Ideas for location for UK cottage break

Over Clocker · 21 Jul 2012 at 10:54

Hi all,

Any suggestions for a nice area for a cottage break in a few weeks if we find late availability? Somewhere no more than 3 hours from London really.

We've got a 9 month old boy so would be looking at something family friendly where the locality has plenty to do for a small one, childrens farm, things to see etc etc..

Thanks!!

Mal

godinman · 21 Jul 2012 at 10:56

Over Clocker said:
Hi all,

Any suggestions for a nice area for a cottage break in a few weeks if we find late availability? Somewhere no more than 3 hours from London really.

We've got a 9 month old boy so would be looking at something family friendly where the locality has plenty to do for a small one, childrens farm, things to see etc etc..

Thanks!!

Mal

Do you really need to take a 9 month old's wants into account when choosing a holiday? Wont it just lie there pretty much inert the whole time?

This could be your last chance for about 15 years to go on a holiday you want!

Disclaimer - I know nothing about children, but for all I know they can walk, talk and critique barny the bears latest performance on the west end.

[FnG]magnolia · 21 Jul 2012 at 11:10

I want to make a joke about cottaging but it's just not coming.

Over Clocker · 21 Jul 2012 at 11:28

godinman said:
Do you really need to take a 9 month old's wants into account when choosing a holiday? Wont it just lie there pretty much inert the whole time?

This could be your last chance for about 15 years to go on a holiday you want!

Disclaimer - I know nothing about children, but for all I know they can walk, talk and critique barny the bears latest performance on the west end.

Not really, we did all of that before he was born, so we are quit ready for family holidays now! He is a very active crawling baby and absolutely loves things like that!!

godinman · 21 Jul 2012 at 11:31

Over Clocker said:
Not really, we did all of that before he was born, so we are quit ready for family holidays now! He is a very active crawling baby and absolutely loves things like that!!

Fair enough.

The only cottage I've been is on Eileen Shona, so no help for you really! It was however, absolutely mint. We saw one person the entire week, and that was a shock, he jogged past on a narrow path on a hill, we'd not seen anybody for so long we just sort of stared blankly as he ran past.

bledd · 21 Jul 2012 at 11:33

Sent you a trust message

Westyfield2 · 21 Jul 2012 at 11:51

Devon/Cornwall TBH.

CaptainRAVE · 21 Jul 2012 at 11:56

Would highly recommend Crantock in Cornwall if you can find anything suitable. Only a little further than 3 hours from London.

Posty · 21 Jul 2012 at 12:00

Seven sisters, east sussex.

[FnG]magnolia · 21 Jul 2012 at 12:03

Go here

e : still working on that cottaging joke, don't worry!

Combat squirrel · 21 Jul 2012 at 12:03

Helford holiday cottages in cornwall........simply gorgeous and lovely place,

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The Halk · 21 Jul 2012 at 12:04

I had one Mags, but it was a bit paedo - I was going on the family friendly thing.

ci_newman · 21 Jul 2012 at 12:08

We recently stayed at a cottage in Lyndhurst for a week, lovely surroundings, ideal travel time from London and lots to do in & around the New Forest.

[Edit] And this was with a 5-month old

N17 · 21 Jul 2012 at 13:38

Isles of scilly

snave · 23 Jul 2012 at 23:45

Probably out of your travel radius but west Wales is absolutely stunning.

Housey · 24 Jul 2012 at 00:21

http://www.beckyfalls.com/index.php/accommodation/2008/03/

I hired this a few years back, sits to the side of a wildlife reserve so you have that to spend time in during the day and then at 5pm everyone goes and you have the entire place to yourself. We booked it via English Country Cottages, not sure if it's still available, want that expensive but was spotless like all of them from ECC.

danza · 24 Jul 2012 at 00:23

Apart from being able to recommend Cornwall (which seems a bit far for you), I can recommend that you avoid Norfolk. I spent a week there a couple of years back, and was glad to get home. All of the small towns were boring and most of the big towns were trashy and crawling with chavs (especially Great Yarmouth, eurgh). Norwich was nice though.

York might be worth a look, some very interesting places there, same goes for Oxford/Cambridge. Cornwall has the best memories for me though.

Housey · 24 Jul 2012 at 00:28

A friend of mine owns this, lovely location and lots of options for different size places.

http://pencukefarm.co.uk/