£85 is the off peak return price, which isn't too bad for a return from one end of the country to the other really. But the advance tickets won't have gone on sale yet, and may be cheaper when they do.
Also don't forget the other affected dated are first three weeks of next season, between most of Christmas and New Year, Middle two weeks of February NEXT YEAR 2015 and also the Easter 2015 weekend. Hopefully they will be finished by then and they won't have fallen behind schedule though I'm not holding my breath on that. But pretty nuch most of next season should still hopefully not be too much of a problem.
3 rooms booked for 3 nights over the bank holiday weekend seemed a sensible precaution back in August when I booked them. Cheap deal too at the TravelLodge. 0.0 miles from the ground.
Are you sure it's 12.15 ko? Travelling up on the Friday so doesn't bother me too much, but Saturday afternoon and evening will be even more messier now.
It DEFINITELY is a 12.15 k/o as all matches have to start at that time to meet with SKY tele
Anyone planning on going to Blackpool on the last day of the season by train will find travelling fun and games as the line around Watford is closed off that weekend for works. As it's a 12:15 kick-off it will be a struggle to get there for kick-off using alternative routes from other London stations and cutting across unless you get a VERY early train before 6am.
There will also be periods on and off during next season when the same stretch line will be shut off again for the same works so alternative routes may well come into play again though maybe not as hard if you have a 3pm kick-off.
Otherwise it may involve taking a replacement coach part of the journey as stated in the website link pasted below which explains it all.
I imagine there will be coaches upto Milton Keynes and the train will start from there. This was often the case when the lines were being upgraded.
More than probably as the works are NORTH of Watford. The overground is running to Watford Junction and there will probably also be a coach from there to MK. Still a bit of a hassle.
I imagine there will be coaches upto Milton Keynes and the train will start from there. This was often the case when the lines were being upgraded.
More than probably as the works are NORTH of Watford. The overground is running to Watford Junction and there will probably also be a coach from there to MK. Still a bit of a hassle.
The relegation party is proving hassle, we cannot even enjoy that properly!
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That's handy to know. I'll go up to Blackpool and back the week before then.
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6 years and two kids on, we can't afford a weekend in Belvedere ! :-)