Callum Park Equestrian Centre

Advantages: Friendly, dedicated staff. Excellent choice of horses.
Disadvantages: The price (but that is the same everywhere).

...I have been having riding lessons at Callum Park for the last two years. I am sure that I have challenged some of the instructors, as I am in my 50s and had not ridden for 30-odd years! Everyone is helpful and the instructors are willing to let you progress at your own pace (helpful when you have had a fall and lost confidence for a while). Although a bit pricey, the horses are rested for two days each week, and never work for more than four hours on any of the other days. I have found that there are still many riding establishments that are prepared to work their horses every day - you might pay a little less for your lesson, but what about the welfare of the horse? My daughter also has lessons at Callum Park and has made good progress. Hacks are available in the Summer months, and there is an indoor school and two large outdoor...

Medley321 09.04.2008 · Read review
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Country Park With Animals in Stunning Scenery

Advantages: great views, nice and well managed site, variety of things to do
Disadvantages: not very impressive selection of animals for the admission charge

...Auchingarrich is located a couple of miles south of Comrie, seven miles west of Crieff and about half an hour drive from Perth. It's a "wildlife centre" which usually seems to be a code for a farm with a few animals (some wild-ish, some very much domesticated) thrown in. Auchingarrich is more of a country park with animals (mostly wild-ish) thrown in, set in an extensive area of Highland Perthshire countryside. **Getting There** We live about 10 miles south of Perth and when I looked up directions, each of the sources I consulted (AA route planner, Google maps, Garmin Sat-Nav) suggested a different route. I chose the Garmin route which takes off A9 and goes through Braco and then across country to arrive in Auchingarrich from the south rather than going via A85, Crieff and Comrie. This proved to be a good decision as...

magdadh 19.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Auchingarrich Wildlife Park Centre, Comrie, Perthshire

Designer Discounts

Advantages: Discount Prices.
Disadvantages: A lot to see - with alot of walking.

...Company History Founded in 1993 McArthurglen is Europe?s leading designer operator. With 13 designer outlets throughout the UK, France, Austria, Holland and Italy. The outlets accumulate 40 million shoppers each year with over 600 top brands over 1200 stores. Cheshire Oaks is one of the biggest designer outlets in Europe. Cheshire Oaks features over 140 brand name shops on its site. What?s it all about Cheshire Oaks is one of 13 designers out let shopping centres within the McArthurglen designer company in the UK. The outlets feature much surplus stock, sold to the buyer at a permanent discount of 50% off. Opening Times - Open 364 days per year, 7 days per week. Monday ? Friday 10.00 am ? 8.00 pm. Saturday 10.00 am ? 7.00 pm. Sunday 11.00 am ? 5.00 pm. How to get there: Car: Leave at junction 10...

Lethal-Injection 26.03.2004 · Read review
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Review of Cheshire Oaks Outlet Park (Shopping Centre)

The Centre MK

Advantages: Vast range of stores
Disadvantages: Some duplicate stores

...of the amount of seating you have supplied to you. The flooring is just tiles and simple colour so there is no confusion and you getting shocked with bright colours. The stores are laid out well and I just think they designed the place extremely well and easy for people to know where they parked and to find the door they came in. Stores Well the centre Mk tries to have a huge variation of stores in different categories. The stores with accessories you might find there are places like, BHS, Burton, Ann Harvey, Moss, Monsoon, Jane Norma, Kiss, River Island, Principles, Superdrug, Wallis and many more sorts of stores to have accessories in. To be honest they do cater a lot for the stores with accessories inside because you have to remember that so many people visit there they need to try and make the place as convenient as they can...

tink-er-bell 25.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of MK Shopping Centre (Milton Keynes)

Family Railcard - great discounts

Advantages: Great savings and reasonable cost to buy - check out the offers
Disadvantages: Don't do one for just adults.

