To ask how much you spend on a UK holiday

[Maryofscots]

I've not been on holiday in the UK for many years as I find it much cheaper to go abroad. We are considering it this year due to the way things are. So if we are allowed to, say in August, for a week, how much would you expect to spend? I know there are loads of variables here but still curious/hoping to find some form of average or idea. Thanks in advance

Assuming a family of 4 it will cost from £200 camping (proper site, less for a field and portaloo more for all singing and dancing places) to thousands for a luxury cottage with sea views from the hot tub in Cornwall!

If you are on a budget, hotel chains like premier inn and travelodge often work out cheaper but you need to factor in that they don't have cooking facilities (they do provide a kettle so we have brought pastries and cereal bars, cool bag etc) some hotels have fridges which helps.

I've paid £294 for 2 nights 1/2 board (2 people) in Cornwall in late September, you can pay whatever you are willing! The east coast tends to be a lot cheaper and I personally love it, just factor in cheap wetsuits (eg sports direct) as the North Sea is rather nippy!

It costs a lot for accommodation and eating out but no flight cost or car hire so significantly cheaper than overseas but also not as nice!

£1000 for a caravan in Cornwall in August.

£800 for same but with a hot tub in isle of Wight in June

£900 for farm stay with a shared pool and hot tub in Norfolk in July, cheaper week of summer holidays as not all schools are off.

We've just booked a caravan park for two weeks (a nice one that we have been to before). 8 people, entertainment passes included, self catering, 14 nights = £1200

Bargain!

We had 5 days on a canal boat about 4 years ago and to hire cost £700. We visited Stratford for the day and had museum tickets and lunch out. Plus dinner in a canal side pub so in total another £200. We just ate on the boat the other days.

We have a lodge in Somerset booked for the last week of July. We had it booked for last summer but didn't go so moved it to this year and extended it from 4 nights to 7. It's about £1700 for 3 of us and then spending money on top, probably about £500-600.

I think £100 a night for a one bed self catering is getting to be normal now - we usually find AirBnB cheapest.

The weather is so unpredictable so we tend to book last minute camping trips. Usually around £20 per night. We asked for a tent for Xmas/birthdays from family.

I think it's all the extras that make it so expensive, eating out, ice reams, attractions are expensive in the UK compared to the EU. If you get good weather, spend time walking, sitting on the beach it can be cheap. Parking can be a killer though and hard to avoid. Self catering does keep costs down- you have breakfast done, can make packed lunches, cook some evening meals, this makes it a lot cheaper. Fish and chips in the harbour cheaper than a sit down meal for example too. For us it's just not worth spending loads on accommodation if the weather could be awful.

We were thinking of doing a long weekend in Edinbrugh but found it cheaper to go to fly to Budapest in 2019.

We were thinking of doing a long weekend in Edinbrugh but found it cheaper to go to fly to Budapest in 2019.
Until this changes we won't be taking climate change seriously.

We’re paying £2,500 for 2 weeks in August in a cottage that sleeps 4. We like to be right by a particular beach in Pembrokeshire so it’s worth it.

Usually around £1000 ish for holiday cottage. I think the one we booked this year was £100 per night, but we're going for 10 days. Maybe an extra £200 for days out in normal times (last summer I think we only went to one place we had to pay admission and it was £8 per adult, so only £16). Not really any extra food costs as we do the usual food shopping and cook like we would at home, though probably buy more treats, so it's probably a bit more expensive. In normal times, we would eat out more though.

We only usually do weekend breaks in the UK but a couple of years ago we rented a cottage in Norfolk. I might do something similar this year and the budget will be about £1000 for 7-10 days, two bed and two bath size.

We paid around £2.5k for 2 weeks on the Devon coast - two separate places.
They were absolutely stunning - both self catering, high spec and directly overlooking the sea.
We were happy to pay those prices and did very little in the way of other activities as we were completely spoilt by the location.
We had ok weather - unseasonably good the first week according to the owners - in that there was very little rain.
Second week was fine as well - a couple of rainy days but again, the location meant it wasn’t a problem at all.
I’d be happy to holiday in the uk every year but my husband craves sunshine so we’ll be going abroad again when we’re allowed.

Normally, between £900 to £1100 for a nice-ish self catering cottage for four in Cornwall or Devon. We are last minute bookers - too disorganised - so suspect we pay more than if we booked in advance.

This year, we are paying between a few hundred pounds more for the same week and destinations! We only booked this week and options were limited. Rental prices have definitely gone up compared to last year. We were looking to return to a cottage we hired last year after lockdown 1. Same week only it's now almost doubled in price!

We are biting the bullet though as I am desperate for a break after homeschool kids all year, working and going on endless walks in the same places near our house. Whilst sunshine would be nice, we'll be bringing waterproofs to make the most of it even if it rains!

We also don't spend a huge amount when we're away. We usually cook ourselves and bring a lot of basics from home so we're not buying than we need from the supermarket. We also bring packed lunches when we go out. We might have one or two pub dinners during the week and ice cream for the kids but otherwise we don't spend that much as the things we enjoy doing with the kids are free (walking/cycling/beach). So the main cost for us is rental and petrol. Food we don't count as we'd spend on groceries at home anyway.

I have a property in Cornwall with a sea view. The prices haven’t gone up this year.

I’m shocked how much others have raised their prices. I’m going to a place in Devon that’s really nothing special and costs much more. It’s very annoying, but the alternative is to cancel bookings and go to my own place, which I think would be a very mean thing to do to our guests ☹️