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Spam me with your best family holidays

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TryingReally · 16/02/2025 15:52

I’m trying to sort a family holiday for next year, either summer or October half term. I’ve got two primary aged children who are very adventurous/active. We’ve done lots of Europe, doing Africa next year and I’ve done enough Caribbean/Bahamas to know it’s somewhere I’d want to go without them 😝 so spam me with your favourite family holidays. What was a massive hit? I’d prefer not to travel too far (nothing over 8 hours if possible) but happy to drive/ship/plane

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Waltdisnerd · 16/02/2025 17:20

Can't beat Florida! So much to do!

Scirocco · 16/02/2025 17:19

If they're active, bring them up north and set them loose on the Munros?

Skigal86 · 16/02/2025 17:15

Had a gorgeous family holiday at the Grecotel white palace in Crete last summer and we’ve booked again for this summer. The place I’d really like to take DD to is Oman, DH and I have been a couple of times and it’s beautiful. First time we did a few days in a resort to recover en route back to the UK from India, second time we did a nicer beach resort which had lots of family amenities and a trip to a desert camp. When we go again I’d like to go up into the mountains .

Delatron · 16/02/2025 17:10

Sorry didn’t read the bit about not travelling over 8 hours.

We all absolutely love Club La Santa in Lanazarote. But we all love sports/ being active on holiday.

Delatron · 16/02/2025 17:08

The Alps in the summer
Costa Rica.

My boys don’t like sitting around ok a beach though.

theteachesofleeches · 16/02/2025 17:06

LA/Hawaii/NYC
Canada Fly drive from Calgary to Vancover Island
A month in Thailand
Jamaica, Negril

They are the ones we all talk about all the time now they are grown up.

Pippa12 · 16/02/2025 17:01

We’ve been all over but Egypt was a hit with my 8 and 12 year old in October. The weather is glorious and the flight wonderfully short! They loved the big hotels with slides and entertainment, the boat trips, snorkelling and water sports. We loved the marina in Hurghada and really enjoyed El Gouna, especially the Tuk tuks that took you between main town and the marina there. So much to to and see for a very short flight.

Do not skimp on hotel tho- unfortunately you really do get what you pay for although it’s far cheaper than Dubai and the likes.

PumpkinPie2016 · 16/02/2025 16:59

We've done the Austrian alps the last two years which was brilliant. Loads to do- especially outdoors. Lots of places have regional cards that save you so much money on activities so worth doing your research.

UK wise, we love the lake district and go regularly. Bowness/Grasmere/Keswick are all good bases to explore from. Again, lots to do, especially if you enjoy the outdoors.

zeibesaffron · 16/02/2025 16:56

Iceland - loads to do and such beautiful scenery
Malta and Gozo
Toronto/Niagara
New York

Just to name a few 😀

Mummydoctor · 16/02/2025 16:37

Canada - the Rockies, Vancouver island and Toronto (3 weeks)
the Alps (summer) - Austria and Swiss alps for 2.5 weeks
Italy - Rome Venice and Garda over 2
weeks

LittleMonks11 · 16/02/2025 16:23

Croatia - you won't look back.

Florally · 16/02/2025 16:22

My kids love Singapore, but longer than 8 hours. They would choose to go back there over most other destinations.

Muchtoomuchtodo · 16/02/2025 16:17

Alpine elements was a huge hit with our kids

InfoSecInTheCity · 16/02/2025 16:14

DDs favourites have been U.K. holiday parks like Butlins and Haven. The playgrounds, kids activities like slime making, archery, trampolining and the proximity to beach and arcades make them a huge hit.

As much as I'd love to be able to say that she really loved the quiet, read a book on the beach or explore historic locations type holidays, honestly she likes noise and tat. Hopefully she'll grow into my kind of holiday 😂

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