He booked crappy "holiday" for us aibu to be a bit annoyed?

[yesnomaybes]

Been saving for a cheap UK break.
Boyfriend said he was going to sort it as a surprise.
It was a surprise all right.
He has booked a caravan park (park dene resorts) less than 10 minutes from our house for a week.
Now it's not the fact it's a caravan,I enjoy a little caravan trip ...but 10 mins from our house...what is the point.
Nothing new to explore,or towns close by to visit that we don't go to all the time.
It's cost £409 for a week (well Monday to Friday )
Would you be a bit miffed ?

It looks nice but not really a holiday when it's on your doorstep

He's definitely thick on the right side!
Can easily nip out with his mates and leave you sat in the caravan watching telly!
He is a tight fisted git! Not a nice quality to have!

I hope you have a passport OP and book yourself a lovely holiday abroad next year.

Well if you can't change it atleast he has somewhere to stay whilst he finds somehwere else to live lol

I really hope he’s winding you up

I don’t think I’d trust him to choose his own pizza toppings after this.

Call them explain that a manchild made the booking, and would they consider changing the site for you as you only live 10 mins away!
I’m sure if you laugh at it they will and maybe help too!
And yes I think it’s a waste too!

Good luck

It's not a holiday. What a dick. I'd never have let him book it 'as a surprise' at any rate because I hate surprises, but I'd actually just stay home in your case if I couldn't swap and send him to stay there on his own.

I never understood holidaying near your home. I get we can’t all afford fancy foreign trips but less than an hour from home is pointless.

On the bright side you can invite your friends round for a party and you won’t need kennels for your cats/dogs as you can pop home everyday to feed them.

What led him.to that decision!? Baffles.

We've stayed at 2 park Dean sites this summer. Whitley Bay way lovely! Cresswell Towers was an absolute dump, we left early, it was a total health hazard...DO NOT swap to go there!!

We've also been to Regent's Bay which was very nice and Sandrum Castle, also good.

Is he related to my husband who hadn’t booked us a honeymoon( only thing I asked him to do) and decided we wouldn’t go to the Lakes because it was raining? I had one night in the hotel where our reception was. I still haven’t forgiven him for that.
I bet you couldn’t believe him. I think I would have started laughing. Hope you can change it.

With kids? We used to go camping nearby when my kids were little because we could completely switch off from home life and just enjoy being with our family. Surprisingly we never cheated and went home, even when it rained. However just the two of you would piss me off immensely, I wouldn’t go, let him enjoy being 5 minutes from home on his own.

Good luck changing it. What an idiot.

You could of done a £9.50 sun holiday at park resorts Monday to Friday for £38...
You have to pay for a minimum of 4 people.

Oh God almighty, what the fuck was he thinking?! And you, op, to be fair - why would you want to be surprised with a holiday, didn’t you want any say in it at all? I literally can’t understand why you’d do that.

@yesnomaybes what an arse he is! Hope you can get it changed! x

400 pounds? god I would prefer to splash out on a dinner, show, overnight than spend a week in caravan just the two of you. does he think you'll pop home for some 'home comforts' and then head back to the caravan!!!

£400 for Crimdon Dene?!! The most expensive caravan through hoseasons is £309! Hope you get a transfer, sorry 😬

I agree with User 1486*

In fact if you get a woman say “ Here I will give you the best laugh today to tell your colleagues then tell har and start laughing. I bet she joins in and then ask her if she can help you change it. By then she will either feel so sorry for you to have him as a DP or she will still be laughing hysterically that she will help you. Good luck and do come back and tell us if you are successful and NEVER let him book you a holiday again. Or a honeymoon!

Sometimes things don’t turn out the way you expect and you can make the best of it by just enjoying yourselves.

What you have gained is two extra days with him. For most of us we waste two days, one travelling there and the other coming back. You have also helped the environment. You could presumably stroll there or cycle even. You could get yourselves in the paper. Think of all the happy memories. Someday you may laugh about it.

What an idiot.

If you can't change it I'd go with it (very aware I'm the lone voice here).

Be a tourist in your own town, play games all night and have BBQs. Anywhere is different to being at home.

An 8 minute drive is ridiculous though. Maybe make him walk it

The BF or the person posting immediately above you @UrsulaPandress?

I have two friends who have bought a caravan in a park 5 miles from where they live. I just don't get it to be honest 🤷🏻‍♀️
They've paid thousands for them.

Pocketsforme they have been saving, this is clearly not just a cheap money doesn't matter deal and he a. Wasted the money as for £409 they could have done the twenty minute return journey every day AND included dinner out each night AND probably had change and (b) wasted a holiday and (c) can't understand why op is not excited.

I am totally calm, I think it's so ridiculous it's funny but yep definitely I think he's a bit thick and by the way he's also been called a dick, an idiot and a numpty by several other posters so I'm not sure why me questioning his intelligence has you pulling me up on my comment

🤦‍♀️ even my idiot exH wasn't this bad. Hope you get it changed and please come back and tell us his excuse for such a massive brain fart.