bimmerman Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 6 hours ago, Boycie said: Anyone rich or posh enough to have been to Center Parcs? You know it 😜 Going there in 4 weeks, went a couple of years ago. Is cheaper and less stressful then taking the kids abroad It's nice, like a posh butlins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bimmerman Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 7 hours ago, Tyler Durden said: I worked for a business whose HQs were in Plymouth so was down there a fair bit. The area around The Barbican seemed pretty nice, I usually stayed in a hotel in Roborough which is North Plymouth or maybe just outside of the city limits and that was a very nice area. Guess its like saying if you go to West Bridgford for a weekend you don't contemplate that the rest of Nottingham is an absolute hole. Roborough is alright, I ran one of the supermarkets up there for 3 years. The city itself is really run down and rough, come 10 mins away from the barbican and your in union street which is legitimately one of the worst places I've had the misfortune to ever visit. I could go into great depth about how run down the city is, the council need to invest now but are doing that whole uni student thing and focusing on the wrong area which will only punish them longer term Tyler Durden 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 16 hours ago, uttoxram75 said: Is it like Coastfields at Ingoldmells? Not been to Coastfields or Posh Parcs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 13 hours ago, bimmerman said: You know it 😜 Going there in 4 weeks, went a couple of years ago. Is cheaper and less stressful then taking the kids abroad It's nice, like a posh butlins Not the Sherwood one I’d assume? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 Ram Raider Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Burnham on sea, the Haven site was decent enough but the town itself is a complete dustbin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram-Alf Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 12000 year old footprints found heading towards the Lancashire coast 12000 year old footprints found heading away from the Lancashire coast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bimmerman Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Boycie said: Not the Sherwood one I’d assume? No, longleat. Didn't fancy taking 3 kids under 7 on a plane, so this seemed the least stressful option. Been to butlins the past 5 years in minehead so a change of scenery will be nice Boycie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 7 hours ago, Boycie said: Not been to Coastfields or Posh Parcs. Coastfields is a caravan park in Ingoldmells. A mate of mine worked there and got us a free van for a weekend a couple of years before covid. It was that bad it was brilliant, there was a group of us and it turned out a raite laugh even though the camp would have looked dated in the 70's !!!!! The karaoke pubs in Ingoldmells, sticky carpets, sticky women, bingo, happy hours, pished families from Halifax with feral kids, the camp swimming pool got shut down cos some fecker shat in it............one bloke with a Leeds shirt on fell off an open top double decker bus, got up and ran alongside banging on the door to be let back on as it rolled slowly down past Fantasy Island market.......... Class, you don't get that sort of entertainment at Centre Parcs. The only thing missing was Stephen Mulhearn. sage, Archied, Boycie and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Git Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 13 hours ago, uttoxram75 said: Coastfields is a caravan park in Ingoldmells. A mate of mine worked there and got us a free van for a weekend a couple of years before covid. It was that bad it was brilliant, there was a group of us and it turned out a raite laugh even though the camp would have looked dated in the 70's !!!!! The karaoke pubs in Ingoldmells, sticky carpets, sticky women, bingo, happy hours, pished families from Halifax with feral kids, the camp swimming pool got shut down cos some fecker shat in it............one bloke with a Leeds shirt on fell off an open top double decker bus, got up and ran alongside banging on the door to be let back on as it rolled slowly down past Fantasy Island market.......... Class, you don't get that sort of entertainment at Centre Parcs. The only thing missing was Stephen Mulhearn. Home from home then, Utch. 😉 uttoxram75 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 On 18/05/2023 at 17:17, bimmerman said: No, longleat. Didn't fancy taking 3 kids under 7 on a plane, so this seemed the least stressful option. Been to butlins the past 5 years in minehead so a change of scenery will be nice Longleat is our local one and we used to be regulars when junior was younger. Got an almighty bollocking for losing my wedding ring in the rapids bit of the pool, which is apparently the best one (say people we know who've been to a few). bimmerman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaaLocks Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 On 17/05/2023 at 13:19, Skin em Ted said: smelled like a business of ferrets had recently vacated Use of the correct collective noun - I can't put my admiration into words..... Tenby is OK, Southwold also. Anything with a Pier (yes, inc. GB News) is generally best avoided. It's the Victorians way of warning us. GB SPORTS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 I like the North Yorks Coast and Moors. North Bay of Scarborough, Robin Hoods Bay, Whitby, Sandsend, Runswick Bay, Staithes, Goathland, Beck Hole, Falling Foss Scarborough around Peasholm Park and the Cricket Ground is a good cheap base to explore the rest. ab Gap tooth ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagtime Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 As a frequent visitor to the UK, the place that disappointed me was Glasgow. We spent time in Glasgow twice last year (before and after hiking the West Highland Way) and as much as we tried to like it we just didn’t get it. Maybe we were spoiled staying in Edinburgh for a month before hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FindernRam Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 8 hours ago, Stagtime said: Maybe we were spoiled staying in Edinburgh for a month before hand. Did Edinburgh last year . Total let down. Park full of litter. Half the shops boarded up and even Castle was a con. queued for an hour to see some "Crown Jewels" which turned out to be a sword and something unforgettable in almost pitch darkness. Then a Seagull nicked my expensive bit of Dundee cake, and knocked my coffee over the lady sat next to me. Busses were good and cheap though. Parking in Centre total nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagtime Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 49 minutes ago, FindernRam said: Did Edinburgh last year . Total let down. Park full of litter. Half the shops boarded up and even Castle was a con. queued for an hour to see some "Crown Jewels" which turned out to be a sword and something unforgettable in almost pitch darkness. Then a Seagull nicked my expensive bit of Dundee cake, and knocked my coffee over the lady sat next to me. Busses were good and cheap though. Parking in Centre total nightmare. We leased a unit in Rose St above shops and pubs for a month and lived like locals. Absolutely loved it doing walks during the day and then hitting the pubs at night. Lost count how many times we’ve been, pity about the 30 hours of flying to get there. Boycie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramsbottom Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 On 16/05/2023 at 11:58, Wolfie said: We love a day out in Skeggy (usually go when we're camping for the weekend in mid-Linconshire). Fish & chips / 2p arcades / fairground rides etc. Lovely for the day. I would imagine it's pretty grim if you go for much longer. I love a day in Smeg, as it always reaffirms that I am a perfectly presentable and articulate human being. TBH I don't mind a lot of the seaside resorts as I love people watching. But Blackpool really is a toilet... I know nothing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramsbottom Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 On 17/05/2023 at 20:19, Boycie said: Anyone rich or posh enough to have been to Center Parcs? Went to the Sherwood one once and have never been back. You wouldn't mind paying so much if all the activities were included but on top of forking out £1200 for 3 days, they expect you to cough up a fiver for 15 minutes of table tennis! Rip off! Boycie and I know nothing 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 No votes yet for Clacton? If not a bad enough dump, just down the coast is Jaywick.... officially the most deprived place in the UK.... I used to like Clacton.....Tubby Isaacs famous jellied eels and everything. Where's @Angry Ram these days? 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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