Originally posted by chriso
Originally posted by Travlr
So, questions: - should I skip Hull and stay in York? Looks like there are more interesting places - should I stay 2 days in Huddersfield? or maybe a day in Leeds? I would imagine that either option would require me to stay outside the city center if I had the car. With "stayinapub" from SilkTork, I would imagine I can find an interesting enough place outside the city centers. (minutemat, any opinion?)
1. York is better than Hull.
2. Huddersfield is a good stop but I’d say a day is enough to do the best places.
I agree with Chris, York better than Hull (though been a few years since i’ve been to either)
And agree that Huddersfield can be done in a day, however the reason I suggest staying in Huddersfield is that it will almost certainly be cheaper to stay on for an additional night in Huddersfield and travel in from there to Leeds for the day and also Huddersfield is closer to Manchester for the final leg of the trip.
|
Originally posted by Fin
the reason I suggest staying in Huddersfield is that it will almost certainly be cheaper to stay on for an additional night in Huddersfield and travel in from there to Leeds for the day
Good point.
|
Hull is decent enough for a visit. Not sure it would warrant an overnight stay though. York is good but expensive to stay, Leeds is decent and cheaper. Huddersfield is probably the cheapest of the lot and has a great range of venues. I’d recommend the Cambridge Hotel in Huddersfield, not far from the station, decent parking and close to Sportsman and Magic Rock tap. If you’re travelling by train don’t forget the station bars at Dewsbury and Stalybridge. Both are good cask ale venues. Darlington is a decent spot to and cheapish for an overnight stay. There’s an Ibis in the town centre that is reasonable and not far from No.22 and a few of the pubs. I’ve been to all fairly recently and all are decent places for cask beers with a growing keg range too. If you do some of it by rail, look out for Rovers and Rangers too as these offer multi days after 09.30 (all day at weekends) and you won’t be up too early as most venues don’t open until 11 or 12. Travel in West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester is really cheap by rail as it is subsidised.
|
|
|
York is great if you want to do touristy stuff too, has some decent bottle shops and one of the highest pub densities in the UK - well worth visiting. Definitely worth an overnight stay in huddersfield if you’re driving (else by train you can catch a late train to manchester) Leeds is also good - potentially one day less in manchester to allow time to do leeds properly Can’t comment on Hull but always brings to mind a certain rhyming word when I hear it mentioned!
|
I reckon if you had two nights stay in Huddersfield you could use the greater part of the two days to hit Leeds and there are stacks to go at there so I won’t even begin to mention them but quite a few are located near to the station which is very handy, and then back to Huddersfield early/mid evening and you would clear the Huddersfield pubs over the course of a few hours over two evenings. The first evening you could finish up at The Grove for a couple of hours having taken in The Sportsman or somewhere like the Rat and Ratchet en route and the following evening (Friday) a leisurely couple of hours at Magic Rock taking in any pubs beforehand that you still want to visit.
|
Originally posted by Fin
I reckon if you had two nights stay in Huddersfield you could use the greater part of the two days to hit Leeds and there are stacks to go at there so I won’t even begin to mention them but quite a few are located near to the station which is very handy, and then back to Huddersfield early/mid evening and you would clear the Huddersfield pubs over the course of a few hours over two evenings. The first evening you could finish up at The Grove for a couple of hours having taken in The Sportsman or somewhere like the Rat and Ratchet en route and the following evening (Friday) a leisurely couple of hours at Magic Rock taking in any pubs beforehand that you still want to visit.
yeah, this is exactly what I’m thinking. Logistically, it’s always a little more relaxed to leave my stuff at a hotel for 2 days versus checking out, being homeless and checking in every day.
With June/July being near the high season, I’m going to try to book most of my accommodation before I leave the US. just one less thing to worry about. During my trip in November last year, some places were filled up, and I missed out entirely on staying in a few relatively key towns - Oakham in Rutland was one I would have liked to overnight in, for instance, but all hotels, B&Bs, hostels were full up.
|
|
Originally posted by WingmanWillis
York is good but expensive to stay
We’ve stayed at this place in York a couple of times http://www.queenshotel-york.com/
Decent location and reasonable prices although, as usual for us, it was extreme low season so no doubt heavily discounted. I think they have parking - there’s a car park directly underneath that I’d assume is associated with the hotel or, at least, that hotel guests can use. The hotel itself is elevated a floor above the car park presumably because the location is very prone to flooding. You (or, more to the point, your car) should be safe at this time of year though.
|
Originally posted by chriso
Originally posted by WingmanWillis
York is good but expensive to stay
We’ve stayed at this place in York a couple of times http://www.queenshotel-york.com/
Decent location and reasonable prices although, as usual for us, it was extreme low season so no doubt heavily discounted. I think they have parking - there’s a car park directly underneath that I’d assume is associated with the hotel or, at least, that hotel guests can use. The hotel itself is elevated a floor above the car park presumably because the location is very prone to flooding. You (or, more to the point, your car) should be safe at this time of year though.
yeah, this place looks fine.
I assume if my hired car can survive my filling it with petrol instead of diesel, it can’t survive a flood or two...
I still haven’t paid the 585 quid that Hertz billed me for, for that little episode.
|
Originally posted by Travlr
Originally posted by chriso
Originally posted by WingmanWillis
York is good but expensive to stay
We’ve stayed at this place in York a couple of times http://www.queenshotel-york.com/
Decent location and reasonable prices although, as usual for us, it was extreme low season so no doubt heavily discounted. I think they have parking - there’s a car park directly underneath that I’d assume is associated with the hotel or, at least, that hotel guests can use. The hotel itself is elevated a floor above the car park presumably because the location is very prone to flooding. You (or, more to the point, your car) should be safe at this time of year though.
yeah, this place looks fine.
I assume if my hired car can survive my filling it with petrol instead of diesel, it can’t survive a flood or two...
I still haven’t paid the 585 quid that Hertz billed me for, for that little episode.
Also, I seem to recall that the Waggon & Horses has rooms. It’s one of the pubs that’s worth a look anyway and nearly opposite another - The Rook & Gaskill. It’s far enough from the city centre (though not too far) that you’d probably be able to park on the street if they don’t have their own parking.
|