Have you had to travel for your vaccination?

My DH got a letter, he is 61, and the closest centre was over 13 miles away, as the crow flies. The furthest was 54 miles away, at atcf. I didn't book, and two days later checked again, and there were appointments in the next town, in 3 weeks. I got a GP text on Monday, went online to book and I have my appointment this Friday at a town about 8 miles away. So we are both sorted for our first jab, his second is booked, but I have to wait for another GP text to book my second.

Hello there.
If u go on the Gov vaccine website you can book it direct .

I manage a vaccination centre but husband had to travel 30 miles to get his. We looked on it as a day out.

I received 3 separate letters over 2 days from the NhS giving me the choice of 4 locations, 30 miles each to Bath Racecourse, Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucester Royal Hospital or 20 miles East at a pharmacy. Having booked on line (it took me half an hour) for the pharmacy for both vaccinations, 3 days later I received a message from my GP practice asking me to make an appt at the local hospital 5 miles away. Until I worked out how to answer the ‘do not reply’ messages, I received a daily reminder. It was too complicated to change the appointment so I discovered the delights of an obscure pharmacy in the depths of an East Swindon housing estate. What a kerfuffle ? Very grateful to get the vaccination however!

We both had to travel from our home to somwhere close to our GP practise, maybe 2 miles tops. However, we live in a large city and a group of local GP practices got together to provide a hub for vaccinations. Cost around £5 by taxi.

I had a text informing me that my cohort would be contacted shortly. The next day a text invited to select via a link when i would like to attend and informing me that it would be done at a centre about 2 miles from home no other options but contact details if you wished to discuss or chose not to attend .. Within a few days vaccine was given. Easy peasy and no major side effect apart from a heavy arm and chills the next day. Friends have either been called by GP practice or invited by text to book an appointment. Some from outlying villages attended in town about 10 miles away but on bus route. Also volunteer drivers were offered if unable to get yourself there.

Both myself and my husband booked ours on the NHS site, received our vaccinations a day later at a centre 10 mins from the house. The letter from the GP telling us to book an appointment using the NHS site arrived the day following our jab. Our area has been incredibly efficient with several doctors surgeries and a large vaccination hub all working flat out. We wouldn't have minded travelling a hundred miles or attending in the small hours if it meant we could receive the vaccine, but appreciate, some people cannot travel for various reasons.
We're both 67.

We were lucky and went to our own GP about 5 miles away, our nearest vaccination hub was 18 miles away so not too far.

I went online and booked to travel 20 miles for mine. That was on a Friday. On Monday I got a call from the surgery offering me a slot a couple of days after my already booked appointment.
Apart from the faff of cancelling my date at the hub I was looking forward to a day out.
Washed my hair, got a bit dressed up and had a valid and legal reason for being out and seeing some of the countryside.

I travelled about 20 miles for mine - I called our GP when I got my letter but they didn't have any slots so went on line. I wanted to get it done sooner rather than later and can drive myself so booked it

Wow didn't realise people were having to travel so far. Our local sports centre has been turned into a vaccination clinic. I could have easily walked there. They have a bus going there from a nearby town also

I was lucky and got into my local GP surgery for mine and had it this morning. Walked down there around 20 min walk and was in and out within 5 mins and back home within the hour.