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Poll time!

Since people expressed interest in Alton Towers and Chatsworth, we're now moving on to the inevitable poll :-) If we get this sorted out quickly, I can add these in to the price for the accommodation etc, which will be easier for everyone.

Alton Towers will cost somewhere between £15 and £25 for entry, depending on whether a discount code I've found still works.

Chatsworth will be £10.35, or £9.25 if there are more than 15 of us.

I thought I'd also check for interest in afternoon tea at Chatsworth. Booking on-line in advance gets a 10% discount and we'll be guaranteed to be able to get into the restaurant together. It isn't cheap, but I'm pretty sure it will be fantastic, and what could be more English than afternoon tea? Anyway, this is an optional extra for the day, so fill in the poll and let me know.

Traditional Afternoon Tea - £13.45
Home-made dainty finger sandwiches of smoked salmon, ham and wholegrain mustard, and free-range egg mayonnaise with leaf spinach
Freshly baked sultana scone with preserve and clotted cream
Mixed berry mousse
The best chocolate brownie
Baby elephant's foot meringue
Choose from a pot of carefully selected leaf teas

Cavendish Afternoon Tea - £15.75
Enjoy the Traditional Afternoon Tea above with a glass of rose wine.

Devonshire Afternoon Tea - £19.30
A glass of Chatsworth own label Champagne
Home-made dainty finger sandwiches of smoked salmon, ham and wholegrain mustard, and free-range egg mayonnaise with leaf spinach
Freshly baked sultana scone with preserve and clotted cream
Crayfish cocktail
Mixed berry mousse
The best chocolate brownie
Baby elephant's foot meringue
Choose from a pot of carefully selected leaf teas

Finally, transport. We're hiring a slightly less spacious mini-bus this time round, which means that we'll need to lay on a bit of extra transport during the week. If you're coming by car, and are willing to help ferry people to Chatsworth etc, would you please tick the appropriate ticky box in the poll? We'll be asking £5 from non-drivers, to be split for petrol etc.

Also, if you want collection from Standsted, please ticky the box, so I can get a final, definitive number. Standsted minibus fare will be £20.

Please fill in the poll even if you're saying no, so that we can be sure everyone's seen it.

[Poll #1380294]

Comments

[pensnest]

I can't quite decide on the Alton Towers front - as a rollercoaster and thrill ride hater, I'm not sure whether I'll have much to do there, but I'll have to investigate the website further, and consult Beast. (Beast, incidentally, will come to Chatsworth and have tea, and I'll have to ask him about Alton Towers.) I'm quite happy to take a group to Alton Towers and then take a different group elsewhere, if several people opt out of that trip but want to wander.

[ninjetti75.livejournal.com]

I'm not totally positive on these, but I think they'd be a blast...whirly/spinning rides DESTROY me for the next 8-12 hours after, but roller coasters are fine, as long as they don't throw me about so much that my bad hip is thrown out of whack.

I think I'm actually coming in early to Heathrow and shall need to crash at Chez Pen Thursday night, but I'm still getting all my ducks in a row for that. If I end up flying in to Heathrow at some early hour and transiting to Stansted I would need pick up, but it doesn't look like that option is going to work out. (Also, trying to get myself from one airport to another in the space of a few hours when I'll probably already be schedule-knackered does NOT APPEAL, so I'm hoping to do otherwise anyway. *g*)

[saba1789.livejournal.com]

I want to do EVERYTHING! :DDD Tea at Chatsworth sounds ridiculously awesome ZOMG! Why am I already SO VERY EXCITED?! Gosh, I can't wait! CAAAAAAAAAMP! *gets out the valium*

[bubbleforest.livejournal.com]

Just to make sure we're not stranded, fadedsouls and I can still get picked up at Birmingham airport, yes? :D

[ihearthings-ii.livejournal.com]

Mmmm, I can't decide between the traditional and Devonshire tea!!

[chalcopyrite.livejournal.com]

I'm really not a rollercoaster/ride fan, so I think I will skip AT.

I'm not coming in through Stansted, but I will be on the bus and going *back* to Stansted, so I tickied that box. Yes? (Thank you, Pen!)

[msktrnanny.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid my poll answers are not very helpful. Chatsworth looks amazing. Building, gardens, nice! Alton Towers looks like fun, but given how many fantastic amusement parks we have here in the states and the price I think that's the best place to cut costs for me. also... is there no other 'tea' option? I would LOVE to do a group tea, but frankly won't eat 1/3 of what's listed and it is costly. I'd be happy with tea, scone and clotted cream. If that's somehow an option, please count me in!

Transport wise I'd be coming into Heathrow. I'd need assistance in which train/s to take in to which station/s.

[rikes]

Ho hum. Unless you have already booked something, I'd like to cancel for Alton Towers. I've been thinking about it, and while I do like most rollercoasters, I find the whole experience a bit stressful (I don't know why! They're supposed to be fun and relaxing!) and I'd rather not have that on CS. :)