Advice Needed on London/Liverpool Cheap Hotel Accommodation in Sept/Oct

[hazuki]

I m gg to HM between sept/oct. Is this peak period? Any cheap hotels to recommend? Not much facilities needed. Juz need budget hotel.
Pls recommend hotels. thks.
My main intention is to catch a liverpool match. So if liverpool accommodation is more ex, i'll stay in london n take a bus to liverpool on match day.. If not, vice versa. Stay in liverpool, travel to london on non match days.

Any sample itinerary? Any guide book tat u wish to get rid of? Can pass to me? thks alot.

 

[mrs_n]

Petrina

You must be one very big Liverpool fan! Same like my mum. In fact she wants me to take her to Liverpool the next time she visits me in the UK.

I would generally consider late sept/oct to be off-peak season as things start to slow down by then.

London is one of the most expensive cities to live in England so I should think you would find accomodation in Liverpool to be relatively cheaper than in London. But if your main intention is to watch a Liverpool match than it might be better to just stay in the vicinity of Liverpool. Liverpool is also the home town of The Beatles so there are places of interest to visit.

I don't think it is very feasible to make day visits between London and Liverpool as they are quite far away from each other. You'll be spending a lot of time travelling and will only tire yourself out. Not really worth it in my opinion as you could spend that time visiting some really nice places in Britain.

A train will take about two and half hours while a bus is about five hours (could be longer if you have to change).

Why not plan your journey such that you spend a few days in London and its surrounding areas and then go Northwest to Liverpool. Spend a few days in Liverpool where you can consider a visit to Manchester or even the Lake District. Tbh I think the Lake District would make a more ideal place for a honeymoon than London. But if this is your first visit to Britain then I guess London is a must!

Another alternative is to fly to Manchester (you can also make Manchester your base as Manchester is pretty close to Liverpool). Stay a few days in the Northwest and then make your way down to London.

Anyway here are some webbies to help you along:
http://www.visitenglandsnorthwest.com/
http://www.visitbritain.co.uk/

 

[marnie]

Oh hello Mrs N, you must be living in the UK somewhere to know all these lil' pretty gem of an information.

Petrina, gosh.....I totally agree, you must be die hard to want to watch Liverpool play. My hubs has been a supporter since he's 13! In fact, he was hoping we'll go to Liverpool in November to watch them play at home to Arsenal, I think. That game will be difficult to get tickets to I reckon even if the hubs is a subscriber of the Red's fan club etc.

So we're not making any detours until we know for sure he's got tickets. I'm not a soccer fan so I will be happy roaming the streets and they have a Liverpool Tate which I will be more than happy to hang out at.

Mrs N is right. To travel to Liverpool will take hours! What I was planning to do was to fly into Manchester and get a train from Manchester Airport directly into the downtown of Liverpool (forgot the station now). London is not necessarily the cheapest city in the world so I reckon it'll be a tad bit easier on the pockets and wallets to stay in Liverpool.

 

[mrs_n]

Ha! Ha! Idyll yeah I'm presently in the UK not in the Northwest though but just across the pennines on the Northeastern side of England.

I've been to Liverpool only once on a day trip and I must say I wouldn't mind visiting it again. Certainly not as crowded as London!

I usually use these to check for train/bus times, fares, journey times etc. Always useful to gauge cost and travel times between cities so you can plan your trip a little better.

The Trainline
National Express Coaches

 

[marnie]

Mrs N, oh, I hope you are not one of those who got affected with the flooding going on. I'm checking with my mom-in-law and bro-in-law as to how they are as they are in North London and West London respective --> I'm sure I'm just paranoid, as usual.

Gosh, I lived in Liverpool when I was much much younger and I love it! It reminds me a lot of Melbourne. It has a good mix of culture, technology, old and new. It's not too cosmopolitan like its cousin (aka London) but it's not too way-laid either.

So are you like way up in Newcastle or thereabouts? I hate geography - not one of my strongest suits. Hahahah

Ps. thanks for the links!

Oh Petrina, Liverpool is the European Capital of Culture 2008 so there are lots to do there, I'm sure.

 

[mrs_n]

Idyll no not as far North as Newcastle!

More like somewhere between Sheffield and Lincoln in the very Northern end of the East Midlands I suppose. I'm actually in a village in North Nottinghamshire not too far from the borders of South Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire.

No we are thankful that our area was spared this time round. Our village was however affected by last month's flooding. Even though our house wasn't affected it was quite a scary experience. The village school had to be closed and the field and road that seperated the North & South of our village was turned into a little lake.

Unfortunately the weather forecast doesn't look too good with heavy showers predicted in the next few days so we can only hope for the best. Fingers crossed that your family in London will be ok.

