To leave Greater Manchester Lockdown to stay in self contained accommodation in another area.

[Bishybarnybee]

Rising numbers of cases in Greater Manchester and new restrictions - no mingling of households.

Holiday booked for Saturday - self contained accommodation in another part of England.

We've been meticulous about masks, handwashing etc.

Are we unreasonable to still go?

@bigchris

The guidelines are you can't mix households

Travel isn't forbidden or even advised against

Read the guidance before getting judgemental

This !!

@Bishybarnybee please please still go on your holiday, sod all the corona police 🚨 👮‍♀️

The trouble is you can go or stay and it is likely that all of the people who went abroad will be back and giving it to the rest of us anyway.

What we really need is proper lockdown localised with army and borders to stop other people less likely to be so thoughtful from skipping town when they get the "heads up". We'll see a repeat of continuation of spread otherwise unless local PH teams can test and isolate.

Gilderoy True.............i concede, It probably wouldnt stop them doing it in areas that dont vote Tory anyway though.

Genuine question @Jaxhog - if you are still not going out, what difference does it make to you if others travel within the rules/guidance

I'm obviously not Jaxhog but I go out and about and have been doing since lockdown started. People being twats and saying "but roolz allow it!" - just why? If someone isn't going out there must be a reason, maybe shielding? Someone vulnerable in family? Or whatever (seriously don;t have to justify reasoning, just musing)
So that's why I'm complying - sometimes it isn't always about me.
I had a horrendous time end of last year with all severe Covid symptoms and I've no underlying health problems that I know of - if it was that and it can hit me that badly I'm going to stick to protecting others more vulnerable.

I go out and about and have been doing since lockdown started

Just to clarify as forgot to add - have been sticking to guidelines/rules rigidly, that totally came across as going out and about since lockdown started and I meant within guidelines! As in weekly supermarket shop and nothing else when that's all we could do.

@Awarethebear

Well since most of Bradford will be celebrating Eid tomorrow I feel it's rather selfish of the government to put restrictions on households mixing the night before!

Surely they are trying to stop the spread of a highly contagious virus.

Which part of the legislation says you can’t travel? Oh - none. Go OP, and have a fab time.

I live in Greater Manchester and will be going away next weekend if rules haven’t changed again to prevent that. We’ll be following rules, as well as exercising our own judgement if we feel a bit more caution is needed. For example, I’m favouring restaurants with more measures, trying to space better. In fact, we’ve gone further than the mandatory rules the whole way through this without being excessive.

Meanwhile, the borough I’m in has had a big spike in young people testing positive. I doubt my next-door neighbours, in their early twenties, who have had various people coming to stay throughout this pandemic, are about to change their ways.

So, no, I’m not about to be guilt-tripped by the overly-zealous.

I am a rule follower and I would say if you are not mixing households and staying in separate self contained accommodation you should be ok . However cases in south west are rising as well so you should be meticulously careful about social distancing while you are there .

@LakieLady

It is totally logical if you think about it . The time when you let your guard down and don’t socially distance and chat and hug and share food and interact is always with your family and close friends .

That is why mixing households has always been last .

I love the way the gov is being blamed for everything when it’s quite obvious a high proportion of posters on here have not and will not adhere to guidance.

It's just ridiculous, I would go sorry to the people who think it's selfish but to me we're either in lockdown or we're not....... you can go to the pub but not a family members house? Surely a house is as safe if not safer than a pub. I live on the boarder of greater Manchester, I'm not classed as GM but the next street 10 seconds from mine is...... so I could go on holiday but my friend 10 seconds away from me would have to cancel?

But at the moment surely you can still go? I thought the restrictions in Greater Manchester are not a 'lockdown', they are enhanced restrictions which mostly apply to meeting up with others and not going in each other's homes. I wasn't aware travel had been mentioned so far.

I the current guidelines on going away are 'only two households' together but presumably just one household for those in enhanced restrictions, but if it's just your family and you've been meticulous with masks etc., aren't showing signs of any illness and will be in self-contained accommodation (so won't be mingling with any others) I really think you are abiding by the rules.

It may well change in the next few days but currently I'd have thought this was OK?

Anyone know how long this lockdown will continue? I am planning a trip up that direction in a few weeks....

New lockdown for northern England as coronavirus cases surge - BBC News

Not getting all the "but you can go to a pub but not a family or friends house?"
Surely that's common sense? Is that not even a thing any more?!
You're likely to not socially distance with family and close friends.
Randomers when you're out in a pub and socially distanced from a lot easier!

Just read the guidance on the government website and not only can you travel if you live in this area, you can still come here on holiday.
Totally about Eid.
I am still going away on a UK break on Saturday.

If rates were high enough just before Christmas I think a similar announcement would be made, and be ignored by many just like many will ignore this.

@ListenLinda erm or spreading the virus around the country!!!! Are people really this dim?? Follow the rules, stay home as much as possible, be careful, and then we all get out of this as soon as possible. Not easy to enforce when I've had an adult child crying that she can't see her friends after 20 weeks but she understands that any complications now mean I can't start my new in 10 days. She's 19 and gets it (however hard) can the rest of you 'adults' honestly not control yourselves for a couple of weeks????

@Othering

The government would have to bring in wild horses to stop me op.

Me too.

Just go.

Just follow the government advice not randoms on MN, Facebook or other social media like that.

@Othering

The government would have to bring in wild horses to stop me op.

Me, three.

What about the cleaners who have to clean your accommodation after you?

@Pearofwisdom

What about the cleaners who have to clean your accommodation after you?

I should imagine they're grateful to have a job.

There are no restrictions on travelling as a family - just go!