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I will be staying in and around Gloucester for a few weeks in January whilst on a course.  Plenty of time off with little to do, so any suggestions for things to do while in the area will be gratefully received.

Don 

Catch a ride on the seven bore??

Would you credit it, I arrive on the sixth and leave on the 29th, so miss the action!

Don

worth a try...

Where in Gloucester??

Accommodation is Kingsway and course is at the airport.

Don

Go into Bristol..
Hippodrome?
Colston Hall?
Cribbs Causway??

Not sure of what "entertainment" is in Bristol centre though.!!

Cheers.

Don

Are you getting certificated on anything nice......Boss buying you a new toy to play with?

Well it is Xmas after all.. :xmasgrin:

R

Unfortunately not.  This is the last hurdle I need to jump over to satisfy the CAA that I can fly anything.  Although I was previously qualified and have lots of experience flying in cloud, I have had to sit 15 exams and then do a three week flying course as I haven't done the flying in cloud for a few years.  The cost, £20k.  I just hope its worth it in the end.

Don

£20k bloody hell the misses was whinging about me starting to have  microlight lessons at £100 a pop  )

Tell me about it.  That gets me ten hours in the simulator, five hours in a real aircraft and then one and a half hours for the check ride.  Fail the check ride and it's another £3k to do it again!  That said, with this in the pocket, I will be able to go for jobs that pay very well.

Don

Cheltenham is very close to Gloucester and is very nice.  Also, the Cotswolds are easily within 30 minutes drive: Broadway is lovely (still have a house a couple of miles from there), Stanton is amazing: disregard the TV antennas and you could be in the 18th century.  Further South there are places like Painswick and Tetbury.  Oxford is about an hour and worth a drive.
Not the best time of year for sightseeing though!
Peter T

Cheers,

Although I should have been more specific. I'm looking for eating houses, decent pubs etc.  I'm not really one for sightseeing.

Don

Hi

Tetbury is lovely and is a beautiful quaint little place. I'm here now as I have relatives.  There is also the national arboretum as well as Kemble airbase.  My cousins a pilot and I know it's not cheap.  He flys a Challenger for a millionaire.  Nice if you can get it as he waits around at home quite a bit but when they call him he goes to some fabulous places like Cuba etc

Have fun

I'm a bit out of date now but try:
The Air Balloon, at Birdlip.
Nice old country boozer with good reputation for food, though recent reviews are a little mixed.  Certainly used to have good beer as well...
Peter T