Mellorburn Hotel
Travel Blogs from Blackpool
The night before
School's out, work is on pause and the cottage industry is closed for Christmas. It's finally here after months of waiting and we're all beside ourselves with excitement.
The bags are packed (with space to spare thanks to Annette's frugal choice of clothes) and we have even managed to find room for Ellie much to Esther's relief.
We've got so many exciting new experiences ahead of us crammed into a 7 week trip. South East Asia here we come!
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Morning of NY
... of being late especially where aviation is concerned, would be a little rattled by the little woman at our service and should by default be reassuring us that we will catch the flight no matter what, I tried to go into the bedroom to reassure her. It was too late. Stress had hit her face like a wet gibbon and all I could do was match that with a moan about the transporter woman who had brought so much cheer to our doorstep. We arrived at Malc and Ce's met by ...
Liverpool.....Yeh, Yeh, Yeh
How is England different from the US?
The USA has a Kidney Bank, while England has a Liverpool.
OK, let's finish our groaning and get on with this, the latest installment of our blog. According to the map, Liverpool, on the Mersey River, was just a few hours north of Bath, but with flooded rail tracks, getting there proved to be a major headache. We, together with hundreds of others anxious to get to their respective destinations on this Friday ...
Liverpool is way cool :-)
with a weekend of nothing planned I decided to hit the frog and toad to Liverpool to visit me old china Simon from camp. Jumped on the virgin express which was quite a nice ride. Arrived in Liverpool at 10:30 and hit up a local bar for a quiet ale at the Wellington. Very seedy yet charming pub with old school 50's country and rock music. Met some locals who were hilarious. One was a "10 pound pom" which he proceeded to tell me ...
Easy day =)
... bread. We did have a little trip to Tesco in the middle since we didn't have a crusty loaf for the garlic bread. But once everything was said and done, we had made a beautiful meal and it was easily the best meal I had since I left the ship.
The perfect way to end such a lovely day was having a long chat to Edith and Dave. Those two are so amazing, I am so appreciative of their company and kindness towards me.
Tomorrow- travel day from Formby to ...
Location
Other places to stay in Blackpool
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The Grays Hotel
62 Reads Avenue, Blackpool | 2 star innfrom $67 -
Highbank Hotel Blackpool
98 - 100 Hornby Road, Blackpool | 2 star innfrom $90 -
Bedmond Hotel
22 Crystal Road, Blackpool | 3 star innfrom $66 -
RockDene Hotel
50 St. Chads Road, Blackpool | 3 star innfrom $75 -
Gainsborough Hotel
291-295 Promenade, Blackpool | Innfrom $68 -
Birch Villa Hotel
32 St. Chads Road, Blackpool | 3 star innfrom $82 -
Marsden Hotel
15 Withnell Road, Blackpool | 2 star innfrom $50 -
Smart Hotel
1A King Edward Avenue, Blackpool | 3 star innfrom $75 -
Sheron House
21 Gynn Avenue, Blackpool | Inn -
The Sutcliffe Hotel
70 - 72 Albert Road, Blackpool | Inn -
White Rose Hotel
3 Dale Street, Blackpool | 2 star inn -
Cavendish Hotel
11 Pleasant Street, Blackpool | 3 star innfrom $54 -
The Harbour Hotel
5 Napier Ave, Blackpool | 5 star inn -
St Ives
10 King George Avenue, Blackpool | 3 star innfrom $59 -
Sunnymede Hotel
50 King Edward Avenue, Blackpool | 3 star inn -
Belvedere Hotel
77 Dickson Road, Blackpool | 3 star innfrom $74 -
Astoria Hotel
118-120 Albert Road, Blackpool | Inn -
Cheers Hotel Blackpool
50 Coronation Street, Blackpool | Inn -
Springfield Hotel
35 Charnley Road, Blackpool | Inn -
The Dutchman Hotel
267/269 The Promenade, Blackpool | Inn -
The Lyngarth Hotel
12 Willshaw Road, Blackpool | Inn -
Edward Hotel
27 Dickson Road, Blackpool | 2 star innfrom $53 -
Hawkes Hotel
4 Station Road, Blackpool | Innfrom $60 -
Glyndale Hotel
9 Trafalgar Road, Blackpool | 2 star innfrom $67 -
Waters Edge Hotel
5 Dean Street, Blackpool | Innfrom $45 -
Saxton House Hotel
5 Albert Road, Blackpool | Inn
