my wife loves Gavin n Stacey...
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...to be honest, so do i.
we have a few days off in a weeks time, so in the interest of a suprise romantic themed getaway, does anyone have any ideas or experiences of where to stay?
or even if anything is actually open in february!?
i'm off to research it now, will be back in an hour for any helpful comments...
cheers!
we have a few days off in a weeks time, so in the interest of a suprise romantic themed getaway, does anyone have any ideas or experiences of where to stay?
or even if anything is actually open in february!?
i'm off to research it now, will be back in an hour for any helpful comments...
cheers!
Do you mean to Barry Island?
I had an afternoon there last year when we went to Cardiff for a wedding. The theme park is s
t and but the beach and promenade was quite nice. We were lucky with the weather and had a pleasant walk round the headland to Jacksons Bay.
Not more than an afternoon's worth. Mind you, we did get a rather lovely Sugar Tits mug!
Beautiful:
I had an afternoon there last year when we went to Cardiff for a wedding. The theme park is s
t and but the beach and promenade was quite nice. We were lucky with the weather and had a pleasant walk round the headland to Jacksons Bay. Not more than an afternoon's worth. Mind you, we did get a rather lovely Sugar Tits mug!
Beautiful:
Edited by Burrito on Sunday 19th February 21:59
vx220 said:
...to be honest, so do i.
we have a few days off in a weeks time, so in the interest of a suprise romantic themed getaway, does anyone have any ideas or experiences of where to stay?
or even if anything is actually open in february!?
i'm off to research it now, will be back in an hour for any helpful comments...
cheers!
we have a few days off in a weeks time, so in the interest of a suprise romantic themed getaway, does anyone have any ideas or experiences of where to stay?
or even if anything is actually open in february!?
i'm off to research it now, will be back in an hour for any helpful comments...
cheers!
I live about 10 miles from Barry Island and would think twice before going there for a whole day. It's OK for a visit but there are no hotels. It's not far from Porthcawl where they have a better fun fair (if it's open) or there is the massive caravan site at Trecco Bay....
However, I recommend Spain.
However, I recommend Spain.
StevieBee said:
Not that you would, but just in case you were thinking of visiting Billericay, it is worth noting that not a single frame of the series was shot there.
most of the erm... "landmarks" are within a few miles of each other around cardiff, so i'm going to "treat" her to a cheesey day out, taking pics!she'll either love it or hate it, but i'm unable to predict which. wish me luck!
I'm originally from Barry and used to work on the Island in the summers for the Council (selling deck chairs/car park duty/crazy golf).
Dead wierd to watch G&S and see the places where I used to hang out. The large kiosk/small shop where Stacey worked used to be a gift shop only run by an old dear who used to employ 2-3 young girls in the summer. My best mate worked for a while in 'Nessa's slots'. For my first year on the Island I worked in the funfair (0.70p an hour from memory) on the side shows - every one of them had a 'fix' to make it hard for the punters to win.
The only vaguely semi-decent hotel in Barry itself used to be the Mount Sorrel (I delivered papers there as a nipper) but best to stay in Cardiff if you are going to the area.
Oh...the caravan park where Dave and Nessa lived in the caravan was where I first got served in a bar...15 yo JUST!
Dead wierd to watch G&S and see the places where I used to hang out. The large kiosk/small shop where Stacey worked used to be a gift shop only run by an old dear who used to employ 2-3 young girls in the summer. My best mate worked for a while in 'Nessa's slots'. For my first year on the Island I worked in the funfair (0.70p an hour from memory) on the side shows - every one of them had a 'fix' to make it hard for the punters to win.
The only vaguely semi-decent hotel in Barry itself used to be the Mount Sorrel (I delivered papers there as a nipper) but best to stay in Cardiff if you are going to the area.
Oh...the caravan park where Dave and Nessa lived in the caravan was where I first got served in a bar...15 yo JUST!
There is a bus tour of filming locations, and they use Dave's Coaches coach:
http://britmovietours.com/bookings/gavin-and-stace...
http://britmovietours.com/bookings/gavin-and-stace...
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