Nottingham Castle - Summer holidays

[fairydust]

Anyone fancy meeting up and having a picnic in the summer holidays at Nottingham castle - it's free to get in and there a lovely playarea and area to have a chat and picnic.

Would love to come as well, pretty free for the second week onwards.

Presume it's fairly easy to get to on foot/bus?

No idea of distance, but it would seem there are a few of us coming by train and walking to castle - so must be quite close!

This map of the centre suggests it is pretty close to station.

Ohh, that's grand, thank you.

Quite excited there's going to be a meet close to me.

Blooming marvellous! Thursday 11th August we could do, please count us in. We'd probably drive as I don't think I can trust my 2 ds's on the train for the entire Sheff to Nott. journey. (What a coward I am!)
(Note to Senora - will you be bringing Slef along or just writing him about the day???)

Aye Hula, its not far from the station at all, you just have to hop over the main road twice! but its got crossings all over it, so you shouldn't have too much bother!

jamiesam, if you don't want to drive all the way into the centre of Notts, you can get the tram in from J26, (well just off it anyway!)get off in the market square and just walk up Friar Lane to the castle! Think its couple of quid return, not sure what age you start paying for kids, but dd is 19mths and currently free!

Frizbe - thanks for that tip! I'd spotted someone refer to tram above/below and meant to ask about it. Didn't know there are trams in Nottingham, my ds's are addicted to them (spotting and riding) here in Sheffield, so it will make their day.

fantastic - lots more mummy's and little um's

Frizbe are you catching train ???

So, have we got a list of who is coming then?

you pay on the tram from 5 years old. tram.net has tram times and fare details.

S I have figured out:

FD and DD
Hula and DD
Roniebaby and DS (x2)
Munchkinola
Frizbe and DD
feelingold
senorapostrophe
pinkmagic1
hotmama
orinioco
rowlers
Easy and DS ?

Sorry I posted by accident too early there!

So I have figured out the following have their names down as possibles. How about everyone copies and pastes the lists, and updats theirselves so we know?

FD and DD
Hula and DD
Roniebaby and DS (x2)
Munchkinola
Frizbe and DD
feelingold
senorapostrophe
pinkmagic1
hotmama
orinioco
rowlers
Easy and DS
pootlepod
jamiesam

That looks good to me girls! Fairydust We're going to catch the tram in as its free to park there! and if we go to Derby for train you have to pay to park, unless of course there is train from Heanor? or do you go from Ilkeston?

I would love to come too, is this for Thurs 11 August??

Yes, it is gingerbear. Going to book day off work tomorrow.

FD and DD
Hula and DD
Roniebaby and DS (x2)
Munchkinola
Frizbe and DD
feelingold
senorapostrophe
pinkmagic1
hotmama
orinioco
rowlers
Easy and DS
pootlepod
jamiesam
gingerbear and DD

train station is at langley mill - frizbe - and there's a huge free carpark near by as well.

What kind of times are we talking about for the meet?

FD and DD
Hula and DD
Roniebaby and DS (x2)
Munchkinola
Frizbe and DD
feelingold
senorapostrophe
pinkmagic1
hotmama
orinioco
rowlers
Easy and DS
pootlepod and DD
jamiesam
gingerbear and DD

FD and DD
Hula and DD
Roniebaby and DS (x2)
Munchkinola and DD
Frizbe and DD
feelingold
senorapostrophe
pinkmagic1
hotmama
orinioco
rowlers
Easy and DS
pootlepod
jamiesam

Oh bollox!

lonely princess = munchkinola

Sorry for any confusion. Must check nickname before I post

So, FD and DD
Hula and DD
Roniebaby and DS (x2)
Munchkinola and DD (lonely princess)
Frizbe and DD
feelingold
senorapostrophe
pinkmagic1
hotmama
orinioco
rowlers
Easy and DS
pootlepod and DD
jamiesam
gingerbear and DD

Cheers fairydust! might get the train then! on a half n half toss up, think tram just might be a tad nearer - call me lazy!

I'll be coming with dd. As I live in Nottm I know the directions.

Blimey, this is MASSIVE!

I've added my ds's to list (and your dd too hotmama )

So, FD and DD
Hula and DD
Roniebaby and DS (x2)
Munchkinola and DD (lonely princess)
Frizbe and DD
feelingold
senorapostrophe
pinkmagic1
hotmama1 and DD
orinioco
rowlers
Easy and DS
pootlepod and DD
jamiesam and DS (x2)
gingerbear and DD