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Perth Races

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  1. Norman Stanley Fletcher

    Norman Stanley Fletcher Well-Known Member

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    I’m thinking of going to the Perth Festival next April. (That’s Perth in Scotland not Perth in Australia). I live in Yorkshire so it’s a bit of a treck - roughly 300 miles each way - and will involve a couple of nights stay over. Has anyone been and got any thoughts or suggestions….
    Is it a good meeting
    Places to stay

    cheers
     
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  2. Janabelle13

    Janabelle13 Well-Known Member

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    Perth races usually good to attend. The course is part of the Scone Palace estate and overlooks the river Tay. Friendly course and you can see most of the track from the stands. Perth has good transport links - you can get direct rail from York with LNER. Variety of accommodation available and there is a bus shuttle from city to course.
     
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  3. Norman Stanley Fletcher

    Norman Stanley Fletcher Well-Known Member

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    Thanks for that- very helpful
     
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  4. SwanHills

    SwanHills Well-Known Member

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    Hmm, a Wordle enthusiast? Want nothing to do with this, thank you. Purchased by the New York Times from a Welsh software engineer, Josh Wardle, it is a browser-based video game. It is free but still seems to attract a lot of scams. Prefer not to download it, although I'm probably now on its data base already? No thanks! :emoticon-0149-no:
    Info source: Wikipedia.

    (However, enjoy your visit to Perth. Fine city with a good racecourse, been there twice when living and working up in Scotland)
     
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  5. Ron

    Ron Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    You're welcome. We always try to be. Thanks Janabelle :emoticon-0100-smile
     
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    The lot at Fergals absolutely love it, and suggest staying in Perth and enjoy the local hospitality.

    it’s on my list, but a good few years away!
     
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    Norman Stanley Fletcher Well-Known Member

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    Thanks.
    What is Fergals by the way?
     
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    NassauBoard Well-Known Member

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    the esteemed NH trainer
     
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  9. redcgull

    redcgull Well-Known Member

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    Lovely course, good facilities, and at not bad prices at all. I've been on numerous occasions and would recommend it to anyone. You can take an age to get out if it's a busy race day but you'll have a good day. Perth as a night out, if your staying local, can be very hit and miss, its a student city, so you might walk in to a bit of a hipster pub full of 'wanna be cool dudes and dudettes' then the next pub has a rock band on or some other entertainment and it's all good again. You pays your way, you takes your chance...
     
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    Norman Stanley Fletcher Well-Known Member

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    As in O’ Brien?
     
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    NassauBoard Well-Known Member

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    indeed. His head of twitter is a massive fan, as are quite a few owners
     
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  12. Norman Stanley Fletcher

    Norman Stanley Fletcher Well-Known Member

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    That’s interesting. I have heard lots of good things about it which is why I’m thinking of going
     
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