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Out of the following places where would you go for a same day trip?

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Excluding the ones that take the whole day to get to. I'm just curious as I've never travelled around the UK much so I don't know which of the following cheap options are worth doing for a day. :p

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    DaisyBumblerootDaisyBumbleroot Posts: 24,763
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    Middlesbrough is lovely,I should know I'm from there.
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    mrsgrumpy49mrsgrumpy49 Posts: 10,061
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    Sunderland?
    Never! I should know - I'm from there :D
    Rotterdam is pretty interesting.
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    smudges dadsmudges dad Posts: 36,989
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    It depends where you're starting from
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    RAINBOWGIRL22RAINBOWGIRL22 Posts: 24,459
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    heavy_rotation wrote: »
    Excluding the ones that take the whole day to get to. I'm just curious as I've never travelled around the UK much so I don't know which of the following cheap options are worth doing for a day. :p

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    Just so you know Antwerp, Boulogne, Cologne, Lille, Paris and Rotterdam aren't in the UK :)
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,324
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    Birmingham International Airport is a good day out
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    Fairyprincess0Fairyprincess0 Posts: 30,075
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    I live in hull, and For ages I've reckoned that it money was no object I could probably daytrip to Paris and back.....
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    nuttytiggernuttytigger Posts: 14,053
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    Depends how far they all are, also Glasgow I don't count as I usually work there.
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    grumpyscotgrumpyscot Posts: 11,354
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    On the list, Glasgow and Middleborough are the only places I could make a day trip too - all the rest are too far away to do in one day.
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    farmer bobfarmer bob Posts: 27,595
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    Cologne is a good city, I'd be looking to stay for 2 or 3 days though.
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    BoselectaBoselecta Posts: 1,640
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    Sometimes the journey's more fun than the destination....
    Maybe travelling to Sunderland first class would be better overall than the Megabus to Paris?
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,606
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    Amsterdam, Bristol, Antwerp (supposed to have amazing jewellery shops that are worth a browse if nothing else), Paris (if you've never been I guess), Manchester or Newcastle.

    But for the love of sweet jesus, not Coventry. No.
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    HieronymousHieronymous Posts: 7,290
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    None of the above.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 6,924
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    Glasgow, purely so I could pop in to Honest Weegies for tea, uninvited of course. :p
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    justatechjustatech Posts: 976
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    Newcastle would be my choice especially if you like shopping.
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    lea_uklea_uk Posts: 9,648
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    grumpyscot wrote: »
    On the list, Glasgow and Middleborough are the only places I could make a day trip too - all the rest are too far away to do in one day.

    Surely Newcastle and Sunderland are closer to you than Middlesbrough.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,396
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    RAINBOWGIRL22 wrote: »
    Just so you know Antwerp, Boulogne, Cologne, Lille, Paris and Rotterdam aren't in the UK :)

    I know, they are the places I was referring to when I said excluding the ones that take a day to get to.

    Neither is Gent. :cool:
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    QFourQFour Posts: 555
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    Amsterdam is fun. Have a wander round the cafes and the red light district .. :eek: .. It will broaden your horizons ;) .. & probably leave a big hole in your pocket. But hey you are only young once ..

    It will also be more entertaining than any of the other cites on the list .. Go on spoil yourself ..
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    puffenstuffpuffenstuff Posts: 1,069
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    Amsterdam is an amazing place, a city with a quaint village feel, most of it walkable, gabled buildings, riverside walks along the canals, best in the summer when the pavement cafe culture can be experienced. Lots of museums, art galleries, shops, restaurants, plenty to see and do. Take a canal boat, visit a museum, Van Gogh House or Anne Frank museum, street markets, visit vondelpark ( similar to central park/new york) the coffe/dopeshops, the red light district. over 600 shops, restaurants and bars in total.
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    ROWLING2010ROWLING2010 Posts: 3,909
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    Fairyprincess0 wrote: »
    I live in hull, and For ages I've reckoned that it money was no object I could probably daytrip to Paris and back.....

    Check out National Holidays they do some great value trips :)
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    TelevisionUserTelevisionUser Posts: 41,417
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    In term of things to see and do, I can recommend both Bristol (& nearby Bath) and Manchester in respect of domestic destinations.

    Links:
    http://visitbristol.co.uk/
    https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=bristol&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=AgGaUq_1B-mf0QWstoD4Bw&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1024&bih=602
    http://visitbath.co.uk/
    https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=bath&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=VwGaUuaICKWs0QX9voGICQ&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1024&bih=602
    http://www.visitmanchester.com/
    https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=manchester&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=qQGaUsuyEIf20gXoooHQCQ&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1024&bih=602

    I live/have lived in two of them and I'm nearby the third. Also, don't choose the Bristol UWE option because that's the outskirts and you'd only have to take a bus/taxi/drive to the city centre anyway so might as well go directly to the city centre.
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    jrajra Posts: 48,325
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    heavy_rotation wrote: »
    Excluding the ones that take the whole day to get to. I'm just curious as I've never travelled around the UK much so I don't know which of the following cheap options are worth doing for a day. :p

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    http://i.imgur.com/FzTNt7B.png

    I wouldn't recommend Swindon.

    Silverstone is a small place, a bit out in the sticks, mostly noted for holding the F1 Grand Prix.

    Bath is well worth a visit. London of course.

    Places missing or to consider in addition to your list.

    Oxford (*), Cambridge (*), York, Chester (*), Durham, Loughborough, Edinburgh, Salisbury, Winchester (*), Brighton (*), Cardiff (*), Plymouth (*), Exeter (*), Ludlow, Hereford, Worcester, Stratford-upon-Avon (*), Wells (*), Leamington Spa, Liverpool (*), St. Albans (*), Sheffield (*), Welwyn Garden City (*), Cheltenham (*).

    (*) Where I've visited so far; others by recommendation.
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    jrajra Posts: 48,325
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    farmer bob wrote: »
    Cologne is a good city, I'd be looking to stay for 2 or 3 days though.

    If one is travelling that way. Tubingen, Stuttgart, Munich, Freiburg; perhaps Frankfurt, Heidelberg, Mannheim etc.
    MissPinotGrigio wrote: »
    Amsterdam, Bristol, Antwerp (supposed to have amazing jewellery shops that are worth a browse if nothing else)

    Antwerp is famous for the diamond area.

    Amsterdam, nuff said.
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    xp95xp95 Posts: 2,439
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    QFour wrote: »
    Amsterdam is fun. Have a wander round the cafes and the red light district .. :eek: .. It will broaden your horizons ;) .. & probably leave a big hole in your pocket. But hey you are only young once ..

    It will also be more entertaining than any of the other cites on the list .. Go on spoil yourself ..
    It certainly broadend my horizons when I went to Amsterdam! :cool:
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    jrajra Posts: 48,325
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    xp95 wrote: »
    It certainly broadend my horizons when I went to Amsterdam! :cool:

    Did you expand your mind in a 'coffee' shop.
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    xp95xp95 Posts: 2,439
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    jra wrote: »
    Did you expand your mind in a 'coffee' shop.
    Yes, but there was nobody smoking weed in that particular one, but there was an annoying cat wandering around the place! :(
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