Where should a group of mature ladies go?

If thinking of weekend break I would highly recommend Prague. Beautiful city with so much to see, so much history and culture and not too expensive. We loved it.

Jersey is lovely!

What a disappointment.
Why do people ask a question and then don't respond any further?

This has happened recently on a lot of posts.
Many kindly 'grans' have advised on various more troubling posts but the OP often doesn't respond.
I don't understand - are these real posts?

Prague

NellieJ

We three ladies 66-75 did a road trip to Southern Ireland x Three weeks 3 different counties and cottages it was fabulous x

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Dempie55

Great suggestions! I recently went to York with 4 pals, we are all 68, had a great time. Last year we did Chester, also great. Future choices might be Bath/Shrewsbury/Dublin.

For a U.K. short break, I’d certainly second York.

Unless anyone’s thoroughly heat-proof, I don’t think I’d recommend southern European cities in summer. Cooler months, yes.

I think the answer is in the name - but like so many she has posted and left.

Where are you Cambsnan?

I agree that Italy is wonderful. Venice is my favourite place in the world. Yes it can be pricey but if you wander off the beaten track you can get reasonable (ish) food and drink. I also love the Amalfi coast although the roads are not for the faint hearted. Also Lakes Garda and Como.

We three ladies 66-75 did a road trip to Southern Ireland x Three weeks 3 different counties and cottages it was fabulous x

As threads go, this is a bit pointless due to the lack of input from the OP, but I’ve enjoyed the Naples chat.

I think it was my favourite of all the places we’ve been to in Italy. Unusually for me, I booked a hotel across the square from the main station for a last minute break, before reading all the doom-laden Tripadvisor warnings about the area. Including the one from a young American couple who were so very traumatised by their 3 minute scuttle from station to hotel they didn’t leave it for two days till it was time to move on. They’d seen litter and homeless people, one of whom was weeing against a tree - the horror! We had a great time.

The OP and her young-at-heart gang have obviously nipped off somewhere after all these suggestions.

Well that's a good question! Can one lonely male come along?

Germanshepherdsmum

Actually ‘a group of mature ladies’ gives me a vision of a rather past its sell by date hen party.

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Behaving immaturely!

NotSpaghetti, our chat has made me long for Italy, especially in this sorry excuse for a summer. The feeling of others having "walked the land before" is so strong in Italy it is almost electrifying.

Bologna in Italy is lovely. Fantastic food, history and culture. You can get a Eurostar late afternoon to Paris then change onto the overnight Thello which makes very few stops until it gets to Milan. Sleeper compartment or couchette. Fast trains from Milan to Bologna, or to avoid the early morning rise for Milan you can stay on the train to Verona and get a connection there. Its about 40 minutes on the train to Florence for a day trip with loads of trains every day. About an hour and a half to Venice by train.

Great suggestions! I recently went to York with 4 pals, we are all 68, had a great time. Last year we did Chester, also great. Future choices might be Bath/Shrewsbury/Dublin.

Oh, and for those suggesting Barcelona, or Naples, both have long come with severe warnings on assorted cruise blogs and forums, despite both being otherwise good to visit, the street crime levels are highers than in many places. You can certainly go, just keep valuables out of sight, and beware distractions.

Barcelona is the only place (from a long list) that we've had to avoid a mugging (daytime, in the Metro station by the Sagrada Familia), and Naples still has warnings about lads on scooters grabbing bags, cameras, etc. Barcelona apparently has thieves brazen enough to grab cases from coaches and hotel lobbies!

Only just found this on the GN email, and the OP still hasn't responded - weird?!

As was mentioned, it's a guess where they're starting, also budget, and how much time to fill, but assuming Cambridge area, well, London has more to do than most (but it's often packed with tourists!). Edinburgh had a mention, and that's a good choice, Glasgow too (more to do than many realise).

And for a short break, Ludlow & Shrewsbury are good, as per a couple of comments, but my personal favourite is York, just gorgeous).

IF they can go abroad, then the Eurostar (St Pancras) is a good start, with Paris, Lille, Lyon, even Bordeaux all within reach (but beware the summer heat in Paris?).

Italy is reachable by train, the excellent Seat61 website has masses of info about loads of places, one idea is to route through Switzerland for that lovely scenery en route to perhaps Milan? Milan and/or Turin are both great, and from Milan a day trip to (Lake) Como is simple.

If they have a week (& the money!), a Rhine cruise ticks a lot of boxes!

Actually ‘a group of mature ladies’ gives me a vision of a rather past its sell by date hen party.

Indeed GSM.

Why did she bother to post?

She’s not reading 🤷‍♀️

Venice is always an experience if you haven't been before or maybe Verona and take in one of the operas in the amphitheatre, always amazing. New York if the budget allows, so much to do there. So many places but so little info as to what or where you all want.

Thank you, win, we're looking forward to it.