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  1. morag avatar

    Re: USA 5 Skag heads 1

    by morag 27 May 2012

    Were you joking when you mentioned Rhodes signing for Norwich? Is there not a bit of an Ipswich connection? Any more Scots at Carrow…

  2. Snow_White avatar

    RE: Living in the UK

    by Snow_White 26 February 2012

    Colchester fits most of what you're saying (parks, transport, ethnic mix, reasonably close to the sea and airports), but not everyone…

  3. miked99 avatar

    What fixture have you seen way more times than any other

    by miked99 29 November 2011

    When I was a kid we moved to Norfolk, and started to go to Carrow Rd for a handful of games a season. My Dad had a friend who lived in…

  4. barney_uk2 avatar

    RE: Nice places near Cambridge?

    by barney_uk2 11 July 2011

    Good ideas re Suffolk/Essex beaches - they may actually be easier to reach (via train to Ipswich) than the north Norfolk ones. Frinton…

  5. barney_uk2 avatar

    RE: Rail from Ipswich into London

    by barney_uk2 02 July 2011

    It's about a mile, maybe a bit more. If you don't have a lot of luggage you could walk it - basically, follow Wherstead Road toward the…

  6. Shuffaluff avatar

    RE: Rail from Ipswich into London

    by Shuffaluff 01 July 2011

    Ladbroke Grove is an Underground (tube) station. The train from Ipswich to London will take you to Liverpool Street station, from where…

  7. Voyager_2002 avatar

    RE: London Congestion Tax

    by Voyager_2002 25 February 2011

    In response to #7: my general opinion is that public transport, especially train, is preferable to driving. You do need a car for many…

  8. Copepod avatar

    RE: Lake District to Suffolk by train.

    by Copepod 22 June 2010

    You could travel from lake District to Suffolk in one day, but if you want to break the journey, then Birmingham is about half way and…

  9. geeg avatar

    RE: Lake District to Suffolk by train.

    by geeg 22 June 2010

    Incidentally, in a broad answer to your train question, the mostly likely route would see you transferred via London (say for the sake…

  10. jamesbrownontheroad avatar

    RE: From London to Suffolk

    by jamesbrownontheroad 28 May 2010

    Suffolk is easily accessed by train from London Liverpool Street. Travel off-peak to get better fares, and maybe book well in advance…

  11. leamar avatar

    RE: brisbane

    by leamar 07 August 2009

    In reply to the OP, some places to see within an easy driving distance of Brisbane would be: 1. Gold Coast- lots of nice beaches 2.…

  12. barney_uk2 avatar

    RE: 10 days in the UK - suggested itinerary

    by barney_uk2 21 July 2009

    From Bury St. Edmunds, train to Ipswich, then change onto train to Manningtree, then change onto train to Harwich International. From…

  13. Snow_White avatar

    RE: Stansted to Wickham Market or Ipswich

    by Snow_White 07 May 2008

    #5 is right. It's the X22 - £10 one way or £15 return last time I checked. If she's worried about getting lost, I would have thought…

  14. aubo23 avatar

    RE: Stansted to Wickham Market or Ipswich

    by aubo23 07 May 2008

    There's also a more frequent bus service to Colchester (rail station) - hourly on the hour, takes an hour. From there you can pick up…

  15. greencelery avatar

    RE: Stansted to Wickham Market or Ipswich

    by greencelery 07 May 2008

    For trains, www.nationalrail.co.uk A quick look suggests that a train to Wickham Market takes 3 hours and the last one leaves Stansted…

  16. Voyager_2002 avatar

    Re: Stansted to Wickham Market or Ipswich

    by Voyager_2002 06 May 2008

    Stansted airport is an architectural wonder, designed by award-winning architects. What is crap is the train to London, which costs more…

  17. Maestro avatar

    RE: Stansted to Wickham Market or Ipswich

    by Maestro 06 May 2008

    Stansted airport is crap and I don't think you'll find anything direct to Ipswich. I don't think there are any buses to Ipswich from…

  18. travelquest avatar

    Re: Stansted to Wickham Market or Ipswich

    by travelquest 06 May 2008

    Tickets usually give arrival times in local times, so the 6.05pm probably means 6.05 English time. For travel information try www.transport…

  19. Smedder avatar

    RE: Football tickets

    by Smedder 12 April 2008

    A championship game where a team could get relegated would be exciting - Sheffield Wednesday vs Norwich for example, or I hate to say…

  20. callippo avatar

    RE: autonomous and seccessionist movements in the United Kingdom

    by callippo 06 April 2008

    +Norwich would also get to play in Europe every year which would be pretty good.+ Ipswich might have something to say about that. They…

  21. chrisj avatar

    RE: The Ten Towns Game

    by chrisj 01 April 2008

    6. Ipswich, England Ipswich, Queensland, Australia ( *please explain* !) Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States Ipswich, South Dakota,…

  22. smee avatar

    I don't think it's right at all...

    by smee 14 May 2007

    I'm not sure #13 - it is the UK papers that have named him. The chap who was charged with the Ipswich prostitute murders was named in…

  23. Maestro avatar

    Getting to Aldeburgh

    by Maestro 10 May 2007

    I think the closest rail station is Saxmundham on the Lowestoft line (change at Ipswich), and it looks like there are

  24. saoghalbeag avatar

    Living and Working in Brisbane

    by saoghalbeag 30 March 2007

    I just came home to Brisbane from Scotland and am desperate to head back to Scotland so my biased opinion would be - stay where you are!!!

  25. Tretower avatar

    Just in case any foreigners visit Norwich....

    by Tretower 13 February 2007

    I know it's not Suffolk, but what is the Hungarian translation for: "Can you direct me to a hospital; my truck is full of dead birds…

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