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Title: Nightmare journey to Weymouth
Post by: baldrick on February 28, 2008, 10:36:28 PM
 Train times from/to Piccadilly.

Outward journey: Saturday 26 April 2008
Depart 06:21 07:24 07:55 08:24 
Arrive 12:13 13:13 14:13 14:44 
Changes 2 1 2 2 
Duration 5:52 5:49 6:18 6:20 

 
 Return journey: Sunday 27 April 2008
Depart 11:48 12:48 13:48   
Arrive 19:26 19:44 21:26   
Changes 2 2 2   
Duration 7:38 6:56 7:38
Title: Re: Nightmare journey to Weymouth
Post by: Longman on February 28, 2008, 11:35:30 PM
Go down on the Friday, book yourself into a little dishevelled B & B run by some guy who's belly hangs over his jogging bottoms and make a weekender out of it!  :)
Title: Re: Nightmare journey to Weymouth
Post by: thegazelle on February 29, 2008, 12:05:24 AM
there is no point in him booking with us its along way from knighton to weymouth and we dont have scrumpy
Title: Re: Nightmare journey to Weymouth
Post by: baldrick on February 29, 2008, 03:57:06 AM
No scrumpy?
Title: Re: Nightmare journey to Weymouth
Post by: Mrs Warbouys on February 29, 2008, 08:18:46 AM
Friday to monday is a good option if you can spend that sort of time down there, I presume a lot of couples will be doing it as a weekender
Depart Fri 09.24 arrive 15.15ish using the cross country bournemouth train and changing at winchester or southampton, returning at 13.20 on the monday lunchtime, currently 31quid via nationalrail enquires website
Title: Re: Nightmare journey to Weymouth
Post by: thegazelle on February 29, 2008, 11:52:48 AM
no scrumpy but its a band b with a dishevelled owner whose beer belly hangs over his trackie bottoms.

it always used to be the carlton (does it still exist) for weymouth a handy 2 quid taxi ride from the all night kebab shop or 60 yard walk for those in the know. I am still mad about that for those who remember the incident, 2 quid was a lot of money in 1985. Did i ever tell anyone on here about my goal at weymouth oh and we put bobby moore in the boot............................................................................happy days
Title: Re: Nightmare journey to Weymouth
Post by: JackSwindells No 1 Fan on February 29, 2008, 12:35:16 PM
Gazelle, of course I remember.... that supporters game was amazing. They barely managed to team - we loaned 'em at least 2. One was Phil Boyne who managed to knock me out on halfway requiring a visit to Wythy A & E when we got back. - the nurse commenting "you've got a very hard head Mr Seller!
Worst of all was near the end, a goal line block with my wedding tackle - "those were the days my friend" (sing in high pitched voice for effect!)
hey ho and away we go - at least Daisy's younger sister is evidence that no permanent damage was done. Daisy was already on the way by then!

Title: Re: Nightmare journey to Weymouth
Post by: whiskyalty on February 29, 2008, 04:07:30 PM
gazelle did you tip the taxi driver. last seen that night you were on beach heading towards the sea. as for nick after all these years i would like to say sorry for sending you to hospital.
Title: Re: Nightmare journey to Weymouth
Post by: markecky on February 29, 2008, 04:09:10 PM
gazelle did you tip the taxi driver. last seen that night you were on beach heading towards the sea. as for nick after all these years i would like to say sorry for sending you to hospital.

There must be a harpooned gag in there somewhere
Title: Re: Nightmare journey to Weymouth
Post by: tonybrads on February 29, 2008, 04:23:50 PM
got our tickets for the train now roll on weymouth
Title: Re: Nightmare journey to Weymouth
Post by: thegazelle on February 29, 2008, 05:30:12 PM
gazelle did you tip the taxi driver. last seen that night you were on beach heading towards the sea. as for nick after all these years i would like to say sorry for sending you to hospital.

There must be a harpooned gag in there somewhere




hang on a minute there twiggy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Nightmare journey to Weymouth
Post by: markecky on February 29, 2008, 07:06:03 PM
Fair play Pete..can't come back from that one.

Reporting me to Admin was a bit harsh. ;)
Title: Re: Nightmare journey to Weymouth
Post by: Longman on February 29, 2008, 07:50:42 PM
Friday to monday is a good option if you can spend that sort of time down there, I presume a lot of couples will be doing it as a weekender
Depart Fri 09.24 arrive 15.15ish using the cross country bournemouth train and changing at winchester or southampton, returning at 13.20 on the monday lunchtime, currently 31quid via nationalrail enquires website

Nice one mate, i'm going to book that!  :)
Title: Re: Nightmare journey to Weymouth
Post by: thegazelle on March 01, 2008, 08:42:53 AM
thought you were admin, twiggy
Title: Re: Nightmare journey to Weymouth
Post by: Ian J on March 02, 2008, 10:17:34 AM
If you go on the National Rail Enquiries website make sure you book two single journeys, ie, one journey there and buy the ticket, then book a separate single journey back.

It will cost you £16 to go down on the Friday (11:24 train from Piccadilly) and £16 to return on the Monday (13:20 from Weymouth). If you want to get back on the Sunday however, be prepared to spend- £81. But shouldn't be too expensive providing you can get the Friday and Monday off work.

Just the B&B with the grubby man to worry about now! ;)
Title: Re: Nightmare journey to Weymouth
Post by: markecky on March 02, 2008, 03:15:22 PM
thought you were admin, twiggy
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I have admin rights but I just help Gary out.  Thats before he sacked me for abusing his chauffeur.
Title: Re: Nightmare journey to Weymouth
Post by: thegazelle on March 02, 2008, 04:09:25 PM
i found his chauffeur to be very pleasant how did you abuse her.
doh i can see what you've done there
i also think his other chauffeur is very pleasant
Title: Re: Nightmare journey to Weymouth
Post by: DoctorD on March 02, 2008, 06:57:33 PM
Might I suggest, as a soft southerner that you might contemplate staying over in Dorchester rather than Weymouth? It's rather more compact than Weymouth and has several really good pubs, which serve Eldrige Pope,the Dorchester Beers, as well as a couple of Palmers Pubs (brewed in Bridport) and Hall and Woodhouse pubs (brewed in Blandford). It tends to be more friendly, with less Royal Marines.
  It's also easy to get the Weymouth Ground(which is on the edge of the town on an industrial estate) by bus from Dorchester.
  Exeter play them on Easter Monday, and the kick off has been put forward to 13.00, and all the publicans in the area have been asked not to open brfore kick off. Exactly the same thing happened last year when we played them on Boxing Day, so we circumvented the ban by drinking in Abbotsbury before and after the match. Good luck. John Hollins is pulling lots of strings to strengthen their squad, by the way.
Title: Re: Nightmare journey to Weymouth
Post by: Altyant on March 02, 2008, 07:12:35 PM
Go down on the Friday, book yourself into a little dishevelled B & B run by some guy who's belly hangs over his jogging bottoms and make a weekender out of it!  :)

I notice that Longmans post appeared in Non-League Todays Round up from Fans Forums!!
Title: Re: Nightmare journey to Weymouth
Post by: Butty on March 02, 2008, 07:32:09 PM

   the [Weymouth] Ground(which is on the edge of the town on an industrial estate)
 

Where have we seen that one before?