The Darkness Returns - Banter & Accomodation Discussion - General Scare Mongering....

[Paul]

For those seeking a place to stay....

The run will finish in Stony Stratford, home of the Stony Stagger, birthplace of the phrase " & Bull Story" and other claims to fame! ), which tends to mean that you either stay in a "historical", but very nice hotel, or you stay down the road at the Travellodge (walking distance from town centre, but up hill!).

Places to stay in town include:

Calverton Lodge

http://www.calvertonlodge.co.uk/
Rooms: 15Price: £25-£67.50 per room

The Hotel

http://www.cockhotel-miltonkeynes.com/
Rooms: 31Price: Single £55.00 - £85.00
Double £75.00 - £100.00

Hotel Different Drummer

http://www.hoteldifferentdrummer.co.uk/
Single: £49.00 - £77.00
Double/Twin Rooms: £77.00 - £120.00

Bull Hotel

Be damned if I can find details of a website...

Travel Lodge:

http://www.travelodge.co.uk/
Looks like they only have £50 rooms on that day.

[Paul]

Oh yes, and this is important because where we aim to finish the run will affect the route!

My local website with pub and restaurant list:
http://www.stonystratford.co.uk/hotels.html



No wonder I'm fat and broke since moving here.

[Rakey]

I like the idea of Stony, more of a Autumn evening feel, open fire, real ale, and tales of headless MINI drivers in the night!!!

[mad brummie]

PMSL at the profanity filter stopping the pub name!!!

[Paul]

Quote: Originally Posted by mad brummie

PMSL at the profanity filter stopping the pub name!!!

, never noticed that.

[Paul]

The other plus point of Stony is I live there, and can therefore also drink AND well, that was it really.

Oh yes, and in town you're more likely to get hassle of stupid young drunkards than you are out in the sticks, where we have mostly old drunkards.

[SoggyCornFlakes]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rakey

better wait to replace my windscreen, the last darkness run was two stone chips, and two alloys to refurb, and that was just from the reccies in the daylight

But sure on this one I will be getting the car more dirty than the Cotswolds

I was going to replace my windscreen now Cotswolds is over, it's got two chips, but maybe it will have to wait until after this

Rakey - you going to be down south anytime - a lunchtime recce of the route would be fun again

[Rakey]

Quote: Originally Posted by Paul Mullett

Oh yes, and in town you're more likely to get hassle of stupid young drunkards than you are out in the sticks, where we have mostly old drunkards.

I thought Soggy lived in Northampton? Not Stony Strafford?

[SoggyCornFlakes]

Quote: Originally Posted by Paul Mullett

One option is to do neither and settle at a hotel out of the town centre, like the one by the lake some of us will know from a Charity Ball planning meeting?

And there is a Travel Inn there too so it's a stagger across the road to the hotel



or you could finish in Northampton and hit the Moathouse again

[Rakey]

Quote: Originally Posted by SoggyCornFlakes

Rakey - you going to be down south anytime - a lunchtime recce of the route would be fun again

no plans at present mate, shame really

those used to be great

[SoggyCornFlakes]

yes, we keep taling about donig another one - you'll have to take a day off or be sick

[Paul]

Removed to avoid confusion!

[mad brummie]

go with stony i'll take your word for it as a local

[SoggyCornFlakes]

Quote: Originally Posted by mad brummie

go with stony i'll take your word for it as a local

what are you doing in here, thought you were on your way to visit me

[Rakey]

this is a local town for local people, there is nothing for you here...........