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Yeah - that one - wasn't the Thistle it was called something else.
So why did you post?
I thought T5 looking smart I like it. Got a taxi to the Thistle hotel 2 miles away, £18.20!!!!!!! WT hell?!! I gave him a £20 and he gave me a look when I asked for change? Seriously? What a bunch of thieves. OK yes I'm from Scotland I'm bound to be a tight git, but £20 for 2 miles is taking the liberty.
The Thistle hotel, do not stay here! What a hole. I got chased out of the room by a wee mouse!! Seriously. Got a new room, it smelled. £115 for this hole and no breakfast.
when I was a student and working on a dredger on the Cardiff Bay during the summer holidays, there was a very nice caravan site just on the approach to Cardiff docks, the people looked very friendly.
Not from Sherborne, no. I've also looked at driving to Yeovil or Castle Cary & hopping on there but it's 3hrs + whatever way I look at it.
Streaching it a bit far but Westbury is 55 mins drive away from Sherbourne. 2 hr train to Cardiff (a couple of 1 hr 45 mins exist ) and mostly 1hr 36 mins trains back. £25 a day. + £3 to park at the train station.
I use this route, but in the other dirrection, can normally get a table to myself. I find it cheaper than a hotel, but more importantly I have a wife and kids at home that want to see me each night.
Just landed a contract in the centre of Cardiff (Woo Hoo!).
Gonna have to do the Monday - Friday stopover as it's 100 miles from home so was wondering if anyone could suggest any places to look for accommodation.
Looking for something about 10 miles out with a decent cycle route into the city centre. Maybe a caravan site where I could get a caravan / chalet at a decent price would be ideal. Tried looking in Barry Island but those kinds of things seem limited there.
Over to you PC....
Depends how long the contract is likely to last.
Three months I'd find a B&B in a nice central area such as Canton or Riverside.
For a longer-term contract, I'd rent a flat in the nicest area, which I believe is Pontcanna.
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