Situated approximately 30 minutes from Belfast city centre 20 minutes from Belfast ... more
International airport and 35 minutes from George Best Belfast City airport Galgorm Resort and Spa is set in 156 acres of lush parkland near Northern Ireland's most ren...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Advantages: Great for conferences Disadvantages: Not overly romantic...if you want romance!
Tankersley manor
On a recent conference, I travelled to Barnsley and stayed in the four star Tankersley Manor Hotel, which is one of the Marston Group of hotels
**Getting there**
The hotel is situated between Sheffield and Barnsley
From North and South-follow the M1
From East-take the M18 then join M1 North towards Sheffield/Leeds
From West-take M62. Leave at Junction 29, which becomes Junction 42 of the M1
Exit the M1 at Junction 36 and follow the signs for A61 Sheffield. After half a mile, turn left onto Church Lane and Tankersley Manor is on the right.
If travelling by train, it is about 3 / 4 miles from Barnsley train station and costs about £9.
**ENTRANCE**
When we drove in through the large gates, what struck me initially was the number of car parking spaces. This is definitely one place which has set ...
danielalong 10.02.2006
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Advantages: Clean, friendly, child friendly, pets allowed, lovely environment Disadvantages: Can get very busy with slow service and not all staff are very friendly
Earlier this year we decided that it was time for a much needed break and what better place to spend it than in Shakespeare Countryside, Stratford Upon Avon? Having lived in Coventry which is in the West Midlands I am familiar with Stratford Upon Avon and how beautiful it is. The scenery there is lush and it is definitely Shakespeare Countryside. As well as being a local tourist attraction Stratford Upon Avon is also a quite part of the Country. After purchasing overnight accommodation from Lastminute.com I was set for my journey. There were many short breaks to choose from, but I fancied Stratford Manor the most. Now all I needed to do was ask my parents if they would baby sit. They finally agreed after much persuasion and a few bribes. After all they love their Granddaughter even if she can be a bit of a handful at times.
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Advantages: Good day out, family friendly Disadvantages: Expensive food
Drayton Manor Park
Drayton Manor is a large theme park located just outside Tamworth, Staffordshire on the A4091 it is easy to access from the M42 motorway.
This theme park has rides suitable for everyone, it's very family friendly even younger children can enjoy themselves as un-like some other theme parks there are rides suitable for them too.
Rides & Attractions
As well as just rides Drayton Manor Park has a zoo with more than 100 species of animals from all across the world. Animals that can be seen include,
Big cats
Reptiles
Monkeys
Eagles
Owls
Parrots
Exotic creature reserve
This is ideal for those of the family who go along but maybe aren't so keen on the theme park rides but can still enjoy the day with the rest of the family as there is more than just rides.
There are lots of rides at Drayton ...
