dcoliv:
I didn't say the taxi was cheap, just that it isn't that expensive and therefore worth taking
and I would think that the taxi drivers are familiar with this route, because when I took my stage 2, there were two other guys that ordered a taxi for Nats at the same time... If I knew that, we could have shared one
I didn't eat at TGI Fridays, but as far as I remember they were open even before 8 am so no worries there
Hi NimrodMR2:
For stage 2 I stayed at Premier Inn Fareham, which is the closest hotel to the NATS building (well if you're not counting a spa&hotel which costs over 100pounds per night
) But for stage 1, when I had a rental car, I stayed in Portsmouth at a place called Inn lodge. Both hotels were nice and reasonably priced. Probably Portsmouth has a lot more choice, but take in account the traffic in the morning, you should allow yourself more than half an hour at least to get to NATS. You wouldn't want to repeat my mistake where I arrived only a minute or two before start
