City Breaks

[Wardy]

I am looking to take the misses away at the end of september for a weekend. Can anyone recommend a website where i can book something cheapest? Not over bothered where we go, some where in Europe though.

 

[Beeercan]

St. Petersburg, great place

 

[rool]

Come to Cork, it's the european city of culture this year and dead cheap to fly from Gatwick with easyjet.

 

[B.M.F]

St. Petersburg, great place

A lot of hassle for a weekend though what with Visa's and all.

I would recommend one of the following.
Tallinn,
Paris,
Prague,
Helsinki,
Copenhagen or
Rome but there are loads of places that are worth visiting.

There are thousands of websites you can look at from teletext holidays to lastminute.com. I normally just book a flight and then do an independent look for accommodation. Normally go for Apartments instead of Hotels and have never been disappointed.

 

[Theatre of Trees]

Just come back from a weekend in Barcelona and recommend it highly.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Try the Ryanair website for cheap flights from Stansted

http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/

Only 29 pence (plus airport taxes &c, which could be up to £14.70) to:-

Haugesund
Aarhus
Gothenburg
Verona (Brescia)
Genoa
Hamburg (Lübeck)
Malmo (Sturup)
Milan(Orio al Serio)
Düsseldorf (Weeze)
Grenoble
Eindhoven

Typical conditions:-

Booking Period: Fri 12th Aug - Mon 15th Aug
Travel Period: Tue 06th Sep - Thu 15th Dec
Applicable Days: 1200 Mon - 1200 Thurs & Sat after 1200
Subject To Availability
Flight must be purchased: 14 days in advance
Blackout Period: 21st Oct - 01st Nov
Notes on this fare: All Holidays, School Breaks and major sporting events are excluded from this offer
Subject to Availability

Other destinations for prices rising to £9.29 + taxes.

Book accommodation online (or at an agency when you arrive) and you're sorted. Some places can be booked by e-mail - just go into a bookshop and copy addresses from the Rough Guide.

 

[Dropkick Turnip]

Bruges. Beautiful city!

Take the car, get the ferry to Calais, drive to Bruges (about 90 mins), stash the car when you get there (our hotel had very reasonable underground parking) and do the rest on foot. Fill up with beer and wine on the way back and with the money you save on booze a good proportion of your weekend will be free!

 

[Wardy]

Try the Ryanair website for cheap flights from Stansted

http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/

Only 29 pence (plus airport taxes &c, which could be up to £14.70) to:-

Haugesund
Aarhus
Gothenburg
Verona (Brescia)
Genoa
Hamburg (Lübeck)
Malmo (Sturup)
Milan(Orio al Serio)
Düsseldorf (Weeze)
Grenoble
Eindhoven

Typical conditions:-

Booking Period: Fri 12th Aug - Mon 15th Aug
Travel Period: Tue 06th Sep - Thu 15th Dec
Applicable Days: 1200 Mon - 1200 Thurs & Sat after 1200
Subject To Availability
Flight must be purchased: 14 days in advance
Blackout Period: 21st Oct - 01st Nov
Notes on this fare: All Holidays, School Breaks and major sporting events are excluded from this offer
Subject to Availability

Other destinations for prices rising to £9.29 + taxes.

Book accommodation online (or at an agency when you arrive) and you're sorted. Some places can be booked by e-mail - just go into a bookshop and copy addresses from the Rough Guide.

Cheers Lord B just been looking at that site. Think I will talk to the misses and see what she fancies.

 

[B.M.F]

Think I will talk to the misses and see what she fancies.

I think you will find that it is me she fancies

 

[JonC]

Can I back up the recommendation for Tallinn?

Probably not everyone's cup of tea - but you can have the cultural/touristy side or the getting pissed/using prostitutes side. Best of both worlds.

 

[jevs]

The city of Chichester is rather nice at this time of year

 

[B.M.F]

The city of Chichester is rather nice at this time of year

The Golf course certainly is

 

[Theatre of Trees]

If you're going by Ryanair check where the actual airports are in relation to the city as some are miles away which will waste time travelling if you're only going for a short break.

 

[Virgo's Haircut]

After going to Lübeck to go to Hamburg I can advise that it's the equivilent of flying into Gatwick when you actually want to go to Luton.

The bus ride takes a while, but Hamburg is quite a nice place and has the Reeperbahn. If you don't know what it is click here or here if you speak German.

 

[Eggman]

Stockholm


Lovely place, if a bit expensive

 

[Yoda]

Firenze is also a good place to go. Lots to see, eat and drink as its the home of Chianti. Also only a 90min train journey to the Tuscan coast.

 

[clapham_gull]

Seville is fantastic for a few days (but probably way too hot this time of year)

Direct cheap flights now form Gatwick

I did a city break to Istanbul a few years ago

 

[Vankleek Hill Seagull]

My fiancee and I went to Prague in May for a few days.

Highly recommended.