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Long Journey Club
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AstroDan
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Stevie said:Takes me forever.
About 5 minutes.
God Alton is bloody far away from Alton Towers.
However, you do not get to pass the delights of Starbucks Drive Thru en route. Now, that - is something you're missing!
As it is, I am 35 minutes away in Rugeley.
Stevie
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AstroDan said:Stevie said:Takes me forever.
About 5 minutes.
God Alton is bloody far away from Alton Towers.
However, you do not get to pass the delights of Starbucks Drive Thru en route. Now, that - is something you're missing!
As it is, I am 35 minutes away in Rugeley.
Well, I'm not a big fan of Starbucks Yes, I know this blaspheme .So I don't think I'm missing much, haha.
Henry Middalton-towers
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I take 3 hours but 2/2.5 on a really good day!
pluk
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http://www.theaa.com/route-planner/index.jsp#fromNode=18260045093634%7CSouth%20Woodham%20Ferrers,%20Chelmsford%7CSTREET%7C580610%7C197663%7CtoNode=18260023585297%7CAlton%20Towers,%20Stoke-On-Trent%7CSTREET%7C407104%7C343729
3hrs 36mins - seems about right. I often do it in a day but prefer to stay over if possible.
3hrs 36mins - seems about right. I often do it in a day but prefer to stay over if possible.
Carolyn
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Jonathan and AR12 I know what you mean about driving up from Cornwall as I am off there this weekend to visit my brother from M5 J11A. I feel for you having to suffer A30, Almondsbury at Bristol and Birmingham.
Lol Maya your Dad must drive like my daughter. She has a Golf tdi which goes like the wind even with 5 up until we get on the rural roads from Stafford and then we always get stuck behind a tractor.
Ok Stevie you have us all drooling.
Pity someone clever can't make a theme park journey site so we could pass on hold ups. My phone is rubbish on WiFi so I can't use any live traffic site
Lol Maya your Dad must drive like my daughter. She has a Golf tdi which goes like the wind even with 5 up until we get on the rural roads from Stafford and then we always get stuck behind a tractor.
Ok Stevie you have us all drooling.
Pity someone clever can't make a theme park journey site so we could pass on hold ups. My phone is rubbish on WiFi so I can't use any live traffic site
daveclarkedaveclarke
TS Member
Well my ride from east yorkshire is a 3hr ride in good traffic up to 4 and half hrs depending on traffic
Carolyn
TS Member
Don't know how they can work it out with all the pay on the door guests but for Alton in the Teachers Resources pdf it states for period 7/2010 - 6/2011:
"The geography of visitors to the Resort can be broken down into the following areas"
London 11.2%
South and South East 5.4%
East 5.9%
South West 3.2%
Wales and West 7.8%
Midlands 26%
North West 16.4%
Yorkshire 14.5%
North East 4.8%
Scotland 3.8%
Border 0.9%
"The geography of visitors to the Resort can be broken down into the following areas"
London 11.2%
South and South East 5.4%
East 5.9%
South West 3.2%
Wales and West 7.8%
Midlands 26%
North West 16.4%
Yorkshire 14.5%
North East 4.8%
Scotland 3.8%
Border 0.9%
Josh
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From where I currently live during the open season, I'm only 20 mins away in Leek which is much better than my previous travel time from somewhere in the hills of Scotland, which was roughly 8 hours by car, with no stops and no traffic
Oh how I remember the days of being stuck in a car for 10 hours being held up numerous times on the M6 car park so glad I live closer now
which is much better than my previous travel time from somewhere in the hills of Scotland, which was roughly 8 hours by car, with no stops and no traffic Oh how I remember the days of being stuck in a car for 10 hours being held up numerous times on the M6 car park
so glad I live closer now