Manchester Travel

yamyamblade · Dec 17, 2015

Just booked train for 2 adults and 4 kids £38 return all in with a friends & family railcard, booked on early train and will take kids to national football museum and make a day of it, looking at around just over £100 for a full day out.

Told my 7 year old girl last night that she was going to see the Blades in her first season at Old Trafford, her face was a picture and well worth the money in my eyes no matter what the result oh and her first away match..

Dkc · Dec 17, 2015

Trains are going to be a nightmare, especially coming back after the match. The last train is 10.28.

The Trans Pennine trains are normally packed on a Saturday anyway with people going to Derbyshire, Manchester and the airport. East Midlands Trains also have a few longer trains that are also cheaper. Staying in Manc overnight is expensive too - hotels always bump up their prices when Man U are at home.

stringjunior · Dec 17, 2015

Dkc said:
hotels always bump up their prices when Man U are at home.

Wouldn't you if you were a hotel owner? I known I would

Balham · Dec 17, 2015

£41 each for a return from t'Smoke. It's going to be a bloody expensive day out to get bored to tears by Louis van Gaal's 'football'....but I'd not miss it for the world. This season's Aston Villa?

Billyblade · Dec 17, 2015

Dkc said:
Staying in Manc overnight is expensive too - hotels always bump up their prices when Man U are at home.

I've just been trying to book a hotel room for June next year when we go to see the Stone Roses at the Etihad and some of the prices are absolutely ridiculous. It would be cheaper to get a taxi back to Sheffield.
We once went over to Manchester for a gig on a return train ticket. When we got there, there was a sign on the platform saying that due to line maintenance the last train back to Sheffield was 10.30. The gig finished at 11. Shit.
We trawled round trying to get a hotel room and after speaking to loads of owners the last one told us "you've no chance anywhere, Man U are at home".
We ended up getting a taxi back to Sheffield which was £80 (between 4 of us was not too bad). This was some time ago now, I wonder what it would cost now?

stringjunior · Dec 17, 2015

Billyblade said:
I've just been trying to book a hotel room for June next year when we go to see the Stone Roses at the Etihad and some of the prices are absolutely ridiculous. It would be cheaper to get a taxi back to Sheffield.
We once went over to Manchester for a gig on a return train ticket. When we got there, there was a sign on the platform saying that due to line maintenance the last train back to Sheffield was 10.30. The gig finished at 11. Shit.
We trawled round trying to get a hotel room and after speaking to loads of owners the last one told us "you've no chance anywhere, Man U are at home".
We ended up getting a taxi back to Sheffield which was £80 (between 4 of us was not too bad). This was some time ago now, I wonder what it would cost now?

I'll drive you for £100

jt64 · Dec 17, 2015

Never mind this game, trying to work out Wigan will be fun given I don't drive

yamyamblade · Dec 17, 2015

Billyblade said:
I've just been trying to book a hotel room for June next year when we go to see the Stone Roses at the Etihad and some of the prices are absolutely ridiculous. It would be cheaper to get a taxi back to Sheffield.
We once went over to Manchester for a gig on a return train ticket. When we got there, there was a sign on the platform saying that due to line maintenance the last train back to Sheffield was 10.30. The gig finished at 11. Shit.
We trawled round trying to get a hotel room and after speaking to loads of owners the last one told us "you've no chance anywhere, Man U are at home".
We ended up getting a taxi back to Sheffield which was £80 (between 4 of us was not too bad). This was some time ago now, I wonder what it would cost now?

I booked some rooms as soon as the tickets were announced Park Inn by Radisson Manchester City Centre for £109, maybe one spare if you are still struggling and what night you are looking for??

Houston_Blade · Dec 17, 2015

yamyamblade said:
I booked some rooms as soon as the tickets were announced Park Inn by Radisson Manchester City Centre for £109, maybe one spare if you are still struggling and what night you are looking for??

Ched is that you? I thought you might have honed your pickup techniques by now.

HighfieldBlade · Dec 17, 2015

yamyamblade said:
Just booked train for 2 adults and 4 kids £38 return all in with a friends & family railcard, booked on early train and will take kids to national football museum and make a day of it, looking at around just over £100 for a full day out.

Told my 7 year old girl last night that she was going to see the Blades in her first season at Old Trafford, her face was a picture and well worth the money in my eyes no matter what the result oh and her first away match..

Hope you and your family have a good one, yamyam.
I'm still trying to talk myself into going. I can't really justify it but then I might have a last-minute rush of blood and just go for it!

Billyblade · Dec 17, 2015

stringjunior said:
I'll drive you for £100

Booked a room now thanks at the YHA Castlefield. Not as bad as it sounds. Free parking, free wifi, buffet breakfast, bar on site, 10 mins walk to Deansgate. Private room with ensuite shower room. Just haven't told the Missus yet that it's 2 bunkbeds!!

Billyblade · Dec 17, 2015

yamyamblade said:
I booked some rooms as soon as the tickets were announced Park Inn by Radisson Manchester City Centre for £109, maybe one spare if you are still struggling and what night you are looking for??

