Shocked by UK holiday prices

[soooexcited!]

Just priced up a 2 bed 2 bathroom cottage in the lake district. Can accommodate 6 with a sofa bed in the lounge. Looks beautiful. Most expensive week of the year just under £1000. We often stay in a stunning 2 bed cottage in Derbyshire near family. It's in a converted coach house with 2 other holiday cottages, never paid more than £650 for a week. Most expensive one we have booked was 4 bed 3 bathroom cedar hot tub swedish style bbq hut overlooking the sea in Cornwall. It was £1600 in August.

[Ninja]

Mmm we don't find it expensive, we've been going to the same cottage in Lower Largo in Scotland for years (whilst saving for our next trip to Florida) and yes the prices have increased year on year & this year for a week for 4 it's £650, the cottage wall is the sea wall and we go to sleep every night to the sound of the waves We're hopeful that our 2 week holiday this year can still go ahead
I don't get the *no way would I holiday in the UK!* Alright the weather is a bit hit and miss (like it is in Florida lol!) but we make the most of it, there's lots of places to drive out to, plenty of castles/homes to visit if the weather is really bad, Edinburgh isn't far, there's also plenty of cheap places to eat out and me & my Mum do some of the Fife coastal walks with spectacular views & we see seals and have even seen dolphins

[katiec68]

Originally Posted by Ninja

Mmm we don't find it expensive, we've been going to the same cottage in Lower Largo in Scotland for years (whilst saving for our next trip to Florida) and yes the prices have increased year on year & this year for a week for 4 it's £650, the cottage wall is the sea wall and we go to sleep every night to the sound of the waves We're hopeful that our 2 week holiday this year can still go ahead
I don't get the *no way would I holiday in the UK!* Alright the weather is a bit hit and miss (like it is in Florida lol!) but we make the most of it, there's lots of places to drive out to, plenty of castles/homes to visit if the weather is really bad, Edinburgh isn't far, there's also plenty of cheap places to eat out and me & my Mum do some of the Fife coastal walks with spectacular views & we see seals and have even seen dolphins

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I think its just easier to make the most of it when its still 90* and raining that 10* and raining

We go away quite a lot in the UK - my sister is in Cornwall and we love weekends in London but I just think you get more bang for your buck in the summer abroad.

[Floridarules]

For us, it wasn’t simply the UK accommodation prices but the eating out prices. Not so bad when just 2 of you, but with a family- it became really expensive.
The key factor is for us though, the weather.
We will be holidaying in the UK this year, and we hope to be able to travel next year to the US 🤞🇺🇸

[JLH]

Yesterday I started looking for villas in Greece for next year and they are coming up between two and three thousand a week , most of them just basic but of course they have a pool . I found myself wishing they were as cheap as UK prices for a week in August! I would still have to add the flights to that too, am thinking my son's idea of ten days in Florida with no parks will work out the same price.

[Morganza]

Originally Posted by Ninja

Mmm we don't find it expensive, we've been going to the same cottage in Lower Largo in Scotland for years (whilst saving for our next trip to Florida) and yes the prices have increased year on year & this year for a week for 4 it's £650, the cottage wall is the sea wall and we go to sleep every night to the sound of the waves We're hopeful that our 2 week holiday this year can still go ahead
I don't get the *no way would I holiday in the UK!* Alright the weather is a bit hit and miss (like it is in Florida lol!) but we make the most of it, there's lots of places to drive out to, plenty of castles/homes to visit if the weather is really bad, Edinburgh isn't far, there's also plenty of cheap places to eat out and me & my Mum do some of the Fife coastal walks with spectacular views & we see seals and have even seen dolphins

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Sounds a perfect holiday!

[EssexSue]

Originally Posted by Dazed

We stay at Premier Inn hotels when we go to Liverpool for the football. My adult son prefers the beds there to some of the more expensive hotels. He likes their chicken burger and chips too.

Maybe we should look into staying somewhere near the beach and booking a few Premier Inn rooms.

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The Premier Inn at Weymouth is right on the sea front. I'm eyeing it up myself for a mini break, if only so I can get a Portland Dough Cake.

[greekgranny]

Originally Posted by EssexSue

The Premier Inn at Weymouth is right on the sea front. I'm eyeing it up myself for a mini break, if only so I can get a Portland Dough Cake.

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We often stay at Haven Littlesea Weymouth, love it. Have missed out on Portland Dough Cake, a description so we can purchase some please
TIA

[EssexSue]

Originally Posted by greekgranny

We often stay at Haven Littlesea Weymouth, love it. Have missed out on Portland Dough Cake, a description so we can purchase some please
TIA

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It's a fruit cake, sort of crusty outside and soft in the middle. They sell it in the bakers in Portland, the bit where the street is higher than the road. Or they did, it's a few years since we were there, last time we went my sister and I found our grandmother's childhood home, recognised it from photos. Our family moved to Weymouth from the island but I have many happy memories of visits there. Plus I want to visit Paul Liggings Art Gallery on Weymouth Quay.

[Moorlandman]

Originally Posted by greekgranny

We often stay at Haven Littlesea Weymouth, love it. Have missed out on Portland Dough Cake, a description so we can purchase some please
TIA

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We like Waterside at Weymouth.