LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

[TUTTSI]

Re: LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

I think I will book for afternoon tea any one else for tea at Betty's?

Here's a few more pics from the other day

[ATTACH]5940[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]5941[/ATTACH]

This is just left of M & S
Go thro market to the Shamles Area (Oldie Worldy)
+ Oportos Yorkshire Pudding reccomendation

[ATTACH]5942[/ATTACH]

Next 2 are the famous Betty's Tea Rooms
I think I know who'll be going there
Note-the queue even in January

Bettys York | Bettys Online


[ATTACH]5943[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]5944[/ATTACH]

[Oporto]

Re: LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

Tuttsi,- Betty's is a world famous tea rooms-but very expensive. I suggest for afternoon tea is brown's-almost across the road from betty's and 50yds from M&S the meet point----they both use the same baker to supply their confectioniary etc etc--and it's half the price in Brown's. The majority of people only go to Betty's for presitge--they come out saying to their friends and family oooooh we've had tea at betty's, but what they don't say is the price they've had to pay for it.

[TUTTSI]

Re: LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

Oporto, it is Betty's that I would idealy like to go too, it is my first and only visit to York and would like to do it in style, you see I like to be waited on and as it is famous that is where I would love to go. It would be like going to the Ritz in London (famous for afternoon tea) I will book it one afternoon Friday or Saturday, depending on what else is planned. Some might say I am posh, but I lurve afternoon tea in a quaint tea shop that is famous especially when it is named after my late mother.
Here is a link to Browns for anyone that is interested in self service:- http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct...n23EsbKot9fo5A

[Turboman]

Re: LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

Oporto

Its not that dear--£3 coffee-£5 pot of tea-don't know re cakes

[Oporto]

Re: LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

Torboman, What iam trying do is to find affordable prices that's affordable to peeps as suggested by Tuttsi in post 120. If you like to see nice young girls dressed in mini skirts waiting on tables then I suppose that the prices you have quoted is not too expensive.

I was only trying to help. Good Luck

[Turboman]

Re: LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

Hey Oporto

I know what you mean mate

[CYNthesys]

Re: LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

For what its worth I think Bettys is overrated.
The cakes always look good but you must be prepared to join a snakelike queue out into the precinct, so I'd take a packed lunch to stave off the hunger whilst you're queing.

[Turboman]

Re: LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

PS--more tea rooms Tutts-lol
http://www.visityork.org/eating/thed...pid=3&catid=21

[TUTTSI]

Re: LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

Oporto, I fully understand what you are trying to by finding cheaper places for peeps to go. Not everyone will agree to go to the same places to visit as there is so much choice, but this my choice and what I would like to do if I have the oportunity and not everyone will want a cream tea like me. There again not everyone will want to go to the brewery or other venues. You cannot please everyone all of the time.

Torboman, What iam trying do is to find affordable prices that's affordable to peeps as suggested by Tuttsi in post 120. If you like to see nice young girls dressed in mini skirts waiting on tables then I suppose that the prices you have quoted is not too expensive.

I was only trying to help. Good Luck

[Turboman]

Re: LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

Right

I've posted up a template letter for you all to request tourist stuff from information offices and Monz is posting pricing and times etc in addittion--so , as I said before, we can discuss the attractions throughout February.

As I said, we all aint going to go to the same things (and indeed-local people probably none at all) but there will be some commonality which gives opportunities for going in small ad hoc groups if thats what people want.

As Monz has posted, several attractions use a "charity type " ticket where you can use it all year.

So if you are obsessed with the Eye-you go on Friday/Sat/Sun-LOL
Similarly Jorvik centre
But perhaps the year ticket would be very useful for the Castle Museum with just seeing a bit on Friday/Sat/Sunday (say)-if thats what you want

Right---we'll leave the attractions for a while until you all get your factpack and view the websites appropiate to your interests

The most pressing thing is for me to decide on the meeting place(s)

I have eliminated the pub next to Hilton as previous posts--and frankly-Wetherspoons is right at the opposite end of the main inner ring of attractions-so think it also not good

That Stonegate Yard the people I met in M & S recc. looks interesting
Welcome to Stonegate Yard

Reccomendationsalso are pubs in Stonegate and Petergate and Lower Petergate

I think from Main Man's list-we have around 240 within the inner ring (the walls)--please don'tmake me check out them all

While I was at the information office-I then crossed over to riverside and there are lots by the river as below--don't know prices yet though







However, Yates Wine Bar is my current favourite by the river --clean-trendy-good value meals and drinks---
Home | Yates's, York | Yates's
Yates's, York, North Yorkshire, YO1 9QT - pub details # beerintheevening.com
Yates's - York North Yorkshire

They will set aside a special area for us and its got 2 dance floors for those that want to stay all night and don't want to pay Nightclub Fees

Will research further next time in York in 2 weeks----

Turbs

PS--all local Yorkshire rugby teams always used to meet there after games when I was 20--in 19......lol

[Turboman]

Re: LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

Oporto, I fully understand what you are trying to by finding cheaper places for peeps to go. Not everyone will agree to go to the same places to visit as there is so much choice, but this my choice and what I would like to do if I have the oportunity and not everyone will want a cream tea like me. There again not everyone will want to go to the brewery or other venues. You cannot please everyone all of the time.

Blimey Tutts---just followed a bit on the link I posted-didn't know it had 6 rooms and that you can reserve a table--looks fab

[Bill-K]

Re: LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

...As Monz has posted, several attractions use a "charity type " ticket where you can use it all year.

So if you are obsessed with the Eye-you go on Friday/Sat/Sun-LOL
Similarly Jorvik centre
But perhaps the year ticket would be very useful for the Castle Museum with just seeing a bit on Friday/Sat/Sunday (say)-if thats what you want

Soz, I missed that bit from Monz. This might not work, but maybe we can do 'swaps' with some of these 'season tickets,' so that the Friday guys buy them, and split costs with the Saturday and Sunday guys, who use them afterwards. This assumes that there is no 'Not Transferable' small print, of course. Damn - I didn't bring my glasses...!!!

[Turboman]

Re: LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

Soz, I missed that bit from Monz. This might not work, but maybe we can do 'swaps' with some of these 'season tickets,' so that the Friday guys buy them, and split costs with the Saturday and Sunday guys, who use them afterwards. This assumes that there is no 'Not Transferable' small print, of course. Damn - I didn't bring my glasses...!!!

Fraid not Bill--you get a form--then you put your photo on it--then first time used-you need passport etc--then it gets stamped "as this is you" for subsequent use

We got one for The Deep in Hull
You also get asked (there) if you want to make a voluntary donation of £4 per Adult

Trust you Scottish looking to save a few groats-lol

[Bill-K]

Re: LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

Yeah, I picked up a few Scottish habits over the years. Ah well, it was a thought.

[Turboman]

Re: LB Meet-Spring 2012--YORK - LB's 5th Birthday!!

Re the Template Letter I posted to request leaflets---seems I was advised by a part timer who didn't know the procedures.

To request the A4 Visitors Guide you need to register and request from here

Visit York Official Tourist Information Site, Short Break or Holidays in York

Then click DOWNLOADS then BROCHURE REQUEST---it works btw-got mine this morning--the Visitors Guide is a "must have" btw

Some really good tourist videos in there btw + a useful "Create your own travel plan" pamphlet

Individual leaflets and the mini-guide are in your hotels,in the office, in restaurants & in pubs or can sometimes be requested from the appropiate site for that attraction

in meantime-do not use the template letter I have posted and referenced from within post 1--which I will amend later