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From: "Elaine Davis" <>
Subject: Re: [Lon] Visiting England
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 19:05:56 -0000
References: <020f01c40605$679f9010$90d030d5@pat>


Sorry forgot to mention on my previous mail. If you stay on the outskirts
of London you can buy a daily bus/train/tube rover ticket for unlimited use
on London Transport for about £3 per day, so it wouldn't cost a great deal
to travel into central london and visit the records offices.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Eileen Franchi" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 6:36 PM
Subject: Fw: [Lon] Visiting England


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eileen Franchi" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 6:35 PM
> Subject: Fw: [Lon] Visiting England
>
>
> > Hi Colleen, I live in the Midlands and travel to the PRO by car- it
> usually
> > takes about 2 hours if you avoid rush hours. It opens at 9-30am and
there
> > are 2 late night openings in the week and a good restaurant there. If
you
> > go by train from here it runs into Euston which is next door to the
> British
> > Library and easy to get to Mydleton Street and SOG and other places
for
> > research. So it might be a good idea for your researcher to stay
outside
> > London. The Travel Lodges have good offers on from time to time. The
> Tube
> > train runs from quite a way outside of north Central London. Of
course
> the
> > fares might not be much cheaper than staying in London so you would
have
> to
> > weigh up the pro and cons. A spare room in a fellow researchers home
> would
> > be the ideal answer of course . Eileen.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "colleen morrison" <>
> > > >
> > >
> > > > Martin, you mention that your trip to England cost around $2000.
I'm
> > > > currently helping an American researcher who's visiting England in
a
> > > > few months time to find reasonably priced accommodation - and I'm
> > > > shocked at the prices of what's on offer. Times have obviously
changed
> > > > and prices increased since I last stayed in bed and breakfast
> > > > accommodation in England. At present, renting a cottage appears to
be
> > > > more viable than bed and breakfast or hotel accommodation. Was
your
> > > > trip a recent one and can you - or any other lister - offer any
advice
> > > > based on your experience of your visit here?
> > > >
> > > > Colleen
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > >>
> > > ______________________________
> >
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