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I've checked with the company that has an 8 seater coach (ie suitable for 7 people) and they have availability for the following 3 weekends:
18/19 August
8/9 Sept
29/30 Sept
So far there are 5 people who (according to the poll) can do each of those dates. Do any of you know anyone else who’d like to join us? (Chainbreaker, are you going to fill in the poll or not?!)
Here’s the fun maths bit... all based on us being a group of seven.
The van would be £140 per person.
One-way flights from London to Glasgow for those dates are between £48 - £72 (cheaper in September than August).
Trains back (from Chester to London) are anything between £13 and £1m, thanks to the weird vaguaries of the train system in this country. Probably £25 though if we book in advance.
There are a range of hostels in Fort William, where we’d stay on the Friday night. We can get an 8 bed room for £100, between 7 of us that’d be £14.29 (yes I used a calculator).
So all in all, total costs would be between £216 - £252, depending on plane/train options.
I really think we should do this... Please find 2 more people to make this happen!