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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2017 12:39:36 GMT
As I started in Al's promotion play off thread.
Suggestions appreciated for alternative ways to get 2 adults and 2 children into and out of London for a spot of sight seeing.
I wanted to leave the car in Old Windsor and public transport it, I'm happy to drive to a tube station or whatever as an alternative. After 6 or 7 hours in the car I thought the train or tube would be a welcome break.
SW trains want £61.20 for a day return. It'll only be the one day, doubt it's worth buying a family/discount card for a one off trip.
Over to the SE experts.
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Post by Alanović on May 17, 2017 12:44:16 GMT
What day of the week?
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2017 12:48:47 GMT
Thursday 15th June
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Post by commerdriver on May 17, 2017 12:58:08 GMT
Where are you coming from BFG?. From north or west of London I would tend to use metropolitan line from Hillingdon, decent car park and just off end of M40. 12.20 per adult using contactless debit card, about half that for children (not sure as my kids are grown up now) but you have to get their tickets at the machine where you get on.
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Post by commerdriver on May 17, 2017 12:58:56 GMT
Where are you coming from BFG?. From north or west of London I would tend to use metropolitan line from Hillingdon, decent car park and just off end of M40. 12.20 per adult using contactless debit card, about half that for children (not sure as my kids are grown up now) but you have to get their tickets at the machine where you get on. sorry should have said that's return fares |
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Post by bromptonaut on May 17, 2017 13:06:44 GMT
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Post by Alanović on May 17, 2017 13:09:58 GMT
Ah. For weekends and evenings I usually recommend street parking near Gunnersbury tube. Week days are more tricky due to anti-commuter parking permits and the like. If you can park somewhere near Sunbury-on-Thames station, National Rail says it'll cost you £30 for the 4 of you in and out of Waterloo. But I expect there are parking restrictions there just as much as anywhere else. A strangely cheap (for London) car park near a proper tube station is the Kings Mall car park in Hammersmith - I often use that one. Although it's £30 for 6-9 hours. Either way, you're going to get shafted I fear, unless you can find a friend's driveway in outer London somewhere. You could try the Green Line coach from Windsor, but I can't see where they list fares on the website: www.greenline.co.uk/timetables-search/702---london-to-legoland-windsor-and-bracknell1/ |
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2017 14:16:22 GMT
Hounslow West. You can park around there free, but in any case there is a car park which I think was about a tenner 2 or 3 years ago.
But like I said, it was 2 or 3 years ago, so do check.
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Post by Alanović on May 17, 2017 14:25:40 GMT
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Post by WDB on May 17, 2017 16:03:18 GMT
Ah. For weekends and evenings I usually recommend street parking near Gunnersbury tube. Week days are more tricky due to anti-commuter parking permits and the like. So that's your doing? I'm still resisting a parking charge from Hounslow council for parking, neatly and with the correct visitor's permit, outside a friend's house just off Chiswick High Road. |
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2017 17:46:31 GMT
Thank you all for your suggestions, plenty for me to look at.
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Post by tyrednexited on May 17, 2017 18:00:10 GMT
....wherever you travel from, given your plans for Central London you will probably find it good value to either: - If you are travelling from an LT station, do it via a Travelcard - you'll then get Buses/Tube etc included all day and it should be a (relatively) cheap option.
- If you are travelling from a 'BR' station, make your destination 'London with a Travelcard'; most stations in the SE do it, and the add-on is incredibly cheap. Using Reading as an example - Off-peak return for two adults 2 children would be £46.40 all in without a Travelcard for each person, £48.40 with - a bargain! (and one I have experience of).
The mark-up for the railcard is variable by station and train company, but always seems to be very good value.
Going to Paddington rather than Waterloo will reduce the cost for your 2+2 as GWR do a Family Travelcard ticket which reduces the cost up to London for a family, and essentially rolls in the daily bus/tube (LT Travelcard) etc. use as well.
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Post by Hofmeister on May 17, 2017 18:28:52 GMT
NO parking of ANY kind at Sunnymeads, very very very limited at Datchet. I don't see a problem, clearly you are staying in Windsor, the car is safely ensconced in its garage, trying ot start from elsewhere will involve hassle, time and parking charges. Its a holiday, dont see that trying to save 20 quid (with all the agro that goes with it) on top of the cost of the holiday is worthy of consideration. Pre book your train fares and save money. WWW.trainline.com |
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Post by bromptonaut on May 18, 2017 7:09:23 GMT
NO parking of ANY kind at Sunnymeads, very very very limited at Datchet. I don't see a problem, clearly you are staying in Windsor, the car is safely ensconced in its garage, trying ot start from elsewhere will involve hassle, time and parking charges. Its a holiday, dont see that trying to save 20 quid (with all the agro that goes with it) on top of the cost of the holiday is worthy of consideration. Pre book your train fares and save money. WWW.trainline.comOnly reason for quoting Sunnymeads and DAtchet was to check that fares from Windsor were not artificially low because, like at Milton Keynes, there are two operators. |
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Post by Hofmeister on May 18, 2017 8:28:20 GMT
Only reason for quoting Sunnymeads and DAtchet was to check that fares from Windsor were not artificially low because, like at Milton Keynes, there are two operators. Because there are two termini stations in Windsor, each served by a different TOC, each going to a different London terminus. When you are a royal, you get decent services. |
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