Thorn Tree travel forum

Welcome to the UK & Ireland branch

Countries covered by this branch: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland.

Here are links to some useful threads to get you started:

UK & Ireland FAQ

Dublin FAQ.

Choosing a Country to Post to:

The UK & Ireland branch consists of a general branch for 'UK & Ireland', and country specific branches within it for England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland.

When you make a post and choose a country from the drop down menu, your post will be added to that country, but will also display in the ... more »

Glasgow and Ayr-Short Trip

Hello.
I will be visiting Glasgow and Ayr for work this week. Will have one evening and one day in Ayr, and two evenings in Glasgow. This will be my second trip to Glasgow.

Any recommendations of restaurants to eat at in both Glasgow and Ayr? So far, I'm going to Two Fat Ladies in Glasgow, and am looking for another suggestion. I like most foods, seafood, but am not to adventurous with haggus, and organs. Last time I had a lovely meal at Stravaign but am looking for a different option.

Also any suggestions of how to spend a day in Ayr? We love the outdoors, hills, beaches, walks, and village-like atmospheres.

Thanks in advance!
gtrekker2003

Shipping Clothes back to Oz from London

Hi All

A bit of advice from anyone would be awesome. I am moving back to Oz - Melbourne, and I want to send my stuff back to from London, a majority of it is just clothes. Probably won't weigh more than 15KG. I don't care when it arrives as long as it gets there. I'm more looking at the cheapest option. Would anyone know of any websites or companies that provide the service. I'm guessing sea freight is generally the best option?

Cheers

AT

London in winter

hi, I'm visiting Eastern Europe over Christmas and thinking of making a sidetrip to London.
would before or after Christmas/NewYear be better?

on this trip i'll be doing mainly museums, music and theatre, though i'd love to hear about other winter options in london (other than iceskating)

looks like the City of London Festival doesn't start till Jan 19.
http://www.visitthecity.co.uk/index.php/events/view/70/

can anyone take a stab at which of these cities it would be cheapest to fly to London from - Krakow, Budapest, Prague, Tallinn, Riga?

thanks!

Naval History

My father was in the Navy in WW2 and I want to find out what rank he was, as we have no records for him and he died 11 years ago.

Does anyone know how I can do this?

Thanks

UK Visa

I'm an Australian on a working holiday visa which is due to expire in Feb 2010. I'm hoping to stay somehow until June 2010 and I'm having exhausted all other options, I'm wondering if anybody has had experience or can offer advice on the following:-

1) Is it likely I will be able to re-enter the UK on a visitors visa if I leave the UK before my working holiday visa finishes and re-enter say, one week later (i.e. take a brief trip to Europe in-between)? Ideally I would like to be granted a full 6 month visitor visa and would have sufficient funds and a ticket back to Europe to use at the end of this 6 months - think this is possible?

2) If I travel to Dublin before my working holiday finishes and then return to the UK via Belfast, will they have any record of me re-entering the UK? (I've heard some reports that they check flight and ferry passenger lists despite there being a low... more »

car hire, london or maidenhead or close by

HI could anyone give me a suggestion on car hire for automatic cars , economy size.
im staying in maidenhead but can pick up in slough , reading , london or close by.

only need it for 3 days from 21st dec till 23rd/24th dec, the cheapest would be great!!!!!!

launderette near heathrow?

I'm flying into Heathrow at the end of a trip to Atlanta in August. I'll have 2 weeks' worth of clothes which will be pretty smelly but I'm flying out the next day to Japan. Luckily given the heat there the clothes will be appropriate, but I could do with giving them a wash before I go to Japan. If I was very rich I could throw them away & buy a whole new wardrobe at Heathrow but I'm not.
I have just over 24 hours between flights so I'll book a hotel near the airport but does anybody know of a launderette near the airport? Or if not an aparthotel type place that is likely to have a washing machine & dryer? thanks for any advice.

no ticket confirmation online

hi everybody

last sunday i bought online my madrid - lima ticket with TAM airlines for the 6 may 2010

since then no news and no confirmation of my booking
my barclays account was debited straight away and their name is written in the bank transaction number

they have already ignored my two e-mails of complaint

have you had that kind of problem in the past with them ??
i'm thinking to go to their branch in heathrow because they have a reputation of not answering phone calls

thanks for your advices and precious infos

janick