...I bought my first ever railcard this year - I am a devoted driver and the cost of fuel versus the cost of going by train has never really compared whether there was one of you in the car or four. i personally never felt that I didn't use the train enough to re-coup the cost of the railcard - how wrong!. I bought my card via a link on money saving expert for £18 as opposed to £24, there have been promotions since giving you 3 months free and then buy for £12 for the year. The card enables up to 4 adults and 4 children to travel on one railcard, but to get the discounts you must have at least one child travelling with the party. The card then gives a third off all adult fares and 60% off all child fares even if you book in advance. This year I booked with the maximum notice for the 3 of us to be to London (2 adults and 1 child...

dotjay19 28.07.2009 · Read review
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The Galleon Centre

Advantages: Good Value for Money, Swimming Pool
Disadvantages: Some of the staff's attitude

...I have been a member of a few gyms over the past few years including a small local gym in which you felt everyone was looking at you in and also Fitness First but usually I end up not using my membership as much as I should do. In February 2005 I decided it was time to get in shape and chose the Galleon Centre, a fitness centre which was another I had previously been a member of, as the place I was going to join this time. One of the reasons that I chose the Galleon Centre was the fact that I could get discounted corporate membership through my fiancee's work at the local hospital. **SOME HISTORY** The old Kilmarnock baths which is where I had learned to swim when I was younger had been deteriorating for years and in the mid 1980's Kilmarnock Town Council decided that a replacement was needed. At this point with the Council...

killiefan 01.02.2006 · Read review
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Victoria Centre Nottingham

Advantages: -
Disadvantages: -

...Nottingham has two large shopping centres, the Broadmarsh Centre and the Victoria Centre, situated at opposite ends of the city centre .The Victoria Centre is the bigger of the two, containing 120 shops (not counting all the various stalls in the market area.) Getting there is easy - if you drive, there's parking for over 2700 cars . If you don't drive, don't worry - almost all the Nottingham City Transport buses stop either directly outside the Victoria Centre, or within a few minutes walk of it . Other bus companies from slightly further afield, such as Trent Barton , terminate at the local coach station within the centre . If you're walking, the centre is signposted from various points in the city centre, and at the end of the day when you're weighed down with shopping, there are 2 taxi ranks directly outside the main entrance...

Thehonesttruth 02.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Victoria Centre, Nottingham

Come Feed The Animals In The Park!

Advantages: Free Entry, Plenty To See & Do
Disadvantages: Can't Think Of Any

...Graves Park is located 3 miles south of Sheffield City Centre and covering an area 210 acres it is Sheffield's largest public Park. As a resident of Sheffield this is an area that I have visited on many different occasions, despite always living on the opposite side of the city, and one of my earliest childhood memories involves a visit to this Park with my Parents and Brother when we went to collect conkers and I fell in a stream. Anyway in short this is a fantastic place, there is so much to do and see and there is an Animal Farm which has lots of rare breeds, but above all it is absolutely free. THE BACKGROUND Graves Park was until 1936 an area of Private land and the home of one of Sheffield's richest Businessmen John George Graves, who set up one of the country's first ever mail order Businesses in Sheffield which...

micksheff 21.12.2005 · Read review
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Review of Graves Park & Rare Animal Breeds Centre, Sheffield

* A Great City Centre Hotel *

Advantages: Location , rooms ,
Disadvantages: expensive , weird food

...I have just realised that I stay in a lot of hotels over the year as I tend to visit Glasgow and London alot, so the cost soon add's up! Anyway on my last trip to Glasgow I thought i'd try a different hotel for a change as I go back to the same one ( as i know it's good) The Park in caught my eye because behind the reseption desk there is a water fall that changes colour , everytime I walked past this hotel I wanted to stay there!! ~*Location*~ it's 30 seconds from Glasgow bus station , not kidding you can see it from your window !! Very Central ~*The room*~ The room was lovely. The Ensuite had a cool jet shower.one thing is part of the bathroom wall was made of glass blocks which I found a bit strange as it was looknig into the room and you can see right in! ~* Extra Informatioin*~ This hotel is a 4 start hotel and it...

DrRoberto 13.09.2008 (01.10.2008) · Read review
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Review of Park Inn Glasgow City Centre, Glasgow

My favourite park!

Advantages: Lots of space and things to see and do
Disadvantages: None

...I have lived near Wythenshawe park all my life and it?s somewhere I have been many, many times. It is an ideal place for many things and for me it is great for walking the dogs in. I shall give a little bit of information of Wythenshawe park and my personal opinion on it. The location: Wythenshawe park is fairly big and located in Baguley. The park has the long and very busy, main road named Altrincham road on one side of it and the M56 motorway running past it on one side. The park is easily reached from various points and is not that far from Manchester airport either or other surrounding areas such as Altrincham, woodhouse park or even Manchester city centre itself. How big is the park? The park is fairly big and has plenty of space for people just wanting to relax in the sun, walk their dogs, have a game...

frankiecesca 29.08.2009 · Read review
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