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

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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 ?

This is hilarious (not for you, sorry op!).

My ex’s sister and her partner used to keep their caravan at a site 15 minutes away from their home. They basically treated it as a second home and regularly stayed there for a week at a time, travelling to work etc. I always thought it was odd!

Fingers crossed they can swap the site for you op. I don’t see why they won’t, you’re willing to pay the £40. I’m sure once they’ve finished laughing they’ll be more than happy to help you!

I really hope he’s joking. Sounds like the worst holiday ever and a massive waste of £400.

I really hope they let you swap, I wouldn't be going otherwise!

That’s really shit of him. Have you told him you’re really pissed off?

When he said he was booking a surprise I would’ve said no - why did he get to take the decision?

And yes, I’d contact the company and ask for another site much further away, as a goodwill gesture.

@MarthasGinYard ha ha ha ha this has cheered me up

Absolutely ridiculous. I wouldn't bother going

@TheFrenchLieutenantsMonkey the prospect of haggerston castle sounds like a luxury holiday in Dubai in comparison

That sounds like a rubbish holiday. Hope you manage to get it changed today.

That is ridiculous.

😂😂😂😂😂

Hopefully they will change it for you.
What an idiot!

Could this be an opportunity to see your local area in a new light?

We stayed at Crimdon a few years ago and loved it (very lucky with the weather though). We booked through UKBungee to jump off the Middlebrough transporter bridge; we had a driftwood bonfire on the beach and sang with guitars; we visited some museums, we walked up a pointy hill and had fabulous views (Rosebury Topping?).

It depends how you usually spend your tie of course, but this holiday could still be really special, with the added bonus that you can pop home if you need to (I hate a caravan shower!).

YANBU to be bemused by his choice, but I think it's quite sweet that he's taken a 'anywhere with you is a holiday' stance on this; and the money saved on transport could be a lovely meal out instead.

Pmk

Roseberry Topping ODFOx, i’m Glad you had a lovely time up our way. It often gets a bad press.

I’d swap to another park & take a friend, it would give him a week to find somewhere to move to. I certainly wouldn’t be planning on spending my life with such a fucking idiot.

I'd be absolutely livid. I remember years ago I was with a bloke who said he was taking me away for the weekend , somewhere near the seaside, for Valentine's Day. Made a really big hype about it, I thought ooooh must be Brighton or Bournemouth 😬, got really excited, new outfit purchased for a night on the tiles etc... it was Southsea, we lived in Portsmouth. The hotel didn't even have any amenities ie pool /hot tub... it was pouring with rain, and we arrived at 11am, when he said 'were here' I laughed ! I thought he must be joking ! Nope. Most boring day /evening of my life.
I just don't 'get' why anyone would book something down the road!

£400 for a caravan park in Hartlepool???? We got a last minute to Spain for 3 of us for £350! Admittedly it was outside of school holidays but still!

Hope you can change it. It needs to be at least 2 hrs away for a change!

I really hope this is his idea of a joke op.

depends how you usually spend your tie of course, but this holiday could still be really special,

You’re clearly very easily pleased. There’s nothing ‘special’ about a holiday 8 minutes from home, nothing.

He hasn’t taken an ‘anywhere with you’ approach he’s taken a tight arse ‘less petrol’ approach, stop romanticising this fuckwits shit.

OP I wasn't surprised when you revealed you were in the NE
Loads of people round here seem to book to 'go on holiday' just down the bloody road, so perhaps your DP can (& never will) see anything wrong with his choice.
I can't fathom it but it does seem to be a bit of a NE thing
Someone I know in my village goes to the caravan park in the next village a whole 3 miles away, I was talking to them about holidays and they thought it sounded like too much faff to drive to Newcastle and then fly to the south of France (our holiday) when you could be there and 'on holiday' in 5 mins ... so your DP is clearly not alone in his thinking
I however completely understand your frustration

I’m laughing at the opportunity posts. See your local area in a new light. Spend an extra 2 days together instead of travelling. I would have thought the first day of holiday you’d already have killed him. At least you won’t have to take his body far when you bury it under the patio.

OP, get your bf on here to explain himself, we’ll let him know the error of his ways.

I'm going to ring up tomorrow instead of him,I don't trust him to not make another mess.
if not he can take a friend.*

I was going to suggest that you told him to go on his own too.
I live in the NE - best area in the world to live in, but for a break you want to be somewhere a bit further away, don't you?

(However if you do decide to kill him, I have a shovel you can borrow )

I wouldnt be paying the 40 pounds swapping fee....that's something for your boyfriend to stump up the cash for....