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Numbum Round Britain

Tired at the start but over all a good day.

14/8/2016

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We thought the nightclub noise going on till 2.30 was bad enough but at half past four there was yelling and shouting and the bang and crash of waste bins being moved and bottles being chucked about.

We did get some sleep before breakfast but it wasn't really worth getting up for. Everything was almost cold including the fried eggs. Coffee was almost undrinkable..

We did complain but they weren't interested. The hotel was full most of the time so they didn't care about the occasional complaint. The Scarisbrick Hotel in Southport was the most expensive place we stayed at so far and without doubt the worst.

The tonneau cover had been tampered with overnight and we wondered if anything may be missing, not that there was anything of great value left in the car. We unsnapped the back and rolled it forward to load the luggage. Nothing was missing. Once loaded we refastened the back and opened up the front and we noticed pound coins and 50p pieces on the seats. It wasn't people trying to pinch stuff but people donating to Harrison's Fund
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The run up the coast through Lytham St Annes, Blackpool, Fleetwood, Morecambe, and on to Grange over Sands was easy going. We took a short break near Baycliffe with wonderful views over Morecambe Bay with Blackpool Tower just visible in the distance.

The roads were getting easier and traffic was lighter and we made good time until we got a bit lost trying to find our nights B&B.

Eventually we got there and I was surprised to find we'd covered 182 relatively pain free miles.
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George Baxter
17/8/2016 02:41:06 am

Wow - sounds like crap hotel owners Owen.

Good mileage tho

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Owen
17/8/2016 09:43:46 pm

It's Britannia Hotels, a national chain. We've used them before in other places and they've been OK. Mileages are getting better as we move north.

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    Take an old couple and an even older car, add in over 4000 miles of driving and this is the result. This is the story of Numbum's drive round the UK coastline, driven by Owen and ably navigated by Pam. We hope you enjoy the journey. We will.

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