Uk holiday ideas

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caterhamboy

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568 posts

199 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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Going to be having our jollys in the uk this yr, so need some inspiration. We have a baby so need self catering ideally. We live in Derbyshire which is about as far as you can get from the sea in the uk, so nice seaside resorts wanted.

Open to anything except skegness!

bigmanteebs

4,434 posts

216 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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Whitby, North Yorkshire
Southwold, Ipswich.

2 of my favourites. smile

The Ben

1,623 posts

218 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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Gower peninsula in S. Wales, its cheap, nr Swansea if you need amenities, and the scenery is amazing...

Jasandjules

69,975 posts

230 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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caterhamboy said:
Going to be having our jollys in the uk this yr, so need some inspiration. We have a baby so need self catering ideally. We live in Derbyshire which is about as far as you can get from the sea in the uk, so nice seaside resorts wanted.

Open to anything except skegness!
What about somewhere like Devon? Nice beaches etc.. Bit of a trek mind.

Lord Croker

7,037 posts

190 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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Cornwall - beautiful, plenty to do and see, great beaches, interesting towns and villages to wander round. Just keep away from the really busy bits...

knight

5,207 posts

280 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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Spent a week in St Ives, Cornwall, last year and had a thoroughly good time. smile

Nolar Dog

8,786 posts

196 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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caterhamboy said:
Going to be having our jollys in the uk this yr, so need some inspiration. We have a baby so need self catering ideally.
Isle of Man.

Stunning.

Rollin

6,118 posts

246 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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Cornwall. It's lovely!

lottie

701 posts

226 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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It has to be Cornwall for me too!I intend on spending a few weeks there this summer. Polperro, Looe, Mousehole, Fowey, Mevagissey - all lovely places.

Deerfoot

4,908 posts

185 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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We took our two year old to Cornwall last year. We stayed in a cottage in early September (out of season so a bit cheaper than August).

It was excellent. The weather was pretty good, the cottage was clean and had everything included (power etc etc).

We stayed around Widemouth Bay just outside Bude.

Jem0911

4,415 posts

202 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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Burnham Market Norfolk
Southwold (aldeburgh) Suffolk
The Lakes

Athlon

5,033 posts

207 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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September in Cornwall for us too, loads to do and some stunning coast to explore, we are staying just outside Falmouth which is a great centre for the far west.

The Ben

1,623 posts

218 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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Jem0911 said:
Burnham Market Norfolk
Southwold (aldeburgh) Suffolk
The Lakes
ha I used ot live right near Burnham Market, or 'Chelsea by the sea' as its locally called....

its very nice, but not alot to do in the village... which means you have to drive places to the beach etc...

caterhamboy

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568 posts

199 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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Ok thanks the the reply's so far, strongly favouring St ives and Cornwall. I'm lucky in that as soon as there's a break in the weather, i can get time off straight away as long as it's not easter or half term wk. So will have a few destinations in mind then book it and go next day or so.

NailedOn

3,115 posts

236 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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House swap. Plenty out there. Then you can go wherever someone who wants to swap with you lives. In the UK or abroad.

skinner05

3,214 posts

194 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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Bradford is nice this time of year

bitwrx

1,352 posts

205 months

Wednesday 4th March 2009
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Pembrokeshire.

Slyjoe

1,505 posts

212 months

Thursday 5th March 2009
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I've got to go stay up here ideally in or near Southwold next week. Can anyone reccomend a lodge or cottage or even a holiday camp type thing that would be nice to stay with the good lady?

Don

28,377 posts

285 months

Thursday 5th March 2009
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West Coast of Scotland: Skye, Lewis or Mull. Plenty of self-catering available. Stunning scenery. Perfect for a quiet, relaxing holiday. Reasonably young-child friendly. Sod all to do for teens.

aclivity

4,072 posts

189 months

Thursday 5th March 2009
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bitwrx said:
Pembrokeshire.
seconded.

Newgale Beach for the seaside bit
Oakwood Theme Park for Megafobia
Pendine Sands for the motoring history bit.