Peter or other recent visitors to the UK

Post #430,055 by boxley 7/30/19 9:08:02 PM 7/30/19 9:08:02 PM Reply	Peter or other recent visitors to the UK seeing that the pound is trading at 1.20USD thinkin about a quick trip to Newcastle. Is the trade in pounds euros or both? looked at yelp and a few restaurants didnt look too far out of line for a middle class meal. Hotels looked arount $95 USD and a beer is about 1.5 quid with ciggies around $10 USD. Are these reasonable assumptions? "Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman
Post #430,056 by pwhysall 7/31/19 3:41:19 AM 7/31/19 3:41:19 AM Reply	Re: Peter or other recent visitors to the UK In Newcastle, you will transact in pounds. Possibly some of the airport hotels/restaurants will trade in euros. Not in town, though. Beer: £3/pint is median-ish (that's pub pricing, it'll be more in restaurants) Fags: £10/pack of 20. Note that all fags in the UK are in unbranded packaging, with pictures of terrible smoking-related diseases on them. Hotel: I'd go for a Premier Inn. Not posh, but super-consistent. £95 does sound like the low end in holiday season, though.
Post #430,059 by mmoffitt 7/31/19 8:34:35 AM 7/31/19 8:34:35 AM Reply	My visit was September, 2017. We were there for a couple of weeks and had originally planned to visit Ireland for a day or two, so I bought some Euros. I'd defer to Peter on this, but on two occasions during my trip, I inadvertently grabbed some of the Euros instead of pounds before I headed out to the pub. Both times the pub landlords laughed at me when I pulled them out and said, "We don't take that rubbish here." I did the same thing once when boarding a bus and got the same reaction. Unless you're planning to head over to France or Ireland, I'd skip Euros altogether. bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again.
Post #430,061 by pwhysall 7/31/19 9:23:20 AM 7/31/19 9:23:20 AM Reply	The Euro isn't actually legal tender in the UK Any establishment is, of course, free to accept any currency it chooses - but the only mandated currency here is Her Imperial Majesty's Pound Sterling.
Post #430,062 by boxley 7/31/19 11:03:42 AM 7/31/19 11:03:42 AM Reply	the reason I asked about the euro is that some websites published their pricing in that denomination and if I went it would be straight to newcastle with a side visit to stockton "Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman
Post #430,063 by mmoffitt 7/31/19 11:31:16 AM 7/31/19 11:31:16 AM Reply	I'm thinking about buying some BPS and holding on to them. Of course, I'm not sure it's hit bottom yet. ;0( bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again.
Post #430,066 by Ashton 7/31/19 3:47:22 PM 7/31/19 3:47:22 PM Reply	(Recall though, ya needn't bring any coal ..I've heard somewhere :-)
Post #431,131 by CRConrad 10/10/19 6:38:54 AM 10/10/19 6:38:54 AM Reply	That's for continentals visiting and paying in advance via bank transfer. Or on-site via credit/debit card. Doesn't matter to the business what the customers think they're paying in, it'll show up in the recipient's bank account in pounds (unless it's connected directly to Switzerland or some other tax haven, I guess). Mostly just an FYI for those who don't think in Sterling. -- Christian R. Conrad The Man Who (used to think he) Knows Fucking Everything Mail: Same username as at the top left of this post, at iki.fi

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