"Anniversary"

The Northern Monkey

I need help.

Been with the GF for 4 years on tuesday, and obviously the GF wants to do something special.

Luckily i've got the rents car atm so we're thinking of having a nice day out/picnic type thing, but where the hell do you go down south!!

if we were at mine - Lakes, Peak District and hundreds of national trust sites like Bolton Abbey etc
If we were at hers - Ogmore, Southerndown, Brecon Beacons, Tenby...

The only thing we can think of is Stonehenge... but neither of us are very "excited" about that

Come-on there must be somewhere nice down here!!!

Ben

miss notax

I live in Hampshire - where are you? Lots of nice places down here!

The Northern Monkey

In the Twickenham area, but we don't mind driving for a bit

(just googled hampshire - only 50 mins away )

miss notax

- New Forest (lots of nice pubs, ponies etc!)
- Beaulieu (very pretty, nice places to eat and car museum if that floats you boat)
- Motisfont Abbey (National Trust, very beautiful)
- Cowes, Isle of Wight (honestly!) - drive to Portsmouth or Southampton, ferry to Cowes, lovely pubs and fab shops so extra brownie points from your girlfriend

Will think of some more....

The Northern Monkey

Awesome thanks Sarah glad to get some female input!

miss notax

Ok, just worked out where you are!!

- Brighton? Nice place to go for a day out

And if you want any recommendations for pubs / restaurants etc give me a shout!

The Northern Monkey

Wow, never even thought of going to the Isle of Wight! thats a great idea!! hmmmmm!

miss notax

bigbenj_08 wrote:

Wow, never even thought of going to the Isle of Wight! thats a great idea!! hmmmmm!

Nice little ferry journey and Cowes has some lovely places to eat and fab shops! Or Yarmouth? Very pretty and great restaurants (can recommend the Blue Crab - yummy ).

And don't forget a card / box of chocs / bottle of fizz etc - these things matter!!

The Northern Monkey

ahh, been brighton before, weren't that impressed as it was far too busy

Wonder if I could get her to go chack out some F1 cars she enjoyed the GP on sunday :twisted: haha

Kyrotek

If you've got the time to travel on the Ilse o' Widget then perhaps a trip to the southern coast (not far really) and visit the pearl farm. I took the missus there and paid for her to choose her own oyster (guaranteed pearl every time) and some jewellry to show it off. Not the most expensive gift but sometimes you get lucky as they evaluate every pearl on the spot and you get a certificate to show off too.

http://www.islandbreaks.co.uk/site/shopping-on-the-isle-of-wight/isle-of-wight-pearl-p142911

miss notax

Awww, that's a lovely idea

The Northern Monkey

Well I hinted a the Isle of Wight when I dropped her off at uni... but she didn't sound too impressed

I'll try and sell it to her tonight
The oyster/pearl thing does sound nice tho, would give her a little keepsake afterwards

I wanna do something lie that too, since we've been at uni we've both been skint and i've found it difficult to spoil her etc. Sold my other bike last week to make sure I had enough to cover us for this

passout

Drive through the New Forest to get to the Isle of W. Worth the diversion I think. What about the broads - hire a boat?

Anonymous

well, if you are driving to portsmount on tuesday, you might as well come and see me digging up some old ordnance in gosport!! ill be there for 2 weeks


ps, dont come and see me as i will be busy digging a massive hole and trying not to get blown up!!

batch78

If you go to the IOW, you've got to visit Alum Bay Sand Shop, its the only thing I like about the island!

supersonic

Castleton in the Peak District is worth a shout. Underground caverns, lovely castle, beautiful village, the shivering mountain Mam Tor and superb scenery.

Caverns here:

http://www.speedwellcavern.co.uk/

milkywhite

sarah75 wrote:

bigbenj_08 wrote:

! Or Yarmouth? Very pretty and great restaurants (can recommend the Blue Crab - yummy ).

That obviously isn't the Yarmouth in Norfolk. That couldn't be further from the description of that shithole.

.blitz

bigbenj_08 wrote:

Been with the GF for 4 years on tuesday, and for some reason the GF wants to do something special.

Fixed it for you

Four years is fish'n'chips and a few cans of Stella. You don't want to be aiming too high at this stage in the relationship.

The Northern Monkey

.blitz wrote:

bigbenj_08 wrote:

Been with the GF for 4 years on tuesday, and for some reason the GF wants to do something special.

Fixed it for you

Four years is fish'n'chips and a few cans of Stella. You don't want to be aiming too high at this stage in the relationship.

Haha! what you mean at this stage :P

Already done the long weekend in Paris and the holiday abroad

speedwell cavern looks good. Something different Not sure how long/far it is tho, only got 200 miles of fuel before what ever my dad left in the tank runs out

supersonic

Ha, if you can't affored to put some petrol in, not gonna be the best day out lol.

Think there is 4 caverns in total, including the wonderfully named 'Devil's Ar*e' cavern.

Lots to do and se in the village too.

whyamihere

I live north of Birmingham. To get to Castleton, I have to go about 75 miles north. Benji is around 140 miles south of me.

Fancy a 430 mile round trip?

The Northern Monkey

I thort that was a bit fishy!! however when you put castleton in google maps its down in dorset

The Northern Monkey

supersonic wrote:

Ha, if you can't affored to put some petrol in, not gonna be the best day out lol.

Think there is 4 caverns in total, including the wonderfully named 'Devil's Ar*e' cavern.

Lots to do and se in the village too.

Lol, was joking get my loan monday so we should be fine

supersonic

I am sure your GF will be happy if you say you are going to take her up a dark damp passage ;-)

The Northern Monkey

supersonic

TheRevOlutionary

What did you decide in the end? IOW? Arundel Castle is nice, and a bit closer, as another option? Barcome Mills is quite cool too as you have lots of potential picnic area, a pub and some boats you can hire to go down the river. Excellent if you get a nice day 8)

The Northern Monkey

Still got until tuesday!!

Kewl cheers for more options will look into it

She mentioned a castle the other day so that could be a possibility, but she also said she like the idea of beaulieu because i would give us both something to do

Want to do something tomorrow too tho, so getting loads of great ideas

supersonic

whyamihere wrote:

I live north of Birmingham. To get to Castleton, I have to go about 75 miles north. Benji is around 140 miles south of me.

Fancy a 430 mile round trip?

Brum to Sheff is only 64 miles as the corw flies, but agreed it is a long way from where he is!

Th3 Firestarter

If you're gonna go to the Isle of Wight, go to southsea and take the hovercraft over, much more fun.

The Northern Monkey

We went to Bodiam Castle on Saturday which was really nice

It wasn't a huge Castle so it didnt get boring, and there were loads of steps to get upto the top to have a look around (don't think Kath enjoyed that so much, but the views were really good

Think we're off to Beaulieu tomorrow for a picknick and a roam about which will be nice

Thanks for all the suggestions

TheRevOlutionary

Did Bodiam for a school trip a 'few' years ago! Nice place

Beaulieu was also a school trip destination...beware the geese if they are still there!