Am I being unreasonable for wanting my friends to choose a more central meeting place?

[Twinklebird]

Myself and my friends all live very far away from each other. Meet ups are nice but only 2-3 times per year. We normally meet in an area that is fairly equidistant for the furthest people including me.
The next meet up is to mark an occasion. Just a day trip. They have chosen a fancy place that is much nearer for everyone but much further for me. I never minded travel but just feel totally excluded. I would love a meet up but it just feels impossible. Do I suck it up and travel or stay home and miss out.
AIBU and how do I put my point across? All advice welcome.

This, surely if it's a 40th birthday celebration, no-ones expecting a baby? Unless that's how you all normally do things?

@Twinklebird with a baby a few weeks old I would have been annoyed, yes. But I’d just skip it as you can’t really make all of them change to something closer to you - the initiative should have come from them from the start.

So then this is not the norm, to give you longer to travel.

It's a special event birthday at a unique venue? That's feeling quite reasonable @Twinklebird

YABU. If you want them to meet the baby, you can host an event at yours.