Morpeth Northumberland

Advantages: Historic town set in lush valley
Disadvantages: No free parking

...Morpeth is 15 miles north of Newcastle Upon Tyne in the county of Northumberland. It is situated on a loop of the river Wansbeck which runs through the town. Travelling north from Newcastle ,on the A1 and then on to the A197, will take you onto a tree lined street which leads down into Morpeth town centre.. On the left hand side is the golf club with the Cottage Hospital opposite. Carrying further on you will see the St Marys Church dating from the 14th century which contains some of the most important stained glass in Northumberland and it is also the burial place of the suffragette, Emily Davidson. Underneath the church are remains dated from the 13th century and there is also a watch house which was built in 1831 to protect the cemetary against grave robbers. Morpeth, being conveniently situated on the Edinburgh coach road, made...

manlybeach 02.07.2008 (04.12.2008) · Read review
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The History of the Mines in Northumberland

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...~ History of Ashington and of the Museum ~ Ashington is a town in North-east England. It has a population of approximately 28,000, which grew from a few farms in the early 19th Century to a large Coal mining village once coal was discovered. Ashington was once known as "The largest mining village in the world" but despite this historic claim, Ashington has no remaining deep mines. Woodhorn Colliery lies in South-east Northumberland close to the town of Ashington. It was a working pit for more than 80 years, from 1894 until it closed in 1981. Woodhorn Colliery Museum, first opened in 1989, is the only coal mining museum in Northumberland. Part of the museum is housed in some of the original colliery buildings. It has been closed to visitors for over two years while developments were taking place but it reopened in October 2006. I...

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Jurrasic park in Northumberland

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...A few years ago I decided that our family should become members of English heritage. The main reason for this decision was to be able to visit Belsay hall and gardens in Northumberland whenever we wanted to without having to fork out vast sums of cash each time we visited! What is at Belsay? ******************** With a population of 450, Belsay village is more of a hamlet. The village was once part of the Belsay hall estate and now provides an attractive backdrop. Belsay hall itself consists of a 19th century manor house and a 14th century ruined castle all set in 30 acres of stunning, magical gardens. For over 600 hundred years Belsay was the home of the Middleton family. How to get there. ******************* Belsay feels very much as if it's in the middle of nowhere. However it is only 14 miles north west of Newcastle...

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Haggerston Castle Northumberland

Advantages: Everything you need is on site.
Disadvantages: The list is a long one.

...We usually go to Lynton and Lynmouth, North Devon for our family holidays. This year I thought we would try something new. After spending weeks agonising over where to go. We finally made a decision. Haggerston Castle, Northumberland near Berwick-Upon-Tweed, staying in a Silver 3 bedroom caravan which sleeps 8 people. We managed to bag a good deal, the price was £366 inc bedlinen, and funworks passes for the whole family, a bargain I thought. Normally the price would have been double this amount. The week booked was for August the 11th 2007 to August 18th 2007. We chose this site because it promised lots of on site entertainment, amusement arcades, clubs, bands, restaurants, convenience store, Burger king, fish and chip shop, even a Chinese restaurant, and activities for all the family, plus lots more, whatever the weather. It also had...

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Not Completely 'Corr!' At The Wheatsheaf in Corbridge

Advantages: Free secure parking for patrons, delicious main course
Disadvantages: Cutlery in a jug on table (yuk), deserts where over priced and disappointing, loo's a bit messy.

...A couple of weeks ago myself and my mother where travelling over to the North East from our home in Carlisle. It's a journey we make quite regularly, as we are originally from Sunderland and still have an awful lot of family there including my elderly Grandmother. However on this occasion our purpose wasn't to visit relatives, but to celebrate my 32nd birthday at the Take That concert being held that night at the Stadium of Light and so we planned to stop somewhere along the way for a meal. Having a plethora of quaint little villages with plenty of pubs and hotels to choose from along the A69, we decided on The Wheatsheaf Hotel at Corbridge. Just off the A69 and around 18 miles west of Newcastle, Corbridge is a Roman garrison town in close proximity to Hadrians Wall and has a bustling tourist industry. The Wheatsheaf is pretty...

