel
Hi, sorry for the ling post. I recently stayed at a hotel/country house. Thebed in the room was four poster and quite high (almost to my hips and I am 5 11 in height. At one point I got off to get a book. I got back on and the bed broke (you could hear two cracks). I informed staff who were not surprised, telling me it has…
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Buckingham Palace
Hello all We are visiting London in August and would like to visit Buckingham Palace. We usually try and use vouchers when visiting London e.g. Tesco clubcard vouchers, 2 for 1 train etc but I don't see any such deals for Buckingham Palace? Are they part of any such scheme? Thanks for any help
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breakfree promotions are starting again
https://www.breakfreeholidays.co.uk/local?source=aw&awc=2594_1482484422_ba9adf985f803e20de41543233ccc2f9 from £10pp, some school holiday dates included too. There are usually other charges to consider (service charge, entertainmet etc) so it is always worth checking directly with the holiday site to see if they have deals…
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Cheapest Tube Travel?
Spending the weekend in London and trying to decide what's cheaper: Using contactless Or Travel Day Card (and I have a 16-25 railcard). Which is the cheaper option for zones 1-2? Does anyone know how much these both cost and the caps for contactless on the Tube?
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2 for 1 nights Hotel - Buyagift
I have just managed to use 2 of these for a 4 night break - expiry is December 2018 - I have also used a discount code for 25% - so it brings price down to £74.25 or £148.50 for 2 packages. I will upload the discount code in that thread…
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Holiday parks with meal plan options
Can anyone recommend holiday parks which have some kind of meal plan options available e.g. half board? I know Butlins offer this but anywhere else? Interested in Norfolk area but happy to be flexible about location for the right park.
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Room for a night near paddington station
Hi all Wasn't sure where best to post this .. I need to stay somewhere relatively nearby to London Paddington in early Feb , just one night at a weekend I don't know London well so I wondered if anyone here had any recommendations on where to book or where to avoid ? Cheers
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Looking for help & inspiration, wheelchair access.
Hi all, I am taking my mother away for around 3-4 days at the beginning of May. As she is more or less wheelchair bound, I am looking for advice on the best place to take her. We live in the Newcastle area & I don't really want the journey to be any longer than 4 hours in the car. She loves seaside towns, but they need to…
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National Express - Great value fares for £5 or les
www.nationalexpress.com/en/offers/cheap-coach-tickets
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UK trip travel insurance?
Got a trip planned to scotland with wife for birthday. Was thinking though, its easyjet so no cancel. Hotels are cancellable up to a certain date. Trouble is there are so many things that can go wrong apart from one of us. Kids are ill, MIL (whos babysitting) is ill etc etc. Is there anything that covers us or is it just…
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Harry Potter studios / watford
Off for a visit next weekend and will have a couple of days to explore. Dont know the area at all so would appreciate any suggestions in and around Watford of things to do? Thanks
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Centre Parcs
I'm looking for some advice. We have a three year old daughter and I'll soon be celebrating my 40th birthday. Rather than going abroad on holiday, we've decided to book a holiday at Center Parcs. We're quite keen on the Sherwood Forest one. Does anybody have any discount codes or know how I can get any discount? Also,…
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Getting out of booking from hell
Our party of 2 couples, myself my sister and our spouses, booked a package with a travel firm for transport to a UK hotel, hotel stay and excursions. Now one of our party, my sisters husband, has fallen seriously ill, and will be hospitalised for the foreseeable. We tried to find someone to take over the tickets. It was…
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old paper airmiles...what should i do with them
i have quite a few lying around. can i still swap them for anything?
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Advice on last minute cancelled hotel
Hello I booked a 2 bed apartment in Manchester for the beginning of March, and have just had a call from the company to let me know that the hotel is closing and they have to cancel my booking. I booked directly with the hotel and the terms and conditions say a very generic 'we dont expect to have to make any changes to…