A weekend in London

dorry_2

We were thinking of taking ds2 to London for a couple of days, does anyone know of any special deals from darlington/middlesbrough area???:money:

for 2 adults and one child. we can travel anytime

thanks for any advice x

andyrules

Hi Dorry, not aware of any current deals, but have you looked at National Express coaches? Also, you can sometimes get cheap deals with a local coach company.

If you can book ahead and be flexible, you can get good rail rates - which might be better for the distance involved. I've just done a quick search for train fares Feb/March - 2 random days came out as £35.5 in Feb (single adult, no railcard) and £12.9 in March. Assume you have railcard, which will shave off a third? Check tickets carefully - GNER made a printing error on ours which caused a bit of bother.

You could also consider driving to a city station such as York, leaving you car and getting a good deal from there. I've noticed that sometimes the intercity ones are much cheaper.

davetrousers

Look at travelodge for cheap hotel rooms.

Sorry can't help with travel.

andyrules

Just searched using railcard option - you would need to persevere with dates as 5 March shows single journey for 2 adults 1 child + card as £38.70, whereas following day is £65.65...

AS for hotel, there are still some Travelodge bargains if you are flexible. City Road is nice.

harpo1

:j Brilliant 2 nights 4 price of one in the Crowne Plaza hotel New Bridge street @ Blackfriars. Absolutely 100m from the underground. Just back - got an executive room (inclusive of breakfast, free alcohol & snacks/ fruit btwn 6- 9:30 - free soft drinks tea/ coffee all day.
Bargain price £200 for 2 people for 2 nights & I think kids under 12 are free - stunning hotel & nice staff. There's a link on the Miss Selfridge( !!) site for winter treats just follow it :j :j

dorry_2

wow, thank you all for your speedy responses. mil has given us £250 for christmas for the break, so we will have to put towards it. I just didn't know where to start!

thank you xx

dorry_2

andyrules wrote: »

Just searched using railcard option - you would need to persevere with dates as 5 March shows single journey for 2 adults 1 child + card as £38.70, whereas following day is £65.65...

AS for hotel, there are still some Travelodge bargains if you are flexible. City Road is nice.

hya andy,
I will have a look round for the dates, thank you :T

fabsaver

I know that Megabus operate coaches from Scotch Corner (and possibly Middlesbrough?) to London for as little as £1 per person each way. :money:

dorry_2

fabsaver wrote: »

I know that Megabus operate coaches from Scotch Corner (and possibly Middlesbrough?) to London for as little as £1 per person each way. :money:

fabsaver, wow, thats quite close to us. I will have a look now, thank you xx