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    Nice UK City/Town For a Weekend ?

    Any recommendations ? Ive more or less given up with the idea of getting abroad this year, unless things drastically change. Even the green listers seem as if it's too much of a 'potch' to get to and get back from. So decided on some cheap Premier inn type breaks, so far I've just got Lincoln on the list, any one recommend any others ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peajay View Post
    Any recommendations ? Ive more or less given up with the idea of getting abroad this year, unless things drastically change. Even the green listers seem as if it's too much of a 'potch' to get to and get back from. So decided on some cheap Premier inn type breaks, so far I've just got Lincoln on the list, any one recommend any others ?
    Tewkesbury a really compact town with an interesting history, an active Abbey, lots of historic buildings, alleyways etc. The last battle of the War of the Roses was fought there. The rivers Severn and Avon merge there.

    Premier Inn on outskirts, but in centre is Royal Hop Pole Hotel ( Wetherspoon pub with rooms). and The Bell Inn ( Greene King). Cheltenham 20 mins away and Gloucester 30mins.

    Winchester equally interesting. I think there is a Premier Inn or equivalent there.

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    Re: Nice UK City/Town For a Weekend ?

    Quote Originally Posted by lisvaneblue View Post
    Tewkesbury a really compact town with an interesting history, an active Abbey, lots of historic buildings, alleyways etc. The last battle of the War of the Roses was fought there. The rivers Severn and Avon merge there.

    Premier Inn on outskirts, but in centre is Royal Hop Pole Hotel ( Wetherspoon pub with rooms). and The Bell Inn ( Greene King). Cheltenham 20 mins away and Gloucester 30mins.

    Winchester equally interesting. I think there is a Premier Inn or equivalent there.

    theres a wetherspoons hotel in chepstow too, and in Okehampton, both nice little towns to visit for a day or two. Okehampton is on the edge of Dartmoor.
    Ive stayed in Wetherspoon hotel whilst working and the y are better than Premier in my opinion.

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    Bradford

    Amazing curry culture

    Beautiful scenery, canals , moors

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    Every city has something good and bad

    Try somewhere you haven’t tried before assuming you’ve been to the usuals London Liverpool Manchester Bristol Edinburgh

    Got a mate that raves about Glasgow but genuinely depends on money and ease and what you want

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    Quote Originally Posted by WJ99mobile View Post
    Every city has something good and bad

    Try somewhere you haven’t tried before assuming you’ve been to the usuals London Liverpool Manchester Bristol Edinburgh

    Got a mate that raves about Glasgow but genuinely depends on money and ease and what you want
    I love Glasgow as a city. Edinburgh always gets the tourism but Glasgow is a fab place.

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    York.

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    The dockyard in Portsmouth is worth a visit. HMS Victory, HMS Warrior, The Mary Rose a trip up the Spinnaker Tower, plus plenty of other stuff not too far away.

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    Depends on what your after really
    Commercialised shopping, chain pubs and familiar dining then Manchester City centre is very well equipped. Took the wife there in place of a couple of failed holidays in June when it was semi restricted and had a great time.

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    Matlock in Derbyshire is nice.

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    The Cotswolds. Beautiful villages to walk through, great pubs and eateries and great places of interest, such as Snowshill Manor, Broadway, etc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond View Post
    The Cotswolds. Beautiful villages to walk through, great pubs and eateries and great places of interest, such as Snowshill Manor, Broadway, etc.
    Cirencester has a Premier Inn now. Good base for exploring The Cotswolds.

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    Re: Nice UK City/Town For a Weekend ?

    Well, what sort of thing are you looking for?

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    Burnham on Sea

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    Harrogate, Nottingham, Cambridge

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    Barry.
    Beautiful beaches, shit fairground, morrisons, Asda, home bargains, close to the capitol city of Wales and Cardiff Airport. Approximately 6 miles from the best pub in Wales, the canton Cross.

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    Can’t recommend anywhere unless the chap says what he’s looking for……

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    Re: Nice UK City/Town For a Weekend ?

    Chester is quite interesting too, as is York, which also has the National Steam engine museum. Not for the missus though maybe.
    Coventry has the Birish car mueseum which is intersting but not much else. Chicester and Arundel are both OK specially if you like going out walking.

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    Quote Originally Posted by xsnaggle View Post
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    Coventry has the Birish car mueseum which is intersting but not much else. .
    Coventry also has the 2Tone museum if you like more than half decent music

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    Re: Nice UK City/Town For a Weekend ?

    I lived in Lincoln for nearly 40 years and your instinct to have it on your list is a sound one, you'll love it.
    Sometimes after being in Cardiff for a match/break I used to stopover at The Royal Hop Pole in Tewkesbury and I can thoroughly recommend there too, if you want to break up your journey.

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    YORK

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    Quote Originally Posted by BLUETIT View Post
    YORK
    Thought you would have prefered Boston ;-)

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    Quote Originally Posted by lincoln blue View Post
    I lived in Lincoln for nearly 40 years and your instinct to have it on your list is a sound one, you'll love it.
    Sometimes after being in Cardiff for a match/break I used to stopover at The Royal Hop Pole in Tewkesbury and I can thoroughly recommend there too, if you want to break up your journey.
    So coming to the end of my week staying in Louth, what a fantastic part of the country. Driving through the Wolds wants to make me retire here. Did Lincoln today (The Cathedral Square) and loved it. I would thoroughly recommend this part of the world with Lincoln being badged as UKs most underated city break. Everywhere here across the County is so tidy and free of litter. Looks like a lovely retirement place.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peajay View Post
    So coming to the end of my week staying in Louth, what a fantastic part of the country. Driving through the Wolds wants to make me retire here. Did Lincoln today (The Cathedral Square) and loved it. I would thoroughly recommend this part of the world with Lincoln being badged as UKs most underated city break. Everywhere here across the County is so tidy and free of litter. Looks like a lovely retirement place.
    The Upper Town part of Lincoln is fantastic, granted but the lower part of the city had a major spice problem when I went about three years back, with quite a number of people static and spaced out. First time I'd seen that. Thankfully the hill up to the top was steep enough to ward them off the nice pubs at the top.

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    Peterborough.
    Go up every year as I am tomorrow for 2 days with a load of mates for the game as this year's beer festival has been cancelled.
    Great cathedral to look at and nice walks around the canals, plenty of real ale pubs, Charters bar is amazing.
    Floating massive barge with a massive bavarian style beer garden with live music played outside on a stage every weekend during summer

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