Suggestions needed for a winter vacation to English countryside
Jul 17th, 2012, 03:22 PM
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That wasn't meant to be such a big smiley, by the way... because I used two brackets, it appears that I think I've said something hysterical when really it was just meant to be a normal smiley with a bracket after it.
Jul 17th, 2012, 03:23 PM
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kendalcottages: You used to close each of your posts w/ your website, which was <u>entirely</u> against Fodors rules. Using your company as your screen name puts you (just) barely on the right side of that boundary.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5sGhn1lFa8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTOkm...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwYg2i660BI (This one was in Dec and is a built up area near London . . . Not out in the country or in remote parts of the Lakes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5sGhn1lFa8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTOkm...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwYg2i660BI (This one was in Dec and is a built up area near London . . . Not out in the country or in remote parts of the Lakes)
Jul 17th, 2012, 06:55 PM
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Thanks for all the suggestions.
Will be looking at the various places and those country-style accommodations.
Seems like a consensus is that the weather in winter could really hinder the trip and transportation to the intended destination and back to London.
By the way, my research has been more on central London, if decides to stick to just London, where in London would be a fabulous place to spend our Christmas in?
Thanks all!
Will be looking at the various places and those country-style accommodations.
Seems like a consensus is that the weather in winter could really hinder the trip and transportation to the intended destination and back to London.
By the way, my research has been more on central London, if decides to stick to just London, where in London would be a fabulous place to spend our Christmas in?
Thanks all!
Jul 17th, 2012, 08:08 PM
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My adult children live in the UK and the past couple years my husband and I fly over to join them to fly out of London's airports for our Christmas vacations. The past couple years have been horrible with snow and slush (LHR was even closed) so keep weather conditions in mind where you go.There is so much to see and do around London you won't regret it!
Jul 17th, 2012, 08:50 PM
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I'm surprised at the posts that caution against doing anything other than visiting London during winter months. Yes it can snow; it can rain and will likely be cool or even cold, but the Brits function very well regardless of inclement weather. Trains will still run, coaches too and most of the population can even manage driving in winter weather. To limit yourselves to London solely out of fear of what the weather might be like is inane. I'm certainly not advising you to drive, but public transportation should be no problem. It's a bit like canceling plans to go to Disney World in September because there might be a hurricane.
Jul 17th, 2012, 09:01 PM
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Hey-I live in Chicago so snow and slush are my norm in the winter. I just thought that if you are hoping for a scenic honeymoon in the moors that one might want to rethink that idea.Personally, I love to drive in the UK and stop off at cute towns off the main roads which is always difficult when the weather isn't good. That said,its been a horrible summer in London and most of the southern part of England but life goes on and you put the umbrella up and "carry on"!
Jul 18th, 2012, 01:11 AM
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janisj... if you'd rather I didn't contribute (I'm trying to be helpful!), then just say and I'll not contribute further. 
Exactly, historytraveler and dutyfree. If we forever planned our lives on what might happen, we'd never even get on an aeroplane to travel in the first place, go in a car, or walk across a road. I could show plenty of YouTube videos that would imply that would be a really bad idea if I so wished. Life must go on, as they say. By all means get appropriate travel insurance, but don't cancel opportunities just on the possibility of something happening.
Incidentally, we've only ever had one cancellation due to snow, and it was because the person was travelling from a remote part of Scotland, so down to the snow that they had where they were and not the other way around.
Exactly, historytraveler and dutyfree. If we forever planned our lives on what might happen, we'd never even get on an aeroplane to travel in the first place, go in a car, or walk across a road. I could show plenty of YouTube videos that would imply that would be a really bad idea if I so wished. Life must go on, as they say. By all means get appropriate travel insurance, but don't cancel opportunities just on the possibility of something happening.
Incidentally, we've only ever had one cancellation due to snow, and it was because the person was travelling from a remote part of Scotland, so down to the snow that they had where they were and not the other way around.
Jul 18th, 2012, 02:06 AM
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If we forever planned our lives on what might happen, we'd never even get on an aeroplane to travel in the first place, go in a car, or walk across a road. I could show plenty of YouTube videos that would imply that would be a really bad idea if I so wished. Life must go on, as they say. By all means get appropriate travel insurance, but don't cancel opportunities just on the possibility of something happening.>>
I think that there is a difference between avoiding doing things on the off chance that something rare might happen, and making sensible travel plans that take into account prevailing weather conditions.
of course, it may not actually snow in England in December 2012, but we all know it's not going to be warm and it'll probably be wet. It's sensible to plan around this. with so little time overall, it would be a shame to spend it on a delayed train or in a snow-drift. staying somewhere nice in London and perhaps taking a day trip -say to Oxford or Cambridge - would be my choice.
I think that there is a difference between avoiding doing things on the off chance that something rare might happen, and making sensible travel plans that take into account prevailing weather conditions.
of course, it may not actually snow in England in December 2012, but we all know it's not going to be warm and it'll probably be wet. It's sensible to plan around this. with so little time overall, it would be a shame to spend it on a delayed train or in a snow-drift. staying somewhere nice in London and perhaps taking a day trip -say to Oxford or Cambridge - would be my choice.
Jul 18th, 2012, 06:54 AM
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kendalcottages: No, absolutely not. You have lots of good advice/info to share. It is just that the monitors sometimes get twitchy when they think someone is advertising. Some useful contributors have been nuked because their screen names or profile or links have crossed the line.
Jul 18th, 2012, 07:10 AM
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How about a few lovely December days in Lincolnshire? JOKE
If you do stay outside of London, make sure there is enough to keep yourselves enjoyably occupied, entertainment options will be fewer except in a sizeable town.
And keep in mind that at that time of year it is dark by 4:30 pm, which cuts down significantly on seeing the countryside, which is not looking its best anyway.
I am now thinking I have missed a trick all these years on Fodor's - maybe B&BFolkingham would have been a good screen name.
If you do stay outside of London, make sure there is enough to keep yourselves enjoyably occupied, entertainment options will be fewer except in a sizeable town.
And keep in mind that at that time of year it is dark by 4:30 pm, which cuts down significantly on seeing the countryside, which is not looking its best anyway.
I am now thinking I have missed a trick all these years on Fodor's - maybe B&BFolkingham would have been a good screen name.
