Need accommodation? (Realy old thread revisited)

[Plain Peter]

The Penny St Bridge does have parking - they use the forecourt of the old carpet showroom as well as having some spaces to the rear.

Not wishing to dwell.
Have a look at the reviews at www.booking.com
Main gripe is the parking. I've stayed there before, so it's a fact.
Royal Kings Arms has guaranteed parking, and providing you're only staying for one night it's a no-brainer!!!

[Plain Peter]

What's up with the premier inn at around £50 a night? Can't go wrong.

Too far for Peter to stagger back to after night in town i would guess .

Yep, that's a major consideration too

[parceldave]

What's up with the premier inn at around £50 a night? Can't go wrong.

Too far for Peter to stagger back to after night in town i would guess .

Yep, that's a major consideration too

Well you know what to do in future, dont you .

[Plain Peter]

Well you know what to do in future, dont you .

We don't like smokey bacon, but do expect soldiers to dunk in the boiled egg (2'45")

[marky No.1]

Not wishing to dwell.

I thought that was the whole idea of the thread!

Oh and you won't get anything around 4 p.m. as Dave will be having his haircut

[parceldave]

Not wishing to dwell.

I thought that was the whole idea of the thread!

Oh and you won't get anything around 4 p.m. as Dave will be having his haircut

If its a match day around 4 p.m Dave will be half -cut.

Anyway im not letting her do it in future, she's cut a patch on the top and left the rest.

[parceldave]

Well you know what to do in future, dont you .

We don't like smokey bacon, but do expect soldiers to dunk in the boiled egg (2'45")

Best unsmoked back bacon assured , usually do poached eggs but can cater for most fuss arses . Dont do fry ups though, have to look after my figure .

[Plain Peter]

That's another enjoyable week behind us.
Westgate Caravan Park was excellent.
35' x 12' caravan.
£195 for the week.
Great value.
Two weeks next time.

Kings Arms was better than expected.
No problem parking.
Pleasant staff, all locals which makes a change these days.
Big room (Meeting House Lane side), on 4th floor, overlooking Lancaster Castle.
Lovely breakfast, in that wonderful old dining room.
£36, bargain of the century

[marky No.1]

That's another enjoyable week behind us.
Westgate Caravan Park was excellent.
35' x 12' caravan.
£195 for the week.
Great value.
Two weeks next time.

Kings Arms was better than expected.
No problem parking.
Pleasant staff, all locals which makes a change these days.
Big room (Meeting House Lane side), on 4th floor, overlooking Lancaster Castle.
Lovely breakfast, in that wonderful old dining room.
£36, bargain of the century

Well Peter listen to this one! Haven have just rung me up regarding the Hastings trip when we go to Aldershot. They are offering us 4 extra nights for £59 inclusive of passes AND they have got Chico for the entertainment ~ remember Chico Time

I shall wait for this in writing to make sure it's not a cock and bull story

[Plain Peter]

I shall wait for this in writing to make sure it's not a cock and bull story

If you want to listen to a real cock and bull story stop off at Stony Stratford (nr Milton Keynes) on you way down.

[marky No.1]

I shall wait for this in writing to make sure it's not a cock and bull story

If you want to listen to a real cock and bull story stop off at Stony Stratford (nr Milton Keynes) on you way down.

Is there anywhere you don't know about?

The Cock Hotel a 15th Century coaching inn rose to national pre-eminence in the great age of coach travel, with as many as 100 coaches a day coming into the town. The Cock Hotel was the official staging post for the famous Manchester Flier, which took a 25-minute stop at The Cock Hotel. The time allowed for lunch at the Cock was 25 minutes, so passengers had to eat fast. One of them, on more than one occasion, was Charles Dickens, who based Mr Turveydrop in Bleak House on a local dancing instructor, Joseph Hambling (or is that another cock and bull story?). Other travellers staying at the hotel and The Bull opposite vied with each other in the telling of outrageous 'tales of the road', from whence the famous phrase 'Cock and Bull story' derives. Today the hotel is very popular with locals and travellers alike and is renowned for its welcoming atmosphere and great hospitality. Large car park

[Plain Peter]

Is there anywhere you don't know about?

When I worked for the FCO I did a few couses near there at a place called Hanslope Park.
Stony Stratford was the obvious run-ashore.
Told a few, heard a few

[marky No.1]

I shall wait for this in writing to make sure it's not a cock and bull story

If you want to listen to a real cock and bull story stop off at Stony Stratford (nr Milton Keynes) on you way down.

We did .. The Cock is now a hotel

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.....and the Bull is a Lloyds TSB

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and that's the only story I'm telling!

[Plain Peter]

...and that's what social history is all about.
Walk up either side of that main drag and spot the chippie...coz there ain't one.
And if you're still on your twinklies when all else has shut, then avoid the last kebab shop