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CRISIS: Antwerp, Sat Nov 7th
Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2020 3:56 pm
by Norman D. Landings
Anybody up for it?
Transport options under consideration, aiming to go at least one day before to make a weekend of it.
Re: CRISIS: Antwerp, Sat Nov 7th
Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2020 4:28 pm
by Jeremy
Peeler planned to take three weeks to get there and back so he could fit a drink or two in
Re: CRISIS: Antwerp, Sat Nov 7th
Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2020 9:32 pm
by Peeler
It was my initial thought....
Re: CRISIS: Antwerp, Sat Nov 7th
Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2020 6:13 am
by BaronVonWreckedoften
All very well, but what's the pie situation like?
Re: CRISIS: Antwerp, Sat Nov 7th
Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2020 7:19 am
by levied troop
Yes, definitely want to go this year, good show and interesting city.
Re: CRISIS: Antwerp, Sat Nov 7th
Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2020 7:19 am
by levied troop
And will want to do full weekend, Friday to Monday. Might even remember to join Antwerp’s bike scheme this time round.
Re: CRISIS: Antwerp, Sat Nov 7th
Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2020 1:28 pm
by Norman D. Landings
Here are the transport options:
1: Fly direct to Antwerp.
Direct flights from London City (Cityjet) and London Southend (FlyBe) only.
2: Fly to Brussels.
Direct flights from: Belfast, Birmingham, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Heathrow, Manchester, Newcastle.
Train Brussels/Antwerp: 45mins
Ferry:
Zeebrugge or Rotterdam: sail from Hull, 1hr 20mn drive.
(Technically Dunkirk is closer, but you have to sail from Dover and the Dunkirk-Antwerp drive actually takes longer.)
Train: leave from St Pancras, change at Brussels, three hours total, 8 trains a day.
Thoughts?
Re: CRISIS: Antwerp, Sat Nov 7th
Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2020 1:36 pm
by grizzlymc
I thought that you would arrive in a palanquin carried by three shifts each of three Coronavirus immune minotaurs.
Re: CRISIS: Antwerp, Sat Nov 7th
Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2020 2:19 pm
by levied troop
My thoughts would be:
A. Fly from Edinburgh as it’s fastest and cheapest for me. That train time from Brussels looks a little suspect - it was about 20minutes from Brussels Central and I don’t think the airport is much further away.
B. Train to St Pancras, Eurostar to Brussels, local train to Antwerpen Centrale. Slower and more expensive, but no weight limits coming back
and it saves the planet for future generations.
Will have a look at costs but I fancy the Eurostar, it’s fun.
I’ve done two hotels in previous years, one next to the station in the centre of town and one next to the venue. Both were fine for after-hours recreation and the venue is only 20 minutes walk from the centre of town anyway. But we have to do the Cock-Nose Jesus bar, even if only for a swift half!
Re: CRISIS: Antwerp, Sat Nov 7th
Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2020 2:48 pm
by Jeremy
I’m sorely tempted if it’s next year. I’ve already got commitments this year