Cheers mate, nice avatar by the way. We're going on the Saturday but I need a family room? Taking the Missus and 2 kids.

Canterbury Blade · Dec 17, 2015

Dkc said:
Trains are going to be a nightmare, especially coming back after the match. The last train is 10.28.

The Trans Pennine trains are normally packed on a Saturday anyway with people going to Derbyshire, Manchester and the airport. East Midlands Trains also have a few longer trains that are also cheaper. Staying in Manc overnight is expensive too - hotels always bump up their prices when Man U are at home.

When we had proper trains, the 0210 parcel train always had a coach (with compartments) attached for us night owls coming back to Sheffield from Manchester. That was always the one after nights out, bands and North Western away games. Shame that was stopped really.

Mind you, waking up in Cleethorpes at 5 in the morning actually got me further from home and closer to domestic trouble, as I dont think the missus never quite believed the old 'overslept on the train and woke up in Cleethorpes' stories...

Dkc · Dec 17, 2015

Billyblade said:
Cheers mate, nice avatar by the way. We're going on the Saturday but I need a family room? Taking the Missus and 2 kids.

The Gardens on Picadilly Square is a decent option

Billyblade · Dec 17, 2015

Dkc said:
The Gardens on Picadilly Square is a decent option

Booked up pal.
Check out the bloody prices on this page
http://www.booking.com/searchresult...er&ssne_untouched=Manchester&order=popularity

Billyblade · Dec 17, 2015

Billyblade said:
Just haven't told the Missus yet that it's 2 bunkbeds!!

I would tell her that I'm going on top but sounds a bit wrong seeing as she knows the kids are going with us

yamyamblade · Dec 17, 2015

Billyblade said:
Cheers mate, nice avatar by the way. We're going on the Saturday but I need a family room? Taking the Missus and 2 kids.

It's for the Friday mate

Billyblade · Dec 17, 2015

yamyamblade said:
It's for the Friday mate

Thanks anyway mate

stringjunior · Dec 17, 2015

Billyblade said:
Booked up pal.
Check out the bloody prices on this page
http://www.booking.com/searchresults.en-gb.html?aid=356930&label=metagha-link-localuniversalGB-hotel-103103_dev-desktop_los-1_room-0_lang-en_curr-GBP&sid=693b3cf5357c54c2f8a46d0ec1026f3b&dcid=1&ac_pageview_id=827a6a1051bd01a3&age=10&age=15&checkin_monthday=18&checkin_year_month=2016-6&checkout_monthday=19&checkout_year_month=2016-6&city=-2602512&class_interval=1&csflt={}&dtdisc=0&group_adults=2&group_children=2&highlighted_hotels=103103&hlrd=0&hp_sbox=1&hyb_red=0&inac=0&label_click=undef&nha_red=0&no_rooms=1&redirected_from_city=0&redirected_from_landmark=0&redirected_from_region=0&review_score_group=empty&room1=A,A,10,15&sb_price_type=total&score_min=0&si=ai,co,ci,re,di&ss=Manchester&ss_all=0&ssb=empty&sshis=0&ssne=Manchester&ssne_untouched=Manchester&order=popularity

I dunno. £78 for a family room at the premier Inn at Hale is good value. Only half an hours drive from OT

Billyblade · Dec 17, 2015

stringjunior said:
I dunno. £78 for a family room at the premier Inn at Hale is good value. Only half an hours drive from OT

If I was planning on being fit to drive after the gig mate, I would drive home!

stringjunior · Dec 17, 2015

Fair enough. £25 with Uber

Billyblade · Dec 17, 2015

stringjunior said:
Fair enough. £25 with Uber

That's not too bad. Can't see it being £25 after the gig though

Billyblade · Dec 17, 2015

Billyblade said:
Thanks anyway mate

Speaking of your avatar, check out the parka I bought in Afflecks Palace last time I was in Manchester

stringjunior · Dec 17, 2015

Billyblade said:
That's not too bad. Can't see it being £25 after the gig though

That's true. I've got a shed you can all stay in. Leaks a bit but would sleep 4. My booze stash is in there though, so I'd have to charge £8024

Billyblade · Dec 17, 2015

stringjunior said:
That's true. I've got a shed you can all stay in. Leaks a bit but would sleep 4. My booze stash is in there though, so I'd have to charge £8024

Haha. Thats not a booze stash. Lightweight.

stringjunior · Dec 17, 2015

Billyblade said:
Haha. Thats not a booze stash. Lightweight.

Oh

Trigger Blade · Dec 17, 2015

stringjunior said:
I dunno. £78 for a family room at the premier Inn at Hale is good value. Only half an hours drive from OT

The Premier Inn, Prestwich is showing a family room at £39 for the night of the 9th Jan, but not refundable. A taxi would be about £15, or there's the Metro, which is about 10 minutes from Market Street. Nothing to do with me, but happy to help

http://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hot...=2&COT1=0&INTTYP1=FAM&SID=4&ISH=true&BRAND=PI

Robby Blade · Dec 17, 2015

This is walking distance from the ground. £35 night for two. Could be ok for Judge and Walthy.

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