Midland game fair UK

Stonehall9

Four of us headin over to Shropshire to the fair in September , first time we are goin there, anyone of ye been there before ? Could ye recommend accommodation and anything else worth knowing. Cheers

EPointer=Birdss

Stonehall9 wrote: »

Four of us headin over to Shropshire to the fair in September , first time we are goin there, anyone of ye been there before ? Could ye recommend accommodation and anything else worth knowing. Cheers

I stayed in the roman way hotel in Cannock which is close by. Was ideal. Nothing exciting but grand.
Stayed in Wolverhampton another year, bit livelier but further drive.

Advice - bring money & lots of it! If the weather is good it is a pleasure to walk around, browse & pick up bits & pieces.
Wait til the last day to buy anything substantial where there are decent stocks as deals are easier come by.
Had a thread up before with pics etc
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056393822&page=2

tac foley

Remember that you'll be paying the UK VAT on everything you buy apart from the food you eat there.

I don't know if you can claim it back, like we can when we go home to Canada and buy spendy stuff to bring back here - a rare event that, but sometimes......

It's usually a great show in more ways that one, and if you are a 'doggy person' you'll be in heaven.

Telford is just a bit further up the road - plenty of accomodations there to suit every pocket.

tac

Stonehall9

Thanks for that boys, I'm just puttin the trip together at the moment so il try those locations for accommodation . But glad to hear ye have good things to say about it, good pics aswell e pointer

FOXHUNTER1

I've been a few times and the last time we went we stayed here http://www.internationalhoteltelford.com/ brilliant place about 10 mins from the game fair site and in the same car park as a travel lodge.
Got the whole weekend 3 nights B&B for £150 for myself and the young lad.
The travel lodge does a carvery in the evening and basicly you eat whatever you want for a few quid.

However we also stayed here one year http://www.buckatreehallhotel.com/ a complete disaster of a place fawlty towers is 5 star compared to it.
One fella seemed to be doing everything from booking us in to cooking the breakfast and everything in between.
Twice the price too!!

tac foley

FOXHUNTER1 wrote: »

I've been a few times and the last time we went we stayed here http://www.internationalhoteltelford.com/ brilliant place about 10 mins from the game fair site and in the same car park as a travel lodge.
Got the whole weekend 3 nights B&B for £150 for myself and the young lad.
The travel lodge does a carvery in the evening and basicly you eat whatever you want for a few quid.

Told ya.;)

tac

ronn

The father in law went with bj Kavanagh coach said it was perfect, lovely hotel in wovles all the food you can eat,

Stonehall9

Have the trip all sorted, it must be a big deal for the area because all the hotels and that were fairly booked up all around, managed to get two rooms in the Telford international , is there any other lads off here thinkin of goin??

ronn

I'm hoping to get over this year, it'll be me third year there, just have to see how things fair out work wise.