UK Holiday with 29 month old - where??

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This is doing my head in trying to find somewhere to stay when I can't decide so I thought I would ask for help! Last year we went in May to a bungalow in Wroxham near Norwich which was fab..DS wasn't walking and we were able to still able to do "grown up" stuff on holiday (NT houses etc) as well as family stuff. This year DS is a attention seeking 2 year old so my thoughts on holiday are more geared around stuff for him.

Anyway..thoughts so far for June are Center Parcs (good for toddler?..we went before he was born!). Torquay (lots to do but 5 hour car trip!)? Or back to Norfolk way (only 2 hours but not sure if I want to repeat last years holiday?)

The other factor is that DS is now in a bed so I have to make sure the place is childproof! (Hence Center Parcs idea or a bungalow somewhere?)

Sorry..waffling! Any ideas/recommendations welcome!

My friend is at Centre Parcs this week with her little boy - aged 2 and half (ish). Had a text earlier and they are loving it and her DS is spending the whole time in the water.

Been thinking over night as Center Parcs does seem like a good option. Any other ideas out there?

Might not be your favourite idea but we have found static caravans to be fairly toddler proof accommodