To not understand why people go abroad on holiday in the summer?

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My social media is full of people on holiday abroad at the moment. It's glorious here and I've got a few days off work so I've just been for a walk round my village and will spend the afternoon in the garden reading in the sun with a couple of glasses of something.

Britain is lovely in the summer - I'd far rather go abroad later or earlier in the year when the weather is not so good here and make the most of the weather here while we have it.

I've never really understood the desire to go abroad while it's nice here. Anyone else with me?

Haha, two sunny days in this country, and it's already "good summer weather."

I get what you mean, pre children I would not go on holiday abroad in July and august, but now I'm stuck to the school holidays. But I also used to go further and holiday somewhere lovely in winter.

We did 2 weeks in the Isle of Wight when ds was little, end of August/ beginning of September with the idea of sandy beach most days. It rained every single day.
After that we decided Greece was a better bet and was generally cheaper!

Britain is not lovely in the summer😕it's often cold and pissing down, like it's going to be by the weekend, obviously people go abroad for guaranteed sunshine.

I agree OP, we go abroad in the winter and UK in touring caravan in summer but we are retired so can avoid busy times and go last minute, we are in Peak District now

Everyone doesn't travel for the weather.

Because you can't rely on nice weather in the UK. Also, I like it really hot - 30 degrees plus is perfect for me - and I just love Mediterranean culture, beaches, food and general "vibe."

Because if you're restricted to the summer holidays, you don't have much choice!

I’d love to hear where you’re going. I can’t imagine it’s a 5* resort for that price.

i agree that holidays abroad are cheaper like for like than UK

We don’t just go for the weather. We go for sight seeing, theme parks, food and drink, just being somewhere different than home. I live in a great part of the UK but still love going abroad for the differentness.

I spent 30 years holidaying in the U.K. and every bloody year the weather was atrocious. A particular highlight was a caravan in Norfolk where the temperature was 10 degrees in July. Or the holiday in Devon where we got flooded out of our holiday cottage.
Can you really not understand why I might want to go abroad? Although to be fair I wouldn’t want to be in Spain at the moment if it is really going to be 40 degrees.

I take my main holiday in August and so far we had a real mix of weathers during a UK break so every couple of years I go abroad as I want to have guaranteed good weather.

we often do small trips to do proper sightseeing at other times of the year as it’s nicer with not having 30 degrees but I prefer a two week break to really relax and enjoy a family holiday.

Easter and October half term is not that guaranteed to have great weather abroad and if I want to have a beach one I am going in August.

I must admit it was easier before DD was in school and we normally went in June instead.

Britain is not that great in the summer. I haven't yet worn shorts and a t-shirt. It was 12 degrees where I am over the jubilee.

I have some time booked off work next week and am thinking of going to Spain as I would love to feel the sun on my skin.

I'm with you!

I like a British seaside holiday in the summer and southern Spain in the October Bank Holiday.

But then I am pasty and overweight and do best under constant cloud cover.

A holiday let in Yorkshire, which is close to the Moors and about an hour from the sea. We do a lot of outdoor style holidays and we plan to go walking round Hutton le Hole, having one or two beach days including taking the kids crabbing at Whitby, and visiting some National Trust properties on the other days.

We don’t like “resort” style holidays, like hotels and all inclusives.

I understand what you mean - I don't want to miss out on decent weather here. A bit silly, but it's easier for me to make through winter/early spring if I have something to look forward to! I'd rather go abroad in January and miss the crap weather here.

We do both UK and abroad holidays, we are yet to have a UK holiday without at least two days of bad weather. We have a little holiday home in the UK, the next four days it is due to rain.

Honestly OP this is a bit daft. You must know very well that the weather here is very up and down. Last summer was very poor weather except one heatwave week. The summer before lashed it down for much of August. It’s nice right now but who knows what it’ll be like by school holiday time.

Most people have to plan their holidays in advance and a lot of people would like guaranteed good weather for that period. That means abroad.

Not to mention that seeing other countries is actually fun!!

It’s lovely when it’s lovely, and the rest of the time, it’s not.

It’s really not that much of a mystery as to why people go away at this time of year, surely?

This picture sums it up for me, look at Sunday

We’ve booked a beach cottage in West Cumbria for September and will take the dogs. It’s lovely to have the beach all to yourself. We tend to go twice a year to different remote coastal areas in this country and have mostly dropped on good weather.
I suppose it depends on what you want from a holiday, we have travelled abroad a lot over the years and been to some beautiful places and experienced various cultures, architecture and food but we still get homesick after about a week. When on cruises we’ve come across many passengers that don’t even get off the ship at different ports, but each to their own, perhaps they just want to relax.
We also like to take city breaks too for a bit of site seeing and culture.
There’s lots to see and experience in our beautiful country and the history is second to none.
Everyone wants something different from a holiday.

Weather here in the UK is far too hit and miss to rely on warmth and sunshine. If that' what you like.

But I don't really want to hike in the northern Norway in January so better to go in the summer. I also really want to attent this athletics competition and the bustards are organising it in Central Europe in June. I really want to see a friend of mine and she just bought a sailboat and would be amazing to see the local islands. Summer holidays are also longer than other holidays so more time to travel.

Guaranteed weather and to see somewhere different.

Also, I grew up in a Mediterranean climate. I'm not paying for the pleasure of a sweltering August with the crowds that come with it. No thank you.