Postby Robert Swift » Sun Jan 14, 2018 6:40 pm
The near airports are Bournemouth and Southampton. However if no flight there, it will be for most people London Heathrow.
From Heathrow (Terminal 5), there is a National Express bus 205. This takes 1hr50m to Bournemouth, cost £12.
We do not think this is excessive... in the last 2 years I took:
60 minute coach from Bergamo + 20 minute metro + walk to Milan KOA hotel.
1hr45m trains from Copenhagen to Landskrona (change at Malmo).
Heathrow Airport offers the best choice of destinations, airlines, times, prices (in the world). The downside is this slightly long bus trip. But it's just one bus, very cheap, no changes or confusion.
Looking at Nottingham, East Midlands airport does offer more destinations than Bournemouth (i.e. there is a flight to Milan) however there would still be many people flying to Luton (Greeks and Scandinavians) or Birmingham with a bus or train trip up to 2 hours after it.
We can minimise travel time by hosting in London, if you're happy with a tournament fee of £60 per person, accommodation £100 per night and drinks £4 each. But this is too much for us and we don't have anyone living in London now anyway.
The best solution is tolerate a 1hr50m bus trip for nice cheap destination by the sea with everything close...
Lorenzo I will see you in the 22/23 place final....