Anybody Going to Netherdale

[sarah_lennon]

Nightmare to get to isn't it?

[combatlogo]

Nightmare to get to isn't it?

Nearly as bad as Llanelli!

Strongly thinking about it.

[Mauler]

I had to do an audit in Galashields a few years ago. The town is rugby mad, just like Llanelli - but I would say its much easier to get to than Llanelli. The best way to get there is to hire a car, its about 45 minute drive from Edinburgh. But the roads are not great. Im not sure about public transport - but Im sure there is a bus from Embra.

[claire_m]

Nightmare to get to isn't it?

Nearly as bad as Llanelli!

Strongly thinking about it.

Can't fly there (without forking out a couple of hundred quid), train's about 90 quid return, and it will take me 10 hours to get home on the Saturday.

Game's on tv. 15 min bus trip later am home.

Nope, not going!

Will look out for you on tv if you are though!

[sarah_lennon]

Nightmare to get to isn't it?

Nearly as bad as Llanelli!

Strongly thinking about it.

Can't fly there (without forking out a couple of hundred quid), train's about 90 quid return, and it will take me 10 hours to get home on the Saturday.

Game's on tv. 15 min bus trip later am home.

Nope, not going!

Will look out for you on tv if you are though!

It will involve a fair bit of travel (not as bad a Llanelli) - via Newcastle it looks like

[claire_m]

Nearly as bad as Llanelli!

Strongly thinking about it.

Can't fly there (without forking out a couple of hundred quid), train's about 90 quid return, and it will take me 10 hours to get home on the Saturday.

Game's on tv. 15 min bus trip later am home.

Nope, not going!

Will look out for you on tv if you are though!

It will involve a fair bit of travel (not as bad a Llanelli) - via Newcastle it looks like

Not the easiest of places to get to, I grant you that.

I'm also hoping to be moving next week (I say that at the start of every week at the moment ) and would like to be present if I do. Also am out Weds, Thurs and Sat nights (social butterfly that I am ), so could do with a quiet-ish night on Friday. Next time. Maybe. But probably not!

Say hello to Chris Cusiter for me though!

[combatlogo]

Right,

Can do flights thru Newcastle for about €40 all in, only issue is a very early start on both days - leave Newcastle at 07:50 on the Sat morning so that would be painful

Car rental would be £50 - £12.50 if we've got 4.

Have two rooms reserved in a guesthouse 10mins walk from the ground, £30 a head.

All in, around €100 to support the lads in what is a die-hard rugby area, but one that is bloody hard to get to.

Have one likely candidate and two possibles - anyone else?

[Malahide Mullet]

f%~k no

[sarah_lennon]

So Out Flights Friday Morning



Edinburgh
06:30 - €20 approx
13:20 - €60 approx


Glasgow

08:05 - €10 approx


Newcastle

06:25 - €10 approx


Flights Back

Edinburgh

€65 - €90 Saturday
€250 Sunday


Glasgow Prestwick

€90 Saturday
€210 Sunday


Newcastle

Saturday €10




Flights back out of Scotland are dear, the Newcastle flights are the cheaper ones, but only one bus per day to Galashiels!!

[claire_m]

So Out Flights Friday Morning



Edinburgh
06:30 - €20 approx
13:20 - €60 approx


Glasgow

08:05 - €10 approx


Newcastle

06:25 - €10 approx


Flights Back

Edinburgh

€65 - €90 Saturday
€250 Sunday


Glasgow Prestwick

€90 Saturday
€210 Sunday


Newcastle

Saturday €10




Flights back out of Scotland are dear, the Newcastle flights are the cheaper ones, but only one bus per day to Galashiels!!

I've got a friend who went up recently, and she trained it from London. I would presume (but haven't checked) that you could easily get a train from Newcastle to Galashiels, and that there are more than 1 of those a day.

[sarah_lennon]

I've got a friend who went up recently, and she trained it from London. I would presume (but haven't checked) that you could easily get a train from Newcastle to Galashiels, and that there are more than 1 of those a day.

Yep via Carlisle - approx 3 - 4 hours on the train

[claire_m]

I've got a friend who went up recently, and she trained it from London. I would presume (but haven't checked) that you could easily get a train from Newcastle to Galashiels, and that there are more than 1 of those a day.

Yep via Carlisle - approx 3 - 4 hours on the train

The whole thing sounds like a nightmare! Better hope they win after all this!

And if we were lunatics in Llanelli, I wonder what you'll be in Borders? Bonkers, perhaps?

[combatlogo]

Renting a car would be the way to go - 50 lids. Only thing is, it would be an excruciatingly early start on Sat morning. No train station near Galashiels.

[combatlogo]

I've got a friend who went up recently, and she trained it from London. I would presume (but haven't checked) that you could easily get a train from Newcastle to Galashiels, and that there are more than 1 of those a day.

Yep via Carlisle - approx 3 - 4 hours on the train

The whole thing sounds like a nightmare! Better hope they win after all this!

And if we were lunatics in Llanelli, I wonder what you'll be in Borders? Bonkers, perhaps?

We had around 12 in Llanelli and made a smuch noise as the home crowd. 4 of us could easily out-sing the Border's paltry attendance!!!

[sarah_lennon]

Renting a car would be the way to go - 50 lids. Only thing is, it would be an excruciatingly early start on Sat morning. No train station near Galashiels.

Hmm early starts worked so well in Llanelli too!

[claire_m]

Renting a car would be the way to go - 50 lids. Only thing is, it would be an excruciatingly early start on Sat morning. No train station near Galashiels.

Hmm early starts worked so well in Llanelli too!

So did the driving.

[Mauler]

Its not that far of a drive from Edinburgh - somewhere between 45 - 50 mins iirc. The roads (6 yrs ago) were not great though.

[combatlogo]

Embra airport is 50 miles away, Newcastle is 60.