To go to this wedding? Newborn baby & toddler

[SilverBirchT]

A close relative is getting married and I really want to go to the wedding however my baby is due 2 months before! DC1 will be 3yo. Depending when the baby is born they could be either 2 or 3 months old.

The wedding is a 7 hours drive away not including rest stops. Plus it's going to be in a standalone marquee i.e. not on the grounds of a hotel etc, basically in a field. It'll be no expense spared but I have no idea what the facilities will be like at this type of event.

Should a newborn be travelling in a car this long?? I'll have support from my DP and my children's grandparents but realistically how practical and enjoyable will the wedding be with a new baby?

I'm planning on FFing after the nightmare I had with DC1 if that makes a difference?

Really confused on what to do so any advice would be most welcome.

Yes go by train, and as knittingdad says, it's cheaper to buy 2 adult+1 child with a family railcard than it is to get 2 adult tickets - bizarre fluke and it gets you a third seat too. Get tickets precisely 3 months before, when they are first out on the trainline.com or via whichever rail company, and you'll get the really cheap ones. Have a look now for tickets in 3 months and you'll see the difference.

Or is there an airport nearby that you could fly from?

Have discussed it with DP and he thinks the train would be a nightmare due to all the stuff we'd have to take and the fact we'd have no transport when we're down there.

He likes the idea of breaking up the journey with an overnight stay though. With breaks on the way down we'd be looking at a journey of 10hrs plus! Sounds horrendous. Splitting up it would be much better I think if we could get cheap accommodation somewhere. That would be much more bearable!

Feel more confident we could manage, by the sound of it keeping the toddler entertained on the journey and at the actual wedding will be the hardest part!