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WIBU to get a train just to stock up at Booths for Christmas?

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BoothsRun · 22/10/2025 14:12

I love Booths and I haven’t been for a while. Unfortunately we don’t have one locally, just Waitrose(Which I also love) but I’m considering making a run to Booths and stocking up on their Christmas food, a few gifts and general bits. Partly for the fun of it and partly because I want to treat myself and family. There’s also a favourite deli of mine nearby that I could get some bits from too.

The train takes about 1 hour 20-30, Booths is 5 minutes walk from the train station and I’m 3 minutes walk away from the train station when I get home.

Would this work if I take cool bags and cool packs? I don’t drive so that isn’t an option.

OP posts:
IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 23/10/2025 20:12

What a great idea!
My nearest one is an hour’s drive away.
We might have a half term trip out. Actually, there’s an inset day at the end of Nov.

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 23/10/2025 20:13

ZenNudist · 23/10/2025 19:52

I'd just online order nice food instead. Waitrose is as nice. There are a lot of independent suppliers for things like biscuits, smoked salmon, fancy meat and fish, artisan beers.

Or find a more local farm shop.

I don't personally rate booths enough to spend 3 hours on a train but i enjoy popping in if driving through the lakes but dont think its worth the money. When we had one near ds school (now sadly replaced by asda) we used to go get nice things for lunch but I felt overpriced, the quality was only so so and very small amounts for the money.

We don’t have a Waitrose either, and they won’t deliver to us because their database has got our postcode wrong.

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