I see now why people want to go Abroad

[likeamillpond]

Reading the Sunday papers this morning and am flabbergasted.

2 weeks cruising round the Carribean
1st week island hopping
2nd week staying in Barbados.
Small intimate ship
balcony
Fantastic food all inclusive and entertainment
Guaranteed sunshine
£2800 pp

1 week in Scotland
Staying one night in a castle
Visiting a loch
Campfire with stories
Visit to a distillery
Basically generic stuff you could do anywhere in the UK) except maybe the loch
Possibly crap weather.
£3700 op

I appreciate Scotland has it's own charms
But Really?
Simeones having a laugh!

You could go to florida, in a disneybhotel with all tickets and food for those prices haha

Our lakes trip has been moved umpteen times since last April along with overseas ones. Going to the lakes on 26th as Scotland’s unicorn border is open then. Luckily it’s the same cost but if you booked now it’s 3 times as much. Madness.

If we’re allowed to holiday overseas we’re off. If not will move them again. Wouldn’t mind a nice hotel weekend stay in the UK but not at inflated prices.

Anyone who thinks the UK is fun for a holiday is out of their minds- it’s shit and a total rip off

This is condescending and insulting. There's obviously plenty of people who enjoy holidaying in the UK or it wouldn't be so expensive

Centre Parcs is bonkers. During term time is £450 ish for 5 nights. Reasonable enough with unlimited swimming included. In school holidays it’s like £1,500. Which is ridiculous. They shouldn’t be allowed to increase it that much, it’s horribly greedy. You can only go swimming twice at the mo as well 🤨

We’ve got one final CP trip booked in June & then I doubt we’ll go again when DD starts school in September!

We holiday in the UK most of the time and usually have a brilliant time but current prices are pretty ridiculous and we won't /can't be paying them. Obviously plenty of people are though...........

@likeamillpond I'm not in the UK so no Sunday papers for us, but does the cruise cost include travel from the UK?

I often go to Florida, The Caribbean and the Bahamas over the summer (July and August). Always had amazing weather and I’ve been going pretty much every year since 2008.

It might rain for an hour or two in the afternoon and yes, that can be torrential, but within 10 minutes of the rain stopping, you’d never know it had even rained. It’s usually very hot and very sunny. Hurricane season is a slightly greater problem in September.

Yep! Great food, too. We're out of here in July. Bring on the daiquiris!

We enjoy UK holidays but take them when Scottish schools are out, to England and Wales otherwise it is a rip off.

But someone will be along soon to tell you that you're selfish and irresponsible, entitled and should be happy wild camping in Hull or something. Or the climate people will come and tell that you are single-handedly killing everything everywhere.

I did U.K. holidays when DC were small and we had a good time. Now they are older, nope.
They were happy with the beach and going to nice gardens and running around. I’d go for weekends places but I’m not spending a weeks holiday in the U.K., for the prices, it’s really not worth it. Abroad you have weather on your side which helps fill the time. Everything in the U.K. costs money to do.

We always holiday in the UK and have a place that my in laws own so it's free. I'm quite enjoying feeling smug this year instead of the poor relation. Suddenly everyone is interested in where I'm going!

But it's possible to do that Scottish holiday for a fraction of the price. We stayed in a Scottish castle last year. On a loch. Had camp fires and visited a distillery, went kayaking, ate in Michelin starred restaurants and loads more. It came to half that for all four of us.

We have regularly booked a week in the same house in North Norfolk during August for the last 4 years and always cost us around £1600 self catering for children and 2-3 adults and 2 dogs. The same property this year is no longer available but when looking back in Februaryit was £2600 this year. We won’t be going again, I feel that’s more than recouping your profits, with last years increase in summer bookings and government support it seems somewhat of a piss take. Our holiday from last Easter rebooked for June to Egypt costs £4700 which is 2 weeks all inclusive and guaranteed sun for 6 of us. Obviously I doubt we will be going so no holiday and I am not paying ridiculous U.K. prices. Even our camping trips have gone up. We rarely holidayed in the U.K. until we had our dogs and then kids as it is very expensive, our money would go further and abroad.

This is ridiculous, we are staying in Jura for a week for £590. That is for four people. Our main expense is boat trips to see the scenery, and those only come to £100 pp, which don't get me wrong, is a lot but nowhere near what was said above.

I think you can find outrageous prices anywhere. A week self catering in a small cottage with walks, distilleries and trips is lovely though and significantly less than a package deal.

It's still possible to find good UK deals. We booked a stunning newly renovated cottage for six people for a week in high season right in the heart of the Lakes for less than £150pppw. Self catering, but at that price we can eat out every night.

@Heysiriyouknob

It's bonkers isn't it.

I'd far rather go abroad than stay in a cottage in the U.K. and just shop in tesco like usual.

I bet Centre parks is even more of a rip off than usual? I sometimes look just so I can be outraged when I'm bored.

(Haven't been able to afford to do either in ten years though so it's not something I'll have to worry about!)

CP 4 nights nearly £3 grand

@JamesAnderson

Anyone who thinks the UK is fun for a holiday is out of their minds- it’s shit and a total rip off

This is condescending and insulting. There's obviously plenty of people who enjoy holidaying in the UK or it wouldn't be so expensive

Yeah small minded & gullible folk without a passport

Personally I like holidaying in the UK and abroad; both have their advantages and disadvantages. The UK is expensive though and the unreliable weather can put a damper on things. I can see why people who look forward to a reliable sunny holiday don’t want to spend more on getting drizzled on!

@Dolciedolly yes - I found 1,300 for three nights term time. Which would be useless to us!!

Ecocustard, yes, holiday cottage owners have been able to claim grants and/or via the self employed scheme so many do seem to be cashing in at the moment.
Jasjas - that's quite a leap..........what do you say to the many millions of people who come to the UK from overseas every year on holiday (and the many who come year after year) - small minded?

@jasjas1973 did you mean to be so rude? 🙄

@reprehensibleme but they are going somewhere that (presumably) is different to where they live. And they have passports in order to get here. Holidaying in the UK, if you’re from here, provides no change in food, language, culture, weather, architecture (much) or any of the things that make going on holiday interesting. It’s just a different, very expensive, view.

** Everything in the U.K. costs money to do.

I second this!

Holidaying in the UK, if you’re from here, provides no change in food, language, culture, weather, architecture (much) or any of the things that make going on holiday interesting. It’s just a different, very expensive, view.

That’s exactly it. And also part of what makes U.K. holidays so expensive - to get novel or ‘different’ in the U.K. you often have to pay over the odds for a specific experience you wouldn’t normally have at home, like a trip to a theme park or a zoo or a ride on a heritage railway or something. Whereas in France or Italy or Greece just sitting outside a cafe in a square, people watching and sampling whatever is the local delicacy is different and exotic and feels like part of the adventure.

I love holidaying in the uk and mainly do because of the dog. But I’d rather stay at home than pay some of these prices.

Well, I for one am looking forward to the few days we've got booked - in the UK - at the end of June. Just a change of scene is what I'm looking forward to.