Well that's the thing I suppose when certain people need to negotiate the M25 doing it in the early hours of the morning is not so bad, of course traveling theother way for instance someone from the midlands might struggletogetdown to Kent easily. I'm thinking of the time I decided it would be a good idea to go & play Tudor Park for a couple of days.

A mate of mine keeps going on about how cheap it is to get budget flights internally, too & from Scotland etc. tbh Its not an idea I'm totally sold on, then of course it takes a lot to get me out of my car.

But a flight to Birmingham airport or East Midlands airport would be an ideal stopping off point for many. I for one would be more than happy to pick up people from east midlands airport assuming I can get the week off work & especially when in early October I'm playing Nefyn & Royal St Davids when Harlech's winter rates start.

I suppose I could use the GM week as a warm up for our welsh marathon playing 5 rounds in three days.

I've no problem driving an hour or maybe two from where I am. Heck I'd more than happily drive 3hours back up to the North East of England for a decent weeks golfing.

Heard good things about one or two courses up there recently.