Family holiday location in the UK?
Family holiday location in the UK?
Considering staying in the UK this year, Been looking at Devon/Cornwall.
Any other suggestions places anyone has visited that have been good?
Thanks
Any other suggestions places anyone has visited that have been good?
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Have you considered Scotland? It's really rather wonderful
Coastal Suffolk is alright and it doesn't rain much.
Coastal Suffolk is alright and it doesn't rain much.
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Both are nice. We've thought about the same, but may discount them as it might get very busy/expensive if too many others have similar thoughts, so looking for less obvious locations.
Isle of Wight is nice, so is Wales. Scotland is full of amazing views (and possibly midges).
Isle of Wight is nice, so is Wales. Scotland is full of amazing views (and possibly midges).
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Cotswolds are nice. *
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Both great with plenty to do but as Alex says, expect them to be rammed in the school holiday periods. Can suggest some places in Cornwall tho.
Otherwise we've also loved Norfolk, Suffolk and Pembrokeshire. Much less to do in Pembs that's not walking and drinking tho. Like Cornwall but much quieter.
Otherwise we've also loved Norfolk, Suffolk and Pembrokeshire. Much less to do in Pembs that's not walking and drinking tho. Like Cornwall but much quieter.
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My kids love Blackpool.
Nef used to have a chalet in Dartmouth. Was bastard hot when we visited there. Nice place with plenty to do.
Nef used to have a chalet in Dartmouth. Was bastard hot when we visited there. Nice place with plenty to do.
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Devon and Cornwall are great, but I do have a soft spot for Suffolk. Wife and I did a long weekend in Southwold recently, which was great, and you've got all the nature reserves and stuff which (theoretically) should be interesting for the kids.
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Aldeburgh is lovely, nearby Maltings enable sightseeing and drinking. I go to Salcombe every year, but Easter time only; it tends to get quite busy summer time. I read they were queuing on the mainland to queue on St. Michael’s Mount to get access to the house last August; a real shame as I had a great time there growing up.
The Wye valley is really pretty. If camping, I always stay at Doward’s Park, a campsite, as it’s quiet but close enough to walk to the river/pub. Otherwise, I’d recommend staying at Symond’s Yat.
Further inland, I’d recommend Broadway. I stay at the Lygon Arms and it’s convenient for sightseeing or just drinking around the village.
The Wye valley is really pretty. If camping, I always stay at Doward’s Park, a campsite, as it’s quiet but close enough to walk to the river/pub. Otherwise, I’d recommend staying at Symond’s Yat.
Further inland, I’d recommend Broadway. I stay at the Lygon Arms and it’s convenient for sightseeing or just drinking around the village.
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Yes please as we're in Cornwall this summer hols.Swervin_Mervin wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2019 10:44 pm Both great with plenty to do but as Alex says, expect them to be rammed in the school holiday periods. Can suggest some places in Cornwall tho.
Otherwise we've also loved Norfolk, Suffolk and Pembrokeshire. Much less to do in Pembs that's not walking and drinking tho. Like Cornwall but much quieter.
+1 to Norfolk.
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It’s a bloody long drive from Aberdeen to Devon or Cornwall, Foz!
The UK is full of great places but if you go to one of the better known holiday destinations (Salcombe, Padstow) they’ll be rammed in the summer holidays and you’ll pay through the nose for a house for the week.
What sort of holiday do you want? Devon and Cornwall are fairly pub/beach/water sports heavy. The sea won’t be particularly warm even in July or August but it may feel balmy to you
The UK is full of great places but if you go to one of the better known holiday destinations (Salcombe, Padstow) they’ll be rammed in the summer holidays and you’ll pay through the nose for a house for the week.
What sort of holiday do you want? Devon and Cornwall are fairly pub/beach/water sports heavy. The sea won’t be particularly warm even in July or August but it may feel balmy to you
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Best ones that I've had in the UK have been in Cornwall and Pembrokeshire. Try and avoid the expensive, artificial, sterile tourist traps that Jobbo goes to such as Salcombe and Padstow. They were great years ago but now they're all full of cunts (like Jobbo) and staffed by foreigners.
Tenby is very nice for wales.
Porthleven is lovely in Cornwall. Not that much to do but beautiful and still a functioning place for locals to live and work so there's a decent atmosphere in pubs etc. Weather is more reliable than Wales by a long way. Pretty sure that you can fly down to Newquay from the barren North as well.
Tenby is very nice for wales.
Porthleven is lovely in Cornwall. Not that much to do but beautiful and still a functioning place for locals to live and work so there's a decent atmosphere in pubs etc. Weather is more reliable than Wales by a long way. Pretty sure that you can fly down to Newquay from the barren North as well.
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Why can't he just stay in his own country? Fuckers are always going on about how bloody wonderful it is yet none of the cunts seem to actually want to be there
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North west coast of Wales has some stunning beaches, is closer to Scotland, and cheaper / quieter. Could be a good shout.
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We're going to the Pembrokeshire coast near St David's this year. The idea is it's like Cornwall, but less full of cunts* (unless the Welsh count) Good surfing too if you like that sort of thing.
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It will be less full of cunts. The problem is finding a decent meal. The pubs/restaurants are all rubbish unlike somewhere like Padstow which has a far better standard of everything really.speedingfine wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2019 7:47 am We're going to the Pembrokeshire coast near St David's this year. The idea is it's like Cornwall, but less full of cunts* (unless the Welsh count) Good surfing too if you like that sort of thing.
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