For the 6th year running (so it must be good) I am staying at friends near Blackpool and will be making full use of a 7 day North West Rover. Even after price rises at £70 for the large area covered it's still great value. For an extra £30 I also usually also get a 7 day Stagecoach North West Explorer bus ticket as that enables me to travel to travel on Stagecoach buses throughout Lancashire, Cumbria and Greater Manchester. Great to use in conjunction with the Rail Rover to reach places not accessible by rail especially in the Lake District.
During the week I always travel quite widely throughout the permitted area and always make at least one trip around the Cumbrian Coast, Settle to Carlisle and Leeds to Lancaster. Over the years I have travelled on most of the lines within the area and visited most of the major towns and cities.
I have also, by buying added on Day Returns explored a few places beyond the boundary, including Lockerbie to Glasgow and Edinburgh, Hexham to Newcastle and Chester to Llandudno.
For this year I have discovered that a Day Return from Chester to Shrewsbury is very cheap at only £8.10 and seems to be valid via Crewe in addition to the more direct route via Wrexham.
Does anyone know of any more bargain price cheap day returns that can be made to explore places beyond the boundary of the North West Rover Area.
I'm mainly thinking of the western side of the country because as I live in Notts I don't really want to be travelling south of Leeds back towards home when I am on holiday near Blackpool!
I have also thought of getting a Manchester Wayfarer ticket one day so that I can explore areas towards Buxton and Macclesfield.
Anyone know of any cheap bargains that I may not be aware of. I was quite amazed at the cheapness of Chester to Shrewsbury considering the distance.
During the week I always travel quite widely throughout the permitted area and always make at least one trip around the Cumbrian Coast, Settle to Carlisle and Leeds to Lancaster. Over the years I have travelled on most of the lines within the area and visited most of the major towns and cities.
I have also, by buying added on Day Returns explored a few places beyond the boundary, including Lockerbie to Glasgow and Edinburgh, Hexham to Newcastle and Chester to Llandudno.
For this year I have discovered that a Day Return from Chester to Shrewsbury is very cheap at only £8.10 and seems to be valid via Crewe in addition to the more direct route via Wrexham.
Does anyone know of any more bargain price cheap day returns that can be made to explore places beyond the boundary of the North West Rover Area.
I'm mainly thinking of the western side of the country because as I live in Notts I don't really want to be travelling south of Leeds back towards home when I am on holiday near Blackpool!
I have also thought of getting a Manchester Wayfarer ticket one day so that I can explore areas towards Buxton and Macclesfield.
Anyone know of any cheap bargains that I may not be aware of. I was quite amazed at the cheapness of Chester to Shrewsbury considering the distance.