 

[marnie]

The Midlands is a beautiful place to be! I whizzed by it once a long time ago and the whole area just makes me want to get out of the car and roll about the grass (ok...maybe not when it has been pouring out the whole night before). It's peaceful and serene and definitely much less crowd and the migrane which comes with it. Hahah

Skype-d my bro-in-law last night but he was as usual busy so didn't get to answer my question about flooding in his area. I couldn't wait cos' I was practically nodding off on the laptop. I'll prob. give my mom-in-law a tinkle, just in case.

 

[mrs_n]

Idyll you must be pretty well travelled in the UK if you've lived in Liverpool in your younger days.
Yeah the Midlands has some places with lovely scenary especially the Peak District. Have you been to Chatsworth House in Derbyshire? That's where they filmed Pride & Prejudice. Its has beautiful grounds and scenary. You can spend the whole day just wandering round (if its a nice day that is). Unfortunately most visitors who come to Britain don't seem to want to venture out of London.

Have to admit though it's a lively city to be in and if one likes the nightlife that's the place to be but after living in the quiet countryside I find London a little too intimidating. Ha! Ha! Talk about becoming a country bumpkin. In fact I much prefer Edinburgh its got a bit more character and doesn't feel as claustrophobic as London is.

You can check for current flooding situation on the Environment Agency website. They are updating it quite frequently at the moment so you can check which areas are on alert. But I guess its more reassuring to communicate in person. Must be a worrying time for you guys.

 

[marnie]

Ah.....most of my lifetime from point of my birth to pre-teen years are spent in London, Liverpool and Cologne before permanently "parking" myself here in Singapore. And I'd have to say that apart from London, Liverpool and Cologne were places where we lived out of the city centre and took quite a bit of drive to get into the city, but I love that.

I love London! More so for the fact that it's got everything I would need in terms of latest technology (my hubs a geek) and arts (from letterpress to gocco). It's quite a thrill for me to speak to someone who knows what I get excited about. Most people here are not really attuned to other things (culturally or artistically) but the coporate rat-race, I'm afraid. Even with the wedding planning, hubs and I had weave our wedding details DIY-style just cos' we cannot agree with the vendors here that were (and still are) insisting on their "tried and tested" way.

Oh the webbie link you provided seems to not have anything re. London. So no news is good news at this point!

Thanks Mrs N!

 

[mrs_n]

That's good Idyll, fingers crossed they will survive the wet weekend ahead.

Oh I love the cultural aspect of London but not the crowds. Indeed there's a lot to see and do.

Yeah get what you mean about the corporate rat-race. People don't take time to smell the flowers and appreciate nature. I didn't use to until I met my hubby who is pretty much an outdoor man whose idea of an ideal holiday is camping and hillwalking. Now whenever we go on a break in the UK taking along my hiking boots is a must.

DIY style is probably the best. We did the same too for our wedding. 'Tried & tested' ways don't suit everyone. And I think part of the fun is to be daring and do it a little differently. Ha! Ha! We had a few raised eyebrows when we told people we were growing our own flowers for the wedding as they didn't think it would work. But the weather behaved itself that year and the gladioli flowered at the right time! So I guess we were lucky as well as nutty.

 

[marnie]

Ooohh....you've got green fingers to plant your wedding flowers! If I were to embark on that, I'd probably just get stuck with grass. I kill almost all blooms almost instantly.

Your wedding must have been special with those gladiolis. Imagine, caring for a bud for a few months. Quite romantic if you ask me!

I have to say that hard-core hiking is probably going to take a toll on this old body. I love leisurely walks though so maybe, you can still consider that hiking..

 

[mrs_n]

Ha! Ha! Hard-core hiking will also take a toll on this old body! I'm always amazed that the majority of hill walkers are usually older folk.

They must do it quite often as they have a lot of stamina and don't seem to tire easily.

Oh the expected torrential rain over the weekend didn't materialise. It was a relief for everyone especially those in the flood stricken areas. As it is it was already bad enough and more heavy downpours would have only made things worse. Looks like this week will be better with more sunshine ... finally!

I trust your family down in London are ok.

 

[marnie]

Thanks Mrs N, mom-in-law and bro-in law are ok.

It's relieving to know that it didn't rain over the weekend over in your part of the world. It's been a crazy week here. Been raining here lots too. This weather chaos is really making people sit up and take notice that perhaps the world is suffering from what we're doing.

Just found out my mom-in-law is planning to be in Bangladesh this October/November when we're up there, so may have to shorten our stay in London. My bro-in-law will be too busy filming to spend much time with us apart from the weekend. Bleh.

 

[emilyns]

Hi, mrs N, i am going to liverpool this september...any idea how i can get the liverpool match tickets?

Thank you

 

[laura186]

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[fretzie]

I think Berner's is great -- a real London type hotel, with great tradition and excellent service.
I think there are several small rooms, so try to ask for a "superior" or just for a larger room. Good luck.

 

[paintednails]

any updates for visits there in 2012?

we might go to liverpool too! any shortcuts in getting match tickets?

 

[breet]

can anyone tell me the cheapest hotel.