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Title: Newent train station???
Post by: hotel21 on 07 July 2013, 22:29:44

Currently at the tin tent in the middle of nowhere and using the phone for the Internet. Just about....

Anyone with local knowledge or better interweb able to assist?  What's the nearest or most convenient main line station to newent please?

Ya...   :y

Title: Re: Newent train station???
Post by: tunnie on 07 July 2013, 22:41:04

Ledbury or Gloucester. Each about the same distance away.

Where do you need to go?

Title: Re: Newent train station???
Post by: hotel21 on 07 July 2013, 22:52:13

Newent??   ;D

Thanks for looking.... :y

Title: Re: Newent train station???
Post by: tunnie on 07 July 2013, 22:56:38

Quote from: hotel21 on 07 July 2013, 22:52:13

Newent??   ;D

Thanks for looking.... :y

Oh sorry thought you were nearby in a tent to Newent, looking to travel from there.  :-[  ;D ;D

Guess Gloucester is best for you? Think its quite quick from Paddington. As I think fast train to London then out on Great Western?

Title: Re: Newent train station???
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 08 July 2013, 05:53:25

Just looked it up for ya B, guessing your travelling from Fife

Some station in Fife to Haymarket to Birmingham to Glos

Takes 6 hours and £151  :o You could drive there quicker and cost less in fuel!

Title: Re: Newent train station???
Post by: Seth on 08 July 2013, 11:27:06

Gloucester's best!
Far better served than Ledbury ... trust me fellow celt!

Then Stagecoach 132 bus to Newent.
Hourly service as per: http://www.stagecoachbus.com/PdfUploads/Timetable_32926_132.pdf

HTH :y

Title: Re: Newent train station???
Post by: hotel21 on 08 July 2013, 20:27:49

Thanks Dave and Seth. Appreciated. Did some more raking around at work today. Quite disappointed that the fare remains the same for tomorrow as well as 6 weeks advance booking!

Will look again in the morrow and see what's available.

It's circa 740 miles round trip and that's a fair bit of fuel for a weekend on the razzle - plus a drive home on the Sunday after!

Title: Re: Newent train station???
Post by: Andy B on 08 July 2013, 20:59:06

Quote from: hotel21 on 08 July 2013, 20:27:49

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Quite disappointed that the fare remains the same for tomorrow as well as 6 weeks advance booking!
 .....

No luck with travel agents? Years ago when we used to fly to Heathrow from Edinburgh, the travel agent in Rosyth/Dumfermline/Inverkeithing  :-\ did deals for our tickets ......

Title: Re: Newent train station???
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 08 July 2013, 21:56:24

Much easier to get to Cheltenham from that part of the world

Title: Re: Newent train station???
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 09 July 2013, 06:54:20

Might be worth having a looksee how much it is on a 'cityhopper' (flying) from edin to bris, then train from bris to glos?  :-\