Accomodation near Heritage Railways

The last two times I was at NYMR I stayed here;

http://www.ruswarphallhotel.co.uk/

Very friendly, reasonably priced - AWESOME ENGLISH breakfast and about 10 mins (max) drive from Grosmont. BR Stn Ruswarp 3 mins walk - so handy for photographing Whitby steam too.

 

Did I read that right, Single oppucancy is only £5 a night???

 

Ha ! I WISH ! If it was I'd sell up and move there! £45, but its a very nice place, owners very friendly and helpful.

I believe the pub next to the crossing at Grosmont do B and B too.

For a real budget stay - take your tent and camp in a site close to the line at Goathland

 

For a second I must have had a brain-wave. Cheers for clearing it up for me. ;-)

 

sale starts soon for travel lodge rooms at £9.00
i took up this offer in February for a trip to bluebell on the 16th august. well worth it
might see about going to the midlands again with this offer

 

Places near to Llangollen are listed on SSS2 website:

http://www.6880gala.co.uk/Your_visit/Your_visit.html

I will warn you i know most B&Bs are fully booked within Llangollen itself so you may have to start looking outside of Llan. Don't know how long the above will stay up for after April.

 

I was thinking of taking a week off to see some of the South Western preserved lines that were out of reach when I was a kid. I don't drive, so does anyone have any recommendations for a suitable base if I want to visit the Bodmin & Wenford, South Devon and Paignton & Dartmouth railways?
(I'm a Liverpudlian, so this region is a closed book to me - for now anyway).
As a non-driver, my options are limited, so I was thinking of maybe findign a B&B in Newton Abbott?

 

B&B 5 mins walk from Bishops Lydeard station on the West Somerset Railway.

Email:b+bthemount@talktalk.net

 

For the WSR I can recommend Lyn Valley Guest House
3 Tregonwell Road
Minehead
TA24 5DT
01643 703748
We always stay there, reasonably priced, a very good breakfast and only 3-4 minutes walk from the station.
Now can any one suggest some where to stay for the NYMR.

 

Afraid not ole chap, the link doesn't work

 

It was there originally, it's now here...

viewtopic.php?f=33&t=1888

 

A comprehensive list of accommodation in the Wirksworth area for the EVR can be found at http://www.e-v-r.com/accommodation.htm

 

if all goes according to plan, there will be a Holiday bungalow sleeping 4 ~ 6 people for rent from next summer in Broadsands, Paignton with the following fine views of Goodrington Bank and the farmland / sea behind



5 mins walk to the beach / south west coast path
10-15 mins walk to Churston Station
10 mins walk from local shops, chippy, take away, post office
2 mins drive to petrol sattion
2 miles to Brixham, 1 mile to Paignton centre
It is our current home, but we are moving and will be equipping it for holiday accom over the winter. I will post again when we are 'open for business'

 

You're not abandoning that wonderful view of the Paignton & Dartmouth are you Stu??

 

I'm afraid so. Bit small for growing family and garden too steep for little ones!

 

On an associated topic:

There must be B&B's run by railway enthuiasts and in particular regular volunteers. I have visited the UK twice and the general std of B&B accomadation was excellant, with so many owners making us feel right at home. I must admit to being very wary at the start because B&B's are not common here in Australia- people tend to stay in Motels and it was all a bit strange staying in someones home to me, but in 14 weeks I only struck 2 I was not all that happy with. However, I just thought it would be a lot more interesting for my next trip if I could stay somewhere where there was a common interest, as I am a regular volunteer myself.

Anybody know of any?



Ian

 

For those wanting the visit the MNR diesel gala

http://www.mnr.org.uk/visit/accommodation/