I'd second Ilkley as there's decent walking, and a nice little place (mind you, so is Otley, and a little closer still to Leeds). Easy access to the city. Bit posh overall, but liveable.
On 16 July 2015 at 11:44, John Lee <bruvvalee...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Nicholas > Yep, 12 weeks ahead for cheaper (not cheap) train tickets - get in quick > too. > Settle might be a nice choice, but better might be Ilkley. In Ilkley you > can walk straight onto the moor from town and make it as long or short as > you like, there's a train service to Leeds, and loads of places to > eat/drink. Lots of nice places around us in Knaresborough/Harrogate, but > loathe to recommend hotels/b&bs as never stayed in any. Mail me off list > when your plans are firmer and I'll offer any help I can. > Cheers > John > From: John Boocock <j...@boocock.net> > To: leedslist@gn.apc.org > Sent: Tuesday, 14 July 2015, 15:39 > Subject: Re: [LU] Yorkshire help > > On 14/07/2015 15:03, [broken-address] Nicholas Armit wrote: > > Mentioned a while back about trying to make it over from the US in > November to attend a game and now have other ideas and questions. > > I am coming with my 13 year old son and we intend staying in Leeds the > night of the game. Then we would like to go somewhere walking the next day > with an overnight stay at a country pub somewhere then back to Leeds the > next day to get back to London. All this will need to be accessible by > public transport as we will not have a car. > > So my questions: > > > > - Any recommendations of somewhere to go walking in the countryside > relatively close to Leeds (maybe no more than an hour away) where we could > then finish off at somewhere we could spend the night? The Dales look close > but not sure if that would be the best place. > > - Would really like to overnight in a pub in the country somewhere. > Any recommendations for a moderate budget? Would really like something > traditional. > > - How to get the best (cheapest) tickets to travel from London to > Leeds the morning of the game? This will be November 21st (Rotherham I > believe). > > Many thanks for any help. > > Nick, > > For my money I would go for a train in and out of Leeds to somewhere > like Settle and then check out the local spots there for accommodation > (the Lion is one of our favourites http://thelionsettle.co.uk/rooms/). > > Cheapest tickets to game will be from > https://www.virgintrainseastcoast.com/ but tickets for your travel dates > aren't announced yet as you can only book 12 weeks in advance on the > line from London to Leeds. > > Please ask any questions however daft you might think they are theres a > lot of useful knowledge here :-) > > Betty > > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org MARCHING ON TOGETHER
