How far do you travel?

I live in UK but am currently in Cyprus. Does that answer your question ??

gosh you all put me to shame
mind you , my excuse is that I am elderly,live in a smallish town, virus numbers have been quite high, (though I don`t think that stops me travelling) what does bother me is the road works, and therefore diversions, I find I like to travel familiar routes.

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I do freely admit that I’ve become more nervous about driving since the pandemic. I’m lucky that my DH drives when we go long journeys as I’m not keen on motorways. However I do drive quite a bit to meet friends. Normal distances are between 10 and 20 miles. I don’t have any regular commitments such as groups or classes etc but actually would like that very much. Before Covid I was spending 3 full days each week helping with the grandchildren. Now I would like to do other things.

I live in the heart of the countryside down a very long drive and it takes 10 minutes driving to get to the main A road via country lanes. Then it's about 10 more minutes to the health club where I go swimming 3 times a week & maybe another 7 to get to a town centre car park. Not sure how far in miles though.

I've not gone to far, N.Ireland is a pretty small place anyway. Our ladies lunches are always local so I was looking forward to going by train to Belfast, first time since Covid, to see a concert with my friends in a fortnights time. Train times sorted, dinner and pre concert drinks all arranged and then I got an email y'day it's been rescheduled yet again until June next year! I've 3 rescheduled ones to go and see next month, I'll keep my fingers crossed that they actually happen or it looks like I'll still be staying close to home.

I live in a rural area in the Scottish Highlands, and think nothing of traveling 35+ miles, 45 minutes, to see my grown up kids and grandkids, also my friends.. Although the return journeys during the winter months are not so great, and try to get home before the dark descends, as that is usually about 4.15 on a dismal day!!

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I had a Canadian friend who couldn't get over how insular we are. In Canada she would think nothing of a 100mile plus to go to a party or visit friends.

We've travelled across the country for a party with no problem. When we lived in Germany 100km never seemed as far as 65miles!

I think I may well travel some distance but unfortunately people seem to have given up on me a long time ago.

I live in Birmingham and regularly choose to travel about 10 miles to the supermarket and go to a favourite park to walk the dog around the lake before doing the shopping. There are plenty of other supermarkets much closer (new one 5mins walk from home) but I like this one and love the walk around the lake 2 or 3 times a week.

I like to visit my best friend approx 20 miles away, as often as possible.

I also have a son who lives in Hull, so I try to get up there to see him once a month. The journey there and back plus running around for a couple of days usually amounts to around 550 miles.

I love driving, so none of this mileage bothers me in the slightest.

To see family, I'll travel anywhere but to go for a catch up with friends, 5 miles unless a special occasion. When Schools Reunited was born we all met up in London, old school friends from all over Britain. Before FB was born.

Sorry, meant to say 'Friends Reunited'.

Although I travel about 15 miles to meet 2 friends one of them thinks I live too far away so I have to meet her at a halfway place.

It depends what it's for. I've travelled a couple of hundred miles and stayed overnight for a competition with my dog. Usually, a radius of 100 miles is my - flexible - limit.

I usually travel locally - 7-10 mile radius but this weekend I am going from Kent to South Wales

If you enjoy it when you get there do it whilst you can.

I travel 150 miles to my son if he needs me (which isn't very often ) or 120 miles to see my family....but day to day the furthest I most probably drive is 20-30 miles in one go....

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I usually travel locally - 7-10 mile radius but this weekend I am going from Kent to South Wales

good luck. Lets hope those people aren't disrupting the traffic again

My daughter and I have travelled 150 miles twice to see my elderly sister in a care home.

Thanks, JaneJudge

I travel from north London to Dover by train on a regular basis. I have to travel a few miles by bus to meet up with friends as none of them live in my area. I also belong to a craft group that since Covid has been held either in someone’s home or outside. Another craft group has asked us all to do a lateral flow test each time we go, so I will attend that one once the requirement is dropped. Family live a 30 minute bus ride away. Daughter and granddaughter went to Italy to visit family. No problem at all. I will go when there are less restrictions and when my Italian passport arrives. If I didn’t do these little journeys to meet people I would be climbing the walls.

I travel 6.miles to various clubs in my nearest town.l walk 5 mins to activities in the village so the best of both worlds.

We've been keeping a lot more local for 18 months. It all depends on where you live and what suits you. I feel it's far too soon to socialise anyway, with Covid rates so high, and waning immunity.

Already, after just a week back, my granddaughter's year are at home, isolating, for ten days - as so many tested positive. Don't assume we're anywhere near 'back to normal' as we're in for a tough winter.

JaneJudge - 'those people' trying to save the planet? What an awful nuisance for you. To hell with our grandchildren's lives - how dare they disrupt your driving!

I regularly drive 20 miles ( give or take) each way to visit 4 friends. Obviously not so much because of Covid restrictions but thankfully we are beginning to meet up again.
Supermarkets are 5 miles away but maybe only visit once a week.
One craft group is starting again in early October and hopefully enough members will want to resume meetings. I certainly do. Our knitting group have had outdoor meetings mostly locally, but the weather may not be good enough for many more of those. I do a 1hr 45 min drive each way mostly motorway to visit my daughter probably at least once a month.
I’ve always liked driving and I like getting out to meet friends and family even if Mr b prefers the home life.

Annual holiday, pre Covid was to Devon, from East Anglia, usually meeting the folk who used to live next door.
Since easing of restrictions, have done one return day trip to Amberley, in Sussex, and another to Hereford, with another planned for about ten days time.
Otherwise tend to be within about a twelve mile radius.

We would like to spend another day in York before the onset of winter and short days; fuel supplies permitting!