UK holidays

Besides the general consensus that UK holidays are overly expensive, and the weather unpredictable.. I find I don’t switch “off” properly because it stills feel too similar to home. Not that Europe is always so totally different, but there’s something refreshing about being surrounded by people speaking foreign languages, people with different attitudes, habits, day to day life etc.

Also, we don’t own a car so it really does work out crazy expensive tk get anywhere nice like the Lake District, Dales etc.
 
alchal said:
Northumberland, criccieth , Cotswolds.
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North Wales is stunning and Criccieth is a pretty special place for us as a family. Would love to take my kids there someday. The scenery around May time with the rhododendrons out is spectacular.

For a UK holiday I’m always super keen on taking my bike. Had a great time cycling around the Mendip hills and North Devon. Wiltshire was decent too!
 
Last August, was the first time where I holidayed in the UK where I didn’t need to pack any trousers!

Normally you pack 3 times clothes than you need- clothes for hot weather, clothes for average weather and clothes for freezing cold weather
 
I genuinely have never holidayed in the UK. Other than long weekends with friends (all over the UK). A lot of people suggest the South West which I'll have to look into. However in the same amount of time I could be in the Med or on my way somewhere more exotic!
 
Ah, but roll on climate change.the UK will be bathed in balmy 25° sunshine and parts further south will be 40° hellholes, people fighting for a bit of shade or a sip if water. Places like Mallorca are overcrowded and too hot IMO.

Summer rain (or winter snow) on Blencathra or any wild spot in the UK is magic.
 
Only holiday'd in the UK twice. West Wales and Devon, both in remote cottages with nothing around. Really enjoyed and wouldn't mind holidaying in the UK again.

Unfortunately in 99% of cases it is cheaper to fly away, and you get a higher chance of good weather.
 
Amplus said:
About a million things better about a holiday in Mallorca then the UK... great weather, little traffic and queues, much much cheaper, sea you can actually swim in and go snorkeling, mountains, outdoor swimming pools which you don't see in the UK really...it's just way way better then a UK holiday and it's only 1hour 50 mins on a plane!! That's just one example. Greece, Croatia, Albania, Portugal, Bulgaria, Turkey all are much better holiday locations then the UK for probably half the price
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Different strokes and all that. We tend to go walking/hiking with the dogs so that tends to influence where we want to go, with no kids so perhaps the cost is not an issue compared to some who have. Not really interested in outdoor swimming pools or swimming in the sea and lying on a beach has always been boring to us. Id probably like the mountains though and checking out some historical sites.

I do fancy going on a bit of a road trip through the chunnel to mainland Europe and go on some walking trails, would want to take the dogs though but not sure what kind of a journey that would be for them.

The weather has never bothered me, even quite like the rain at times. First time we went walking in Yorkshire we stayed in a little place called Askrigg, it was November with frost on the fells, looked amazing. Do like a bit of sun but don't need to seek it out, don't like it too hot anyway.

Someone mentioned Dubai earlier and tbh I couldn't think of anything worse.
 
The problem with UK holidays is the weather. Unpredictable. If you get a fortnights worth of rain, there’s so much museums and amusement acardes that one can tolerate. Remember parents and I left 3 or 4 days earlier in Paignton (I think) as raining there and dry at home!

In of my foreign travels, probably had a few afternoons and evenings with rain. That’s about 30 foreign trips. Vast majority of the rain was Florida. With 98% humidity, storms happen some of the time.

Had massive hailstones in Sicily. Couldn’t run as ground was uneven and up a hill.
 
if you get the weather i like Anglesey (North Wales in general)..... the problem is you can pay all that money and get a week of solid rain and cold weather.

at least if you go to <insert many places abroad here> you will get the weather, as well as decent snorkelling/scuba and other stuff which is harder in the UK (and even then you have to hope no one is dumping sewage in there)

www.independent.co.uk

People warned to avoid 83 UK beaches because of raw sewage dumped nearby

The alert includes Tripadvisor’s best UK beach
www.independent.co.uk www.independent.co.uk

For me a week in the UK is the longest i can take........
 
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Chris Wilson said:
You realise tickets need not be return, and indeed one way are usually cheaper? No need to flagellate yourself constantly here in the purgatory of England old boy ;)
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Unfortunately for most places this is incorrect.
Most places require that you are in fact returning and not flying one way. Well I say returning, basically leaving they don't care to where.

The two countries I would have considered to relocate to are now both more difficult to get into (I would pass the criteria but its extra hastle) are Spain and France.
Probably France due to how much easier it is to get "home." Alas some narrow minded individuals made that harder for me, so I suspect they will have to put up with my libertarian right wing views for a while longer yet.
 
Chris Wilson said:
You realise tickets need not be return, and indeed one way are usually cheaper? No need to flagellate yourself constantly here in the purgatory of England old boy ;)
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before having a child i would definitely have been up for retiring to Menorca - beautiful island but close enough and cheap enough to return to Blighty and add to that back in the day my pension pot would have gone further.

however now i have a child (and to be honest my wife would not be keen either) and add to the the gift that is Brexit, i am not sure this is feasible any more.
 
Center Parcs often gets a lot of flack online for their prices, but if you book Mon-Fri in spring or autumn outside of school holidays, the accommodation prices are usually very reasonable.

For cyclists, the lanes and little hills right on the Longleat campus' doorstep are lovely and can easily be used as a base to do a day ride or two over to the Mendips delights like Draycott's New Rd; Burrington Combe; Cheddar Gorge etc. If on Strava, you can then see a small sample of the national hill climbing champion's immense W/Kg, Andrew Feather often rides in the area.
 
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