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Holidaying with sen children

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Misty9 · 15/07/2021 23:06

Inspired by the other thread about holidays, I've thought again about what I could do to get away with the dc this summer. However, ds9 has asd and won't cope with unpredictability, and must have access to a screen. And I'm a lone parent. What sort of holidays do others in this position take? Or do you not even attempt it?! We had 2 nights in a holiday park at half term and it was a bit of a disaster as there was no WiFi... Shock

I'm thinking of 3 nights around 13th August and we're in East anglia. Budget is up to £650 ish. If anyone wants to look! Grin

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Embracelife · 15/07/2021 23:17

Center parks. Hoseasons lodges have WiFi too.
Clearly always go somewhere with WiFi.

Embracelife · 15/07/2021 23:18

Thomas center . www.thethomascentre.co.uk/

pyewackett · 15/07/2021 23:21

What about this caravan in Clacton? Has free wifi included, £100 a night, and currently available for the dates you want:

www.2cholidays.co.uk/properties/28099gc-gainsborough-close-area-2-bed-6-berth-caravan-with-free-wifi-emerald-rated/?bookdates=2021-08-13,2021-08-16

Interested in this thread?

Then you might like threads about these subjects:

Families Holidays SEN
Maggiesfarm · 15/07/2021 23:46

This is a lovely place. I checked and it does have wifi.

www.kellingheath.co.uk/woodland-lodges-gid184.html

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Misty9 · 15/07/2021 23:50

[quote Maggiesfarm]This is a lovely place. I checked and it does have wifi.

www.kellingheath.co.uk/woodland-lodges-gid184.html[/quote]
That's where we went! WiFi is only in the village square Confused I agree though, it is lovely

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Misty9 · 15/07/2021 23:50

[quote Embracelife]Thomas center . www.thethomascentre.co.uk/[/quote]
Looks really interesting, thanks. They're not available for the summer anymore but I'll keep it in mind for the future.

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Misty9 · 15/07/2021 23:51

[quote pyewackett]What about this caravan in Clacton? Has free wifi included, £100 a night, and currently available for the dates you want:

www.2cholidays.co.uk/properties/28099gc-gainsborough-close-area-2-bed-6-berth-caravan-with-free-wifi-emerald-rated/?bookdates=2021-08-13,2021-08-16[/quote]
Thank you for looking. I'm not sure about a caravan again. I get a bit lonely Blush

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Embracelife · 15/07/2021 23:57

spectrumbreaks.co.uk/mobile/

drspouse · 16/07/2021 00:00

We stay in a cottage with Wi-Fi though we can cope with a weekend without (astonishingly, we were surprised). DS likes being outside and likes animals, so that helps.

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Misty9 · 17/07/2021 10:22

I've decided that staying with family is the safest bet! At least I'll have other adults to talk to! And WiFi Grin

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drspouse · 17/07/2021 10:23

We'd last 5 minutes with any of our family - you're lucky to have accepting family members.

Hen2018 · 17/07/2021 10:33

Trains.

Go on holiday on a train. Sit in the station watching the trains come and go. Go on a steam train....

And WiFi.

My family think my son has no SEND (he hasn’t been in mainstream school since he was 8....) so holidays do not involve them.

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Misty9 · 17/07/2021 10:38

It's not my immediate family...

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drspouse · 17/07/2021 11:07

My extended family would not be much better even though some are understanding. Less likely to tell us we should control him but more likely to plan surprise mass visits/visits to places we can't manage.

JenniferAllisonPhillipaSue · 17/07/2021 11:15

WIfi shouldn't be such an issue, get a Mifi device and a data SIM (Three are good); then you only need good mobile phone coverage.

QueenofBrickdon · 17/07/2021 11:31

Are there any support groups in your area? We once went on a holiday with our local one funded by a specialist inclusion project run by the council.
It was at an outdoor activity centre and was amazing. Brilliant activities and other families facing similar issues to talk to.

drspouse · 17/07/2021 11:38

I have heard of one near us actually - our DS tends to fall into too disabled for most things but not disabled enough for SEN things.

Horst · 17/07/2021 11:43

Try landal. We stayed on one of their sites and each lodge has its own wifi and smart tv. We took an Xbox and it all ran perfectly.

notthemum · 17/07/2021 12:05

How old is your son ?

notthemum · 17/07/2021 12:06

Sorry, that was to Hen2018

cookiesandcreamm · 17/07/2021 12:10

You can buy a wifi dongle op!

Maggiesfarm · 17/07/2021 16:36

Thanks for that cookes! I've been saying and writing 'd**rongle' for years. Nobody has corrected me, possibly because they thought it was funny, but I will not make the same mistake again. I have no experience of a dongle which might explain it.

cookiesandcreamm · 17/07/2021 16:44

@Maggiesfarm

Thanks for that cookes! I've been saying and writing 'd**rongle' for years. Nobody has corrected me, possibly because they thought it was funny, but I will not make the same mistake again. I have no experience of a dongle which might explain it.
😂 Mind I'm one of those people who don't correct either! I enjoy a giggle to myself when they continue to say it wrong.
Hen2018 · 17/07/2021 16:53

In answer to your question (just spotted it) he’s 17, but I’ve been a lone parent for 16 of those years.