Honeymoon suggestions for the UK?

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My fiancee and I are getting married abroad early next year and we are going to have a honeymoon in the UK (my fiancee is not British, so in terms of arranging a visa it's easier to stay within the UK).

I'm hoping to get some suggestions on places to go and perhaps things to do within the boundaries of the UK for honeymooners. Pretty much anywhere in the UK will be considered, although I have a desire to visit some places in London as I haven't really spent a lot of time there myself so I'm open to suggestions there.

I want to make it as special as possible so any helpful comments will be appreciated. :)
 
How about one of the remote Scottish isles... or maybe Lundy? There's not much to do in Lundy so you'd have to find your own entertainment ;)
 
I got married a couple of weeks back and we rented a holiday cottage for a week in cornwall.

Because it's rented it means you don't get kicked out for the housekeepers or have to be up early for breakfast. You can come and go as you please, so if you feel like staying in all day then it's fine.

We stayed in St.Dennis so it meant no more than a 40 mile drive either way for the main attractions like lands end etc.
 
Are you outdoorsy type people or do you prefer a buzzing night life in a city?

I think perhaps Cambridge would be a nice place to go if you haven't before. Lots of places to wine and dine plus plenty of things to see and do. Depends if museaums and punting are your thing or not? I always thought it quite a romantic setting along the river. Plenty of secluded places to go for a picnic and walk.

Or you could go to the Lake District, find a castle hotel in Scotland some where or stay in Cornwall (and visit the Eden project). All beautiful places in their own right but its quite a personal thing to as to what people want out of holidays and what keeps them entertained.

Not that newly-weds should have any trouble entertaining themselves I'm sure. ;)


badbob said:
How about Lands End for you, and John O Groat's for your wife?
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Why not do a bit of a tour around, some time in London for shopping, dining out and West End shows and then travel down to the West Country. After a few days there come back up through the Cotswolds, and then the Lake District before spending the last few days of your honeymoon in a little quite cottage in the Scottish Highlands. ;) :D
 
Treworgey Cottages in Cornwall, near Duloe. Went there for my Honeymoon 2 years back, and returned the following year. Cottages are old farm houses/converted out buildings, but they're very well done. They're decorated to an oldish/traditional cottage style, but not nastily. 4 poster beds etc etc, and many (if not all) have their own wood burners. Ther's a swimming pool (outdoor-closed in the winter months), and the whole place has a 5 star rating. They also do horse riding and have tennis courts. You can order meals in via a service they provide in conjunction with a local firm (which I'm lead to believe is very good).

It is very nice, but rather expensive at about £750-800 for a 1 bed/sleeps 2 cottage at peak season, but obviously more reasonable off-peak. There's a brilliant local pub called (iirc) Ye Olde Plough House Inn. Excellent food and about a 20 minute walk from the cottages. The cottage we stayed in was Orchard, and is the best one bed they have there, with a fantastic garden that has views over the rolling hills and countryside. Orchard cottage even has it's own cat called lettuce (you can choose to ignore her and shut her out if you don't like cats though)! We couldn't raise the funds to return there this year, but damn did we regret it!


http://www.cornishdreamcottages.co.uk/
 
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I know it doesn't sound very romantic but when me and my wife got married, we had 1 child who is 3 and my wife was due to drop so we went Butlins for a week mainly for my little boy, but I have planned a proper honeymoon for christmas that the wife doesnt know about yet :)
 
Broadway, near Stratford is a beautiful place. I stayed there in the summer and was really taken by it. Very stereotypical English village, chocolate box picture stuff, and its near Stratford for the shows and river etc.
 
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