The UK is lovely to go on holiday thread

The UK is lovely to go on holiday thread

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foliedouce

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3,067 posts

230 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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Just got back from a week in Cornwall - what an amazing place, stunning scenery, 25+ degrees and sunny everyday, lots to do, great micro breweries (don't get Ale abroad!), the Minack Theatre is stunning..... what's not to like (apart from maybe the weather could have been different)


ewenm

28,506 posts

244 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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We're doing 2 UK holidays this year. We went up to Yorkshire for the start of Le Tour de France and we're off to Inverness to see some friends for a week in September. The risk in the UK is the weather of course...

cptsideways

13,535 posts

251 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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Windsurfing with Dolphins last month at Daymer Bay has made my year

SS2.

14,455 posts

237 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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Cornwall truly is a stunning part of the country - a sunny day, walking the dogs from Polzeath to Rock (via Daymer) for a Doombar or two sat outside the Mariners - a real joy..

vournikas

11,682 posts

203 months

Wednesday 30th July 2014
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Before I met mrs v, Cornwall was my chillout destination of choice.

A few pints at The Port William at Trebarwith whilst watching the sunset was essential.

The Leaper

4,937 posts

205 months

Wednesday 30th July 2014
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The Pandora Inn at Restronguet is another great pub in Cornwall, well worth a visit. Get there early as parking is in short supply! We have relatives who live in Falmouth so we get to see them twice a year, usually out of season, and a meal in the Pandora is a frequent trip.

R.

mi1ne

307 posts

197 months

Wednesday 30th July 2014
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We hired a small boat from Caley Cruisers(never driven a boat prior to this) and took it from Inverness down through all the Canals and Lochs to Fort William.

Stunning views and a nice get away from hustle and bustle.

All the lock keepers and other boat owners were really friendly.

One for the bucket list. wink

bga

8,134 posts

250 months

Wednesday 30th July 2014
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I've just got back from a lovely week in Devon. Based in Totnes & hit the beaches & moors. Cornwall is nice but being Devon born & bred I am a bit biased!

Average temperatures were the same as when we went to Menorca last year, a little bit warm for the 5 month old boys but great for the rest of us.

tedmus

1,883 posts

134 months

Wednesday 30th July 2014
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Off to Barmouth area (Arthog) in a couple of weeks, beautiful part of Wales, house we stay at is up in the hills looking over the Mawddach estuary. Loads of cracking walks for us and the dogs, amazing scenery and the added bonus of Purple Moose ales.

prand

5,910 posts

195 months

Wednesday 30th July 2014
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We're off for a week in Bridport running up to the August Bank holiday. We're renting an apartment overlooking West Bay, so will be 30 seconds from the beach. We've been here a lot since my mother in law moved down a few years ago and we love it.

Hopefully this good spell of weather lasts out, I hear the sea temperature has hit 20C due to the warm weather this year so I might even be tempted to have a dip! This is the week of the Melplash Show, the Bridport Carnival and Martin Clunes's funny dog/horse/country show so on top of the usual local cider, Palmers Ales, good food, great scenery, fossil hunting, crabbing, mackerel fishing, the local music and arts scene, there will be a fair bit to keep us entertained.

My wife calls me "Dorset Prand" after a day or so down there, as I stop stressing about work & my wider woes, stop shouting at the kids and turn into a chilled out smiley country bloke happy to sit in a pub garden overlooking the Marshwood Vale with a pint or two of Dorset Nectar Dabinett watching the world go by (usually some tractors and a couple of horses) with the only worry being what I fancy for dinner.

Secretly though, my brain is still furiously doing the sums and balancing priorities whether we could cash in our West London semi, move away from my troublesome wider family, buy a small farmhouse with 10 acres, convert outbuildings into guest rooms or build a field full of glamping yurts with a stonebaked wood fired pizza business on the side, while still commuting up to the Thames Valley contracting while it all gets established. cool It might happen one day!

Qwert1e

545 posts

117 months

Wednesday 30th July 2014
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Agree it can be stunning, subject to a spin of the Weatherman's Roulette Wheel. It can also be just about the most miserable holiday destination on this planet.

Bill

52,476 posts

254 months

Wednesday 30th July 2014
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Qwert1e said:
Agree it can be stunning, subject to a spin of the Weatherman's Roulette Wheel. It can also be just about the most miserable holiday destination on this planet.
This.

cptsideways

13,535 posts

251 months

Wednesday 30th July 2014
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It also has to be one the best places for bobbing about in boats or watersports


Bill

52,476 posts

254 months

Wednesday 30th July 2014
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Or walking. Looks like a load has fallen down since you were there...


gifdy

2,065 posts

240 months

Wednesday 30th July 2014
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Great to hear this about Cornwall - we're going for two weeks on Saturday. I've now lived in England for 25 years and never been down that way. Holidays are usually abroad or back to Scotland so this will be a new experience.

Really looking forward to it ....and making notes on the places to visit !

mattman

3,174 posts

221 months

Wednesday 30th July 2014
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Bill said:
Qwert1e said:
Agree it can be stunning, subject to a spin of the Weatherman's Roulette Wheel. It can also be just about the most miserable holiday destination on this planet.
This.
This again - sorry! frown

dave_s13

13,813 posts

268 months

Wednesday 30th July 2014
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We're off to Newquay on Wales next week.

It will rain that week.

prand

5,910 posts

195 months

Wednesday 30th July 2014
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Qwert1e said:
Agree it can be stunning, subject to a spin of the Weatherman's Roulette Wheel. It can also be just about the most miserable holiday destination on this planet.
Isn't that why God invented pubs?

ewenm

28,506 posts

244 months

Wednesday 30th July 2014
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mattman said:
This again - sorry! frown
Why sorry? It's the weather that makes the UK so green and pleasant throughout the summer. Much preferable IMO to the brown and arid conditions of many short-haul destinations.

gifdy

2,065 posts

240 months

Wednesday 30th July 2014
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ewenm said:
mattman said:
This again - sorry! frown
Why sorry? It's the weather that makes the UK so green and pleasant throughout the summer. Much preferable IMO to the brown and arid conditions of many short-haul destinations.
No such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothes !