Is it possible to have a 1 week holiday in Cornwall for £400-£500?

BoonMonkey · 18 Jul 2012 at 15:35

Me and my girlfriend are looking at going on holiday down to Cornwall for 7 days (6 nights) on a budget of around £400 - £500. Neither of us can currently drive so we would want to be in range of a train station/bus station so we can travel around if we fancy it.

We would be looking to go between in August, preferably checking in on a Saturday and leaving on a Saturday.

Is this even possible on this budget?

If not where (in the UK) would be viable for this sort of budget?

Thanks guys.

bakes0310 · 18 Jul 2012 at 15:37

No, spend the money of driving lessons.

BoonMonkey · 18 Jul 2012 at 15:38

bakes0310 said:
No, spend the money of driving lessons.

My test is booked for September.

Gilly · 18 Jul 2012 at 15:38

bakes0310 said:
No, spend the money of driving lessons.

Whilst I like this it is possible, though you'd need to camp and given that you can't drive you'll need to carry your tent

BoonMonkey · 18 Jul 2012 at 15:40

Moses said:
Where are you? You could get a Megabus/Eurostar to Paris.

Bedfordshire.

The reason I say in the UK is I don't have a passport (Never been abroad!) and I'm not sure how long it takes for one to come through.

phil675 · 18 Jul 2012 at 15:42

Honestly don't waste the money, save up a little more, get your passport and go abroad. Holidaying in the UK is just as expensive but you get poor weather.

BoonMonkey · 18 Jul 2012 at 15:47

Moses said:
What do you like to do? You could spend a long weekend in London - there are tonnes of free galleries/museums, if they float your boat.

I'm more of a beach kind of person, the girlfriend likes sight seeing. London could be good, it is fairly close to home however, I'll have to see what she thinks.

phil675 said:
Honestly don't waste the money, save up a little more, get your passport and go abroad. Holidaying in the UK is just as expensive but you get poor weather.

I would do this, I'm all for going abroad. Never been on a plane so I find it kind of exciting! Only problem is my girlfriend is scared of planes. And the sea. So flights/ferries seem kind of outta the question. :/ Unless I could convince her, that is.

Ahleckz · 18 Jul 2012 at 15:49

Get your passport! It can take up to six weeks, as you have to attend an interview, but it'll be worth it as it opens up the World.

As said, you can get to the continent and stay in better places than Cornwall for less money. A long weekend in Brittany would be much nicer.

paradisiac · 18 Jul 2012 at 15:52

isn't it like £80 for a passport, so for the 2 of them that's £160 out of their £500 gone just like that.

phil675 · 18 Jul 2012 at 15:56

BoonMonkey said:
I would do this, I'm all for going abroad. Never been on a plane so I find it kind of exciting! Only problem is my girlfriend is scared of planes. And the sea. So flights/ferries seem kind of outta the question. :/ Unless I could convince her, that is.

Tell her to man up and stop holding you back.

Ahleckz · 18 Jul 2012 at 16:00

If going abroad isn't an option then how about Edinburgh? You can get the train from London in 5 hours or so, it's a nice city (I don't think it's underwater atm) and there are quite a lot of things to do.

However, it might be out of your budget.

York is also fantastic, and much closer.

paradisiac said:
isn't it like £80 for a passport, so for the 2 of them that's £160 out of their £500 gone just like that.

She may have one, but I see your point.

Beerbaron · 18 Jul 2012 at 16:00

phil675 said:
Honestly don't waste the money, save up a little more, get your passport and go abroad. Holidaying in the UK is just as expensive but you get poor weather.

Its definitely cheaper to go abroad. Although me and the g/f got a good deal through a friend that works for easy jet. £230 each for a week in Crete.

Ahleckz · 18 Jul 2012 at 16:02

Beerbaron said:
Its definitely cheaper to go abroad. Although me and the g/f got a good deal through a friend that works for easy jet. £230 each for a week in Crete.

Without wanting to sound like Fox, you can't tell us that holiday is much abroad because you have access to deals that the vast majority of us don't. It's ust redundant.

BoonMonkey · 18 Jul 2012 at 16:05

phil675 said:
Tell her to man up and stop holding you back.

I don't want her to man up, that would be scary.

Ahleckz said:
If going abroad isn't an option then how about Edinburgh? You can get the train from London in 5 hours or so, it's a nice city (I don't think it's underwater atm) and there are quite a lot of things to do.

However, it might be out of your budget.

York is also fantastic, and much closer.

She may have one, but I see your point.

She has got a passport as she has been abroad with family before. Edinburgh could be good. My brother lives in Glasgow, I could meet up with him or something if we went there.

Never though of York, I'll have a look!

Beerbaron · 18 Jul 2012 at 16:07

Ahleckz said:
Without wanting to sound like Fox, you can't tell us that holiday is much abroad because you have access to deals that the vast majority of us don't. It's ust redundant.

Bad example but it was only just over £300 for a week in Rhodes last year with no discount. I'm sure there are cheaper last minute deals.

borich_planner · 19 Jul 2012 at 07:36

Cornwall without a car is pretty damn hard to get around. If you want to see all the good stuff you need a car. I lived there for 18 years and my parents still down there

Beerbaron · 19 Jul 2012 at 07:43

borich_planner said:
Cornwall without a car is pretty damn hard to get around. If you want to see all the good stuff you need a car. I lived there for 18 years and my parents still down there

Its even harder in a Tacuma with a flat tyre

Russinating · 19 Jul 2012 at 09:10

Can't believe that some people haven't got a passport/have never been abroad in this day and age. It's not exactly a rich divide.

HAz · 19 Jul 2012 at 09:16

you could go to Turkey or Spain all inclusive for that price lol.

Gilly · 19 Jul 2012 at 10:23

HAz said:
you could go to Turkey or Spain all inclusive for that price lol.

I can't imagine Spain All Inc. would be great, and I couldn't think of anything worse than going to Turkey.