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Durham v Hampshire 12/08/2021


Bossworld said:
It's £15 for adults, £5 for kids.

Don't suppose anyone that's been going down for the one-dayers knows if the usual catering/ice cream vans are out? My life won't be worth living if we get there and the usual day out to the T20 for an ice cream and chips doesn't materialise
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They were all there on Sunday v Essex but limited yesterday
 
bumble2 said:
Try getting a price like that at a hotel near Lords!
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We drove to the 2014 final on the morning, and as a backup we booked a travelodge at very short notice just off the M1 just outside London for £40 which wasn't too bad. IF we get through next week I'll just be driving to and from on the day
 
just had a look at the trains. £96 return, unless of course you want to get there ealier to actually catch the start of the game, then it's £160 :evil:

not sure i want to spend 2 days staying in nottingham. what a farce.

i guess now i've looked it up we'll get knocked out anyhow, sorry everyone
 
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The Red Telephone said:
Punishment - One match ban and forced to watch the remainder of the season sitting directly underneath The Members Balcony :eek:
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i started out quite near there yesterday.. slowly but surely made my way to the opposite end of the ground despite it being so far from teh strip just to get away from that screaming imbecile
 
Coach/buses worth exploring on line. I found a National Express service from Sunderland leaving 08:40 arriving (change at Leeds 1h 20min wait!) at Nottingham (Station Street) 13:40. £28.00 one way. Services 133 and 132. 1 mile walk from Trent Bridge.

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Twisted said:
just had a look at the trains. £96 return, unless of course you want to get there ealier to actually catch the start of the game, then it's £160 :evil:
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Using split ticketing, I can get it down to £70.13 return. Leaves Durham 07.08 arr Nott 10.43.....Return...Leave Nott 21.14 arr Durham 01.22 Friday. A mile walk from station to ground.
 
Paddy O'Dors said:
Room for 2 at the Premier Inn in Nottingham is £38 next Thursday night.

If anyone wants to push the boat out I can thoroughly recommend the Beeches Hotel about a 5 minute walk from the ground. £100 a night. Breakfast and gym/spa included.
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Just booked the premier inn and it’s up to £43.50 now. Still decent though
 
Dan..Dan..Dan..Dan said:
Using split ticketing, I can get it down to £70.13 return. Leaves Durham 07.08 arr Nott 10.43.....Return...Leave Nott 21.14 arr Durham 01.22 Friday. A mile walk from station to ground.
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not been to trent bridge before so wasn't sure how far it was from the station, seems like that might be cutting it fine leaving at 21.14?

what is this witchcraft known as 'split ticketing' ? i just tried durham instead of sunderland and it's dropped from 160 to 90 :eek:

honestly booking trains is criminal the way it's ran like
bumble2 said:
Coach/buses worth exploring on line. I found a National Express service from Sunderland leaving 08:40 arriving (change at Leeds 1h 20min wait!) at Nottingham (Station Street) 13:40. £28.00 one way. Services 133 and 132. 1 mile walk from Trent Bridge.

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cheers marra. that's very helpful! don't mind stopping the night in notts if the travel is that cheap, was less appealing if i had to stay two days there AND spend as much on the train as on a hotel :lol:
 
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I know it's a farce and showing total disregard for supporters of county cricket by the ECB but I wonder if the club have made any enquiries with local coach hire companies about possibly putting on a few buses for Thursday if we win the semi.
At the end of the day the vast majority of supporters who are regulars at the Riverside will probably have nothing planned for Thursday and available as they are retired.
It would take a bit of planning by the club but would be a decent gesture to their supporters.
 
wayne entwhistle no9 said:
I know it's a farce and showing total disregard for supporters of county cricket by the ECB but I wonder if the club have made any enquiries with local coach hire companies about possibly putting on a few buses for Thursday if we win the semi.
At the end of the day the vast majority of supporters who are regulars at the Riverside will probably have nothing planned for Thursday and available as they are retired.
It would take a bit of planning by the club but would be a decent gesture to their supporters.
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i wondered about this given the club put on buses for scarborough and south north, i'm not sure what their usual plans are around finals days, i've always made my own way there
 
Twisted said:
not been to trent bridge before so wasn't sure how far it was from the station, seems like that might be cutting it fine leaving at 21.14?

what is this witchcraft known as 'split ticketing' ? i just tried durham instead of sunderland and it's dropped from 160 to 90 :eek:
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You can leave a little later for a little more money.

Split ticketing is basically breaking the journey into smaller sections and taking advantage of our frankly baffling ticketing system. Multiple companies operating on the same sections of track was always a recipe for ticketing chaos. Often the shortest way is not the cheapest and often you can end up staying on the same train but with three tickets, for example....Durham to York, York to Grantham, Grantham to London. As long as the train stops at the intermediate stations, just sit on the train. Once upon a time you had to be pretty geeky to work it all out, unsurprisingly websites now take the legwork out of it.

These were the first site I can remember entering the market.....
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It can be a chore, but if your budget is tight or you have plenty of time, it can be useful.
 
Dan..Dan..Dan..Dan said:
You can leave a little later for a little more money.

Split ticketing is basically breaking the journey into smaller sections and taking advantage of our frankly baffling ticketing system. Multiple companies operating on the same sections of track was always a recipe for ticketing chaos. Often the shortest way is not the cheapest and often you can end up staying on the same train but with three tickets, for example....Durham to York, York to Grantham, Grantham to London. As long as the train stops at the intermediate stations, just sit on the train. Once upon a time you had to be pretty geeky to work it all out, unsurprisingly websites now take the legwork out of it.

These were the first site I can remember entering the market.....
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It can be a chore, but if your budget is tight or you have plenty of time, it can be useful.
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i think there really needs to be some legistlation put into place to make it criminal to charge two people sat next to each other on a train, plane or automobile a completely different price.

the amount of times i've been with mates, girlfriends etc booking places or travel and one person gets quoted one price and another something completely different for the same ticket/room etc. absolultely bang out of order
 
Twisted said:
i think there really needs to be some legistlation put into place to make it criminal to charge two people sat next to each other on a train, plane or automobile a completely different price.

the amount of times i've been with mates, girlfriends etc booking places or travel and one person gets quoted one price and another something completely different for the same ticket/room etc. absolultely bang out of order
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