To feel aprehensive about this holiday?

[muggglewump]

My Dad asked today if DD and I want to go on holiday with him. He's 82 but in good health, I'm a single Mum on benefits so can't afford a holiday.
In theory it's great but in practice, it's a log cabin on a small site, a walk out of a small village in Scotland.
He wants to take us and made it clear he'd pay for everything but he wants to go before the school holidays. I'm so used to being independent and I'm worried that DD will play up (she's a good kid but maybe a bit loud at times and she is 6 and a typical 6yr old)) and if I'm honest, that I'll be bored shitless.
He's said he'll take us out in the car some days, maybe over to Skye where I've never been and I really don't want to be ungrateful but I'm just not sure this is a good idea.
I don't really want to take her out of school for a week either but it's the only proper holiday she'll get although I am taking her to London for the day for her 7th birthday in August.

Opinions please?

rock pooling, crabbing, birdwatching and flowerspotting, things which your dad might be interested in too, good memories for your dd for the future. You can get playing cards with birds/flowers on the back. I think you will be suprised how many kids will be on holiday at that time. How about emailing the owners and asking for leaflets and ask what activities there is around and about. How about a tape machine/cd player and some story tapes/story cds fro the library to keep her occupied at bedtime.

my fil is 78 hes ex sas and was v intolerant 3 grandsons have changed his ways and now the relationship he shares with ds3 is fantastic he somehow has found endless patience and tolerance and still v strict he and ds3 spend some really good quality time together and the relationship he has with ds1 and 2 is so loving -he hugs them all the time yet until ds1 was born hed NEVER held new baby not even his own.

It makes dh a bit sad if his dad had been this way when he was younger they would have had a much stronger relationship.

muggle you never know, he may suprise you.

are there any good activities narby you could all enjoy? like a boating lake or something ?

if your dads gets to see what your dd is really like, a normal little girl, you wont have the preesure for her to be perfect otr good all the time.

this is a win win chance
i bet your dd woul remember this holiday all her life you know. be good memories for her.

you sounds v sweet btw

Thanks all of you for helping me think it through.
I don't know the name of the place, he just described it as a log cabin on a small site near a small village! I'll find out when I see him next week and do some googling.
I'm sure with some forward planning and a few games and supply of Leapster batteries for wet days it'll be fab. I have a few outdoor toys too so I'll take those.
I'm looking forward to it now, I've never been to Skye and we never get to eat out either so that'll be great.
I was so busy panicking that I couldn't see how good it could be and DD having a holiday will mean a lot to me

Aw he sounds like a lovely dad.

Kids are too used to stimulation from all areas so this would be a good chance for her to just BE. And take some good books for yourself