Ivo
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As you can probably imagine, being a student can be tough sometimes. But it's not the work I find hard (lowest score all year was 50; 40 is a pass). Or the clubbing (not least because I've never been!). Or even the inevitable money troubles (Uni's fault, not mine, so I'm getting help for the summer). Instead, my "beef" is with the lazy summer days of nothing. What are you supposed to do, work? When no-one with half a brain would hire an autistic student for two months (both parties would suffer)?
So my solution is to have some rail-based days out, like those I've been having semi-regularly since I left home. I've done South Wales, Portsmouth, Birmingham, Sheffield, Exeter, Reading, and more; and from Southend I've done Norwich and Cambridge. But I want to try somewhere new. Should I go to Cornwall? Or to Brighton? Or even to Liverpool? All three are just some of the ideas I've seriously contemplated during the last couple of months but have never gotten round to doing. Cornwall may be a tad too far (I would like to cover the entire county; I can skip St Ives in theory because I've done it but that and the Main Line from there to Liskeard are it!), while I am likely to go to Liverpool during my afore-mentioned holiday to Southport next week. That leaves Brighton; however, I've been there twice before and there's only such much seaside one can take (I did live in a seaside town for 20½ years)! But where else is there? I should say though, I would prefer any such suggestions to be manageable in one day so, sadly, many places I would otherwise consider - Edinburgh for example - are (probably?) a bit too far. Nonetheless, even remote suggestions would be welcomed and considered.
I know this sounds pathetic, but it could in theory benefit many people on here. If anyone has a suggestion, it would be most appreciated. And perhaps in future this (or a similar) thread could be used to promote any ideas for or experiences of days out for anyone, anywhere.
Thank you in advance
P.S.: I will hopefully be going to the Isle of Wight soon, so please consider this if you plan to post any suggestions from there.
So my solution is to have some rail-based days out, like those I've been having semi-regularly since I left home. I've done South Wales, Portsmouth, Birmingham, Sheffield, Exeter, Reading, and more; and from Southend I've done Norwich and Cambridge. But I want to try somewhere new. Should I go to Cornwall? Or to Brighton? Or even to Liverpool? All three are just some of the ideas I've seriously contemplated during the last couple of months but have never gotten round to doing. Cornwall may be a tad too far (I would like to cover the entire county; I can skip St Ives in theory because I've done it but that and the Main Line from there to Liskeard are it!), while I am likely to go to Liverpool during my afore-mentioned holiday to Southport next week. That leaves Brighton; however, I've been there twice before and there's only such much seaside one can take (I did live in a seaside town for 20½ years)! But where else is there? I should say though, I would prefer any such suggestions to be manageable in one day so, sadly, many places I would otherwise consider - Edinburgh for example - are (probably?) a bit too far. Nonetheless, even remote suggestions would be welcomed and considered.
I know this sounds pathetic, but it could in theory benefit many people on here. If anyone has a suggestion, it would be most appreciated. And perhaps in future this (or a similar) thread could be used to promote any ideas for or experiences of days out for anyone, anywhere.
Thank you in advance
P.S.: I will hopefully be going to the Isle of Wight soon, so please consider this if you plan to post any suggestions from there.
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. Thinking more about it, if open access operators are allowed, you could use the 08:19 Grand Central as far as York, before picking up an EC to Glasgow for the train to Ayr or Kilmarnock to meet the Stranraer working. This gives you a 50/50 chance of Valentas at the moment, plus has the extra advantage that for some reason between Doncaster and York this train alone is routed via Hambleton south curve and Gascoigne Wood, coming into York from the Church Fenton direction.
