Hi there, I used to run the pre-Connotations slash convention called Red Rose. We held it in Telford, in a hotel which I think is now a Holiday Inn. Getting there was a minor irritation as it involved changing trains in either Birmingham or Wolverhampton, but the hotel was lovely once we'd trained them on what was and was not vegetarian food.
I would definitely come as long as the event isn't in August, because I do have another (gaming) event I attend in that month, and have been going to that one for thirty-odd years.
I would second Old Colwyn - but that's because I live in Bangor. It's practically next door!
Other places I'd suggest would be Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham, because they're on direct train routes to me.
One lady did run a convention on a weird spread out site that was in Shropshire. It was at a place called Eaton Manor, but it did require that a lot of the attendees come in cars so as to ferry the non-drivers (like me) around. Nice place, though.
One of the pre-Connotations conventions was run in Chester. They called it Deva-Con. I don't recommend that hotel (which was just up the road from the railway station) because it was so drab. But I'm sure there's a non-drab hotel in Chester.
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on 2023-07-15 08:45 am (UTC)I would definitely come as long as the event isn't in August, because I do have another (gaming) event I attend in that month, and have been going to that one for thirty-odd years.
I would second Old Colwyn - but that's because I live in Bangor. It's practically next door!
Other places I'd suggest would be Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham, because they're on direct train routes to me.
One lady did run a convention on a weird spread out site that was in Shropshire. It was at a place called Eaton Manor, but it did require that a lot of the attendees come in cars so as to ferry the non-drivers (like me) around. Nice place, though.
One of the pre-Connotations conventions was run in Chester. They called it Deva-Con. I don't recommend that hotel (which was just up the road from the railway station) because it was so drab. But I'm sure there's a non-drab hotel in Chester.