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Quick quiz- how far are you from these?

362 replies

speakout · 17/12/2017 16:07

  1. Beach
  2. Airport
  3. Mountains
  4. Starbucks
  5. Harvey Nicks
OP posts:
Foxyloxy1plus1 · 17/12/2017 17:05

Beach - five minutes
Airport about an hour
Mountains- three hours
Starbucks- 10 minutes
Harvey Nicks - a couple of hours

By car

PinkBuffalo · 17/12/2017 17:06
  1. Beach - 10 min walk!
  2. Airport - quite a long way - at least a couple of hours (prob more)
  3. Mountains - no idea
  4. Starbucks - they've just opened one - 10 min walk
  5. Harvey Nicks - no idea - I assume that's in London? So again quite a long way
TossDaily · 17/12/2017 17:06

Beach - about 45 minutes.
Airport - about 90 minutes
Mountains - Christ knows. Hours and hours, I expect.
Starbucks - five minutes in car.
Harvey Nicks - about an hour.

MadameJosephine · 17/12/2017 17:07

Beach - less than a mile
Airport - 20 miles
Mountain - 30 miles
Starbucks - less than a mile
Harvey Nicks - 75 miles

Bowerbird5 · 17/12/2017 17:08

Beach - not very nice one, 25mins.
Airport - small one, 20 mins.
Mountains- can see them from my house. To be walking up one 25 mins.
Starbucks- depends on traffic but possible in 20 mins
Harvey Nicks - Don't know maybe 1 1/2 hrs by train.

Weedsnseeds1 · 17/12/2017 17:09

There's a Harvey Nichols in Bristol? When did this happen?
In that case about 45 mins for the last answer. I thought the nearest was Birmingham!

mum11970 · 17/12/2017 17:10
  1. Beach - on doorstep
  2. Airport - about 60 miles (different country)
  3. Mountain - on doorstep
  4. Starbucks - about 4.5-5 miles
  5. Harvey Nicks - about 60 miles (different country)
ArbitraryName · 17/12/2017 17:11

Beach - about half an hour to several lovely beaches
Airport - 5 minutes’ drive
Mountain - about 40 miles
Starbucks - less than a mile
Harvey Nicks - 88 miles

Mormont · 17/12/2017 17:12

Approximate time by car:
Beach: 5 mins
Airport: 1hr 30 mins
Mountain: 5 mins
Starbucks: 2 hrs
Harvey Nichols: 2hrs

MardAsSnails · 17/12/2017 17:13

According to google maps

  1. Beach - 300 metres
  2. Airport - 2.5 miles - 8 mins drive
  3. Mountains - 80 miles - 2 hours 24 mins drive
  4. Starbucks - 2.4 miles - 12 mins drive
  5. Harvey Nicks - 59 miles - 1 hour 5 mins drive
Allabitmuchisntit · 17/12/2017 17:13

Beach - five minutes on foot
Airport - 1 hour driving
Mountains - half an hour driving
Starbucks - twenty minutes driving
Harvey Nicks - four hours driving

TidyDancer · 17/12/2017 17:14

Beach - 45 minutes
Airport - 30 minutes
Mountains - 8 hours (maybe more)
Starbucks - 5 minutes
Harvey Nicks - 45 minutes

Crumbs1 · 17/12/2017 17:16

Beach about 20 miles to nice one.
Airport about 1.25 hours
Mountains about 7 hours non stop to Lakes. Brecons might be a little less.
Starbucks about half an hour.
Harvey Nicks 1.5 hours by train and tube.

Allabitmuchisntit · 17/12/2017 17:17

Ooh no wait I'm an hour's drive from HN

Who knew....

Femunculus · 17/12/2017 17:17

(in driving time)

Beach - 2.5 hours
Airport - 1 hours
Mountains - about an hour
Starbucks - half an hour
Harvey Nicks - 6 hours

MrsKnightley · 17/12/2017 17:18
  1. 200 yards
  2. 100 miles
  3. All around me (but mostly big hills)
  4. Who cares. Nasty coffee but, I guess, about 100 miles.
  5. 140 miles.
ButtMuncher · 17/12/2017 17:19

If driving;

  1. 40 mins
  2. 10 mins
  3. 3/4 hours
  4. 10 mins
  5. Haven't a clue, guess nearest is London so 2/3 hours.
DamsonGin · 17/12/2017 17:20

Beach 2+ hours,
Airport 1 hour,
Mountains 10 mins,
Starbucks 20 mins,
HNicks , no idea.

KurriKurri · 17/12/2017 17:21
  1. Beach - 15 mins walk
  2. Airport - an hours drive
  3. Mountains - proper ones - about 8/9 hours drive
  4. Starbucks - 15 mins walk
  5. Harvey Nicks - 200 miles - I've never been there
AlexandraPeppernose · 17/12/2017 17:21

Driving
Beach 45 mins
Airport 1 hr
Mountains 4hrs
Starbucks 6 mins
Harvey Nicks 2.5 hrs

AcrossthePond55 · 17/12/2017 17:22
  1. Beach (ocean) 2 hrs
  2. Airport (major) 34 mins
  3. Mountains (Lake Tahoe) 2 hrs
  4. Starbucks 7 mins
  5. Harvey Nicks 11 hours (flight time my home to London)
ginorwine · 17/12/2017 17:23

Beach
15 min in car
Airport and mountains 1 hour as is Harvey nicks
Never go in Starbucks but ten min walk

itsbetterthanabox · 17/12/2017 17:24

Driving time
Beach about 5-7 mins
Airport- 30 mins
Mountains- no idea few hours I reckon but close to loads of hills and forests.
Starbucks- 5 mins
Harvey Nichols- 2 hours maybe in total. Wouldn’t drive there would get train and tube.

AfterSchoolWorry · 17/12/2017 17:24
  1. Beach -15 mins
  2. Airport -15 mins
  3. Mountains - 1 hour
  4. Starbucks -2 mins
  5. Harvey Nicks -no idea

That's driving in moderate traffic.

youwouldthink · 17/12/2017 17:26
  1. Beach... 30 seconds
  2. Airport...1h 50
  3. Mountains... 15 mins
  4. Starbucks...1h 15 mins
  5. Harvey Nicks...2h