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Suggestions on where to visit please?
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dhokes
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So I'm looking to take a short break (3 days) around October to unwind and looking for suggestions on where to go.
Requirements:
- Maximum 3 hours car journey from south Leicestershire. Ideally shorter.
- Sight seeing/short walks (but not too rural as I don't have all the 'kit') during the day.
- Cafes/Restaurants/Bars/Pubs to eat out.
Two random suggestions I thought of were Hay-on-Wye and Malverns. Are they good options? Any other ideas?
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Both those are good options.
Wye Valley around Ross on Wye/Symonds Yat are spectacular in Autumn.
Forest of Dean and the Cotswolds also worth a look.
Derbyshire Dales aren't too far.1 -
The New Forest is predictably colourful in Autumn.
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York
Boat trips, museums, open top bus rides, bike hire, river walks, parks, independent shops, loads of places to eat out ....0 -
Norwich with the Norfolk Broads nearby and some great coastal towns and villages to the North0
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From mid October the Acers at the National Arboretum Westonbirt Arboretum are spectacular. https://www.forestryengland.uk/westonbirt-the-national-arboretum
Which reminds me to book a visit- thank you OP 😊1 -
The New Forest is lovely but I don't think you could drive from Leicestershire in three hours.How about the east coast, Aldborough possibly?0
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York would be my top choice. Plenty to do irrespective of the weather.
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Ross rather than Hay on Wye as a bit more going on .
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Peak district.0
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