Legolassie Malfoy Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 How about Blackpool? We had a good deal with the Norbreck Castle hotel. They are a good hotel to work with (if you treat them right). The hotel as been a convention hotel for years and can hold 3500 in its main hall. www.norbreck-castle.org.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menmeryiset Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 (edited) I voted for Birmingham as its easy to get to from most places ,its quite central and its Tolkien's home town! SW England is no where near central and is hard and expensive to get too. If u live in the North its as far south as u can get(apart from the IoW ) Edited June 19, 2006 by menmeryiset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaz_B52 Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Bournemouth is good, been to the BIC a few times and this would be a great venue. But from where I am the transport links to Birmingham and Oxford are good and I can see that they have strong links to the man himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfstone Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 bournemouth, it has cheap hotels and b n b,you got the beaches, lots of pubs the bic confrence complex by the sea, it easy to get to we have airports, trains and we havent had a sci fi cons down here just sport. i agree. bournemouth would be good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D20 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 (edited) I've voted for Brum, as it's nearby has good Tolkien connections and great rail, road and air links. I don't know about venues, other than the place by the airport or NIA but Tolkien2005 happened at Aston University which is just outside the city centre - mind you the dates for Ring*Con are probably in term time. That last point would also rule out Oxford as a venue too, the hotels there aren't very big and the colleges while pretty would be rather busy. Still maybe if the con is in Brum it could run some kind of coach trip for the people that haven't been there before? Brighton would be great too...We had a World Con here... Plus it's near to Gatwick, so the Stars can get here very easy too... Brighton is handy for the airport, but wasn't that WorldCon in 1987! Edited June 27, 2006 by D20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Flying Gribble Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 Brighton is handy for the airport, but wasn't that WorldCon in 1987! Another vote for Brighton from me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisturbedAngel22 Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 I voted for Birmingham too but i think Yorkshire would also be a good place cos i dont see any events/conventions happening there and blackpool is a good place too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D20 Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 I voted for Birmingham too but i think Yorkshire would also be a good place cos i dont see any events/conventions happening there and blackpool is a good place too. Leeds does have a Tolkien connection, but are there any suitable venues there? I've never been there so ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenRanger Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 I went for London. Surely that'd be the easiest to get to for people coming from overseas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorns_Princess Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 I voted for Birmingham too but i think Yorkshire would also be a good place cos i dont see any events/conventions happening there and blackpool is a good place too. Leeds does have a Tolkien connection, but are there any suitable venues there? I've never been there so ... The crowne plaza in leeds might be big enough but i've not been inside to know for sure. its in the hotel range I work for and its one of the best in the company. though i still think birmingham would be the best place. its central, easy to get to not just driving or by train but for those coming from other countries. I can't say a 3 hour journey from the airport like we have going to germany would be as practicle as having birmingham international nearby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi_Tink Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 I personally think either Manchester, Birmingham or Leeds would be the best places for an event...and all are easy to get to as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piglet Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 I'd vote for BIRMINGHAM:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyvern Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 (edited) Either Birmingham or London would be my choices. I'm another of the Devon people and although I don't think bringing the event this far down the country would be a good idea - it would be unfair on people coming down from up country and not the best arrangement for people coming from overseas as the nearest long(ish)-haul airport is Bristol (and the links in aren't that comprehensive) - I also think that going too far up country is equally awkward for people coming from down here. For absolute ease of transport from everywhere, the best option would probably be London because the whole transport network is geared towards there (whether we like it or not... there isn't even a motorway past Exeter, imagine trying to explain the A38 to people who've never driven over here!!!) but for general fairness and reasonable travelling times, Birmingham is accessible, obviously has a lot of Tolkien links and has good air links as well. Just my 2p Edited July 3, 2006 by Wyvern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellion44 Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Manchester or the lovely town of Buxton where there's lots of hills and things like in Hobbiton hehe I have the hobbit's interests at heart, they would feel most at home here lol Please Showmasters xxxxxxxxxxxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost.in.translation Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 I voted for London... purely because I live there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadboy Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 bournemouth, it has cheap hotels and b n b,you got the beaches, lots of pubs the bic confrence complex by the sea, it easy to get to we have airports, trains and we havent had a sci fi cons down here just sport. Living in Poole, Bournemouth gets my vote. It would be great to go to an event and not driving for 3+ hours to get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mario_the_apocalypse Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 Has to be Birmingham. Smack bang in the centre of the UK, with major airports and train stations for easy access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samwise Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 Has to be Birmingham. Smack bang in the centre of the UK, with major airports and train stations for easy access. And the locals are fun too :) Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D20 Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 Has to be Birmingham. ... And the locals are fun too :) Sam Very true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellion44 Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 I say London. xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voronwe Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 (edited) Well - I voted for Birmingham because of the Tolkien connection - but London would be good too (I live there) - or there's always Cardiff (I used to live there!) for somewhere completely different ... Cardiff Castle would be a magical setting ....or even Castell Coch? Edited August 19, 2006 by Voronwe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenRanger Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 How about if we go really crazy and hold it in Weston-Super-Mere? It'd have the element of surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rococco Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 (edited) HAS to be London.....follow-up to the another show and easy access for the whole world (well, Europe anyway!). Do I live there? Of course...but I'm not biased! By the way...hello...I.m New! Edited July 16, 2006 by rococco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 I have to say Cardiff. I live in Wales and it really is one of the most beautiful places. Cardiff is an amazing, beautiful city with very good linkd from many places, lots of nice, reasonably priced places to stay and some very good places for the convention to be hald. Wales seems to have been completely missed from all SM's events, give it a chance, you'll not regret it! It's only 2 and half hours from Londinuim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nenya Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 come on BIRMINGHAM! after all it is home town! I live in MK and love having collectormaina here but really think Ring Con should be in Birmingham! Wouldn't mind travelling there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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