Masboroughlad
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I am planning a trip as a present for my Dad for Father's Day. (We will go midweek, a couple of weeks after.)
He always took us on the train to the seaside as kids and I thought we would have a day out just like old times (apart from no mk1s, locos, merrymaker trips etc!).
Ploughing my way through all of the websites, breaking journeys etc and realise even more how much easier it used to be. (Travelling from Sheffield to various seaside places - book one return ticket and it can cost three times more than splitting en route and travelling on the same trains! That really annoys me for starters - it should be easyto get the cheapest ticket/s - poor joe public who knows nack all about the railway stands little chance - rant over!).
Anyway a few questions - as a reasonable day out, where do people recommend, where I can get reasonable priced tix (Dad has a senior railcard). From Sheffield, travelling time of max 5 hours each way and a good 4 - 5 hours there.
So far I have thought of Whitby, Scarborough or Brid (but we do those often), Yarmouth, Llandudno, Southen, Clacton, Skeggy...any more ideas?
Does anyone know Llandudno well? Do the tramway and the cable car interconnect? Quite like the look of those!
Its certainly not easy like it was!
He always took us on the train to the seaside as kids and I thought we would have a day out just like old times (apart from no mk1s, locos, merrymaker trips etc!).
Ploughing my way through all of the websites, breaking journeys etc and realise even more how much easier it used to be. (Travelling from Sheffield to various seaside places - book one return ticket and it can cost three times more than splitting en route and travelling on the same trains! That really annoys me for starters - it should be easyto get the cheapest ticket/s - poor joe public who knows nack all about the railway stands little chance - rant over!).
Anyway a few questions - as a reasonable day out, where do people recommend, where I can get reasonable priced tix (Dad has a senior railcard). From Sheffield, travelling time of max 5 hours each way and a good 4 - 5 hours there.
So far I have thought of Whitby, Scarborough or Brid (but we do those often), Yarmouth, Llandudno, Southen, Clacton, Skeggy...any more ideas?
Does anyone know Llandudno well? Do the tramway and the cable car interconnect? Quite like the look of those!
Its certainly not easy like it was!