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London Marathon
Hi, sorry not really moneysaving (but hoping not to have to spend a fortune!) I am after some advice from you lovely people.
We live in Warwickshire and my other half is running in the London Marathon on April 17th 2011 for the first time. The day before we are at a wedding in Ascot so he will be leaving the hotel at some unearthly hour to get to the start line. (any ideas on that front might be helpful too as not sure the trains are running early from there?)
The original plan was that I would then drive to Bicester (M40) to collect our daughter from friends and then together we would drive to Perivale or Hillingdon or such like and get on the tube as we both would love to get to the finish line to meet him (well at the reception venue anyway).
Anyway it has come to my attention that the people that plan these things also decided to have some FA cup games at Wembley at the same time, and all the teams are from 'up north' like me so parking in that vicinity is going to be difficult/ expensive/ impossible.
Does anyone have any suggestions where I can avoid the football, leave the car, get into the centre of london with a 4 year old with minimal expense or hassle? Oh and also I will be 8 months pregnant at the time so although at the moment I am fit/ well and able to walk reasonable distance the same can't be guarenteed for 3 weeks time!
We live in Warwickshire and my other half is running in the London Marathon on April 17th 2011 for the first time. The day before we are at a wedding in Ascot so he will be leaving the hotel at some unearthly hour to get to the start line. (any ideas on that front might be helpful too as not sure the trains are running early from there?)
The original plan was that I would then drive to Bicester (M40) to collect our daughter from friends and then together we would drive to Perivale or Hillingdon or such like and get on the tube as we both would love to get to the finish line to meet him (well at the reception venue anyway).
Anyway it has come to my attention that the people that plan these things also decided to have some FA cup games at Wembley at the same time, and all the teams are from 'up north' like me so parking in that vicinity is going to be difficult/ expensive/ impossible.
Does anyone have any suggestions where I can avoid the football, leave the car, get into the centre of london with a 4 year old with minimal expense or hassle? Oh and also I will be 8 months pregnant at the time so although at the moment I am fit/ well and able to walk reasonable distance the same can't be guarenteed for 3 weeks time!
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