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The Strand Palace Hotel

Advantages: Central location, clean
Disadvantages: Food, rooms

...We stayed at this hotel in London a little over a month ago now for two nights, we chose this hotel mainly because of the central location and because it was only a ten minuite walk from the show we had booked to go too. Check in was very quick - About ten minuites and the staff at the reception seemed very friendly. My first thoughts on the hotel was that it looked really clean and that it was nicely decorated and it looked modern. I was a little dissapointed with our room as it was very small and basic, our room had a double bed, tea and coffee making facilities, a tv with satellite and a small, basic en suite bathroom with a shower. The views from our room very very poor - A block of offices which made our room dark as they were so close. The hotel has two bars and two resturaunts, the bars were again nicely decorated...

kate44 03.05.2007 · Read review
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Hotel International

Advantages: Location, breakfasts
Disadvantages: Poor rooms

...I recently went on a cultural girlie trip with a friend to Paris. I was left to do all the booking. I was looking for a reasonable hotel, near a metro stop, which included breakfast. I came across the Hotel International on various travel sites and it seemed fairly highly rated so I booked us in for three nights. LOCATION: The hotel is located 6 Rue Auguste Barbier in the 11th Arrondissement. The nearest Metro stop is Garcourt which was a two minute walk away and it was a five minute walk to Republique which gives good links to other lines. It's not really central enough to avoid the Metro and walk to the attractions but it was located so close to a stop that it seemed ideal. PRICE: Prices vary depending on size of room and season. There are singles, doubles and triples available. We paid Euro254 for the whole time...

tartlette83 17.06.2009 · Read review
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Booking.com helps hotels cheat customers.

Advantages: extensive database of hotels, many quite inexpensive
Disadvantages: if a hotel cheats you, they will apologize, but do nothing.

...Booking.com: Colluding with Corrupt Hotel Owners to Cheat Customers? I am sorry to have to write this review, but I have tried for months to get Booking.com to address my complaint. I have reserved rooms using this service in the past, and have been very pleased. This, however, came to an end this summer. I booked a room at the Travel Inn in Reykjavik, only to find, upon arrival, that my wife, son, and myself were escorted to a car with no explanation. Eventually the clerk told us that we would be driven to the "other" location. The Travel Inn has, it seems, bought space in the Pavi Guesthouse (over a mile away). I would have refused on principle, but I know the situation in Reykjavik is such that I might have had no options. We were driven there, the driver stopped along the way to encourage me to withdraw money from...

seth66 23.08.2007 · Read review
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sachas hotel

Advantages: good price,great location
Disadvantages: no window

...****Sachas hotel- Manchester**** I booked this hotel last minute as i had a job interview in Manchester and needed somewhere quite cheap ,that was also near the centre. **Location/Getting there** This hotel is located in Tibb street which is a 2 minute walk from Piccadily Gardens or 10 minutes away from Chorlton street bus station.The Train station is a little bit further away say maybe a twenty minute walk but i don't think that this is that bad .You can also get a tram from Piccadily gardens and this goes to quite a few places.You could also get a taxi to the hotel but i am not sure what parking is like if you were to take your own car. **Reception/staff** Since i had never been to Manchester before i phoned and asked the staff for directions -they were very nice and helped me out.When i got there i think i got the same...

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Hotel In prague

Advantages: Reasonably cheap accomodation
Disadvantages: No in house Restaurant, No Room Service

...highly recommended. I was also offered a negotiable small Discount on my next visit which I will have no hesitation to take up. Company Details beetle pension *** Smilovskevo 10 prague 2 Cz Phone 00420 222 515 093 www.beetle-tour.cz accommodation Agency Details D&S Bohemia ltd Vanickova 5/1, prague 6, 160 00, czech Republic Phone: +420 233 353 739, +420 233 350 618 http://www.prague-spot.com/ Further Information Whilst I thoroughly enjoyed my stay in prague from my previous recent visits to this town I had noticed a big difference in the exchange rate from forty czech koruna's to one Pound to around thirty czech koruna to one Pound. So this place is slowly catching up being a relatively new member of the E.U. Though still from a travel journey it still represents a excellent few Days away from home...

costas1234 24.06.2008 (25.12.2009) · Read review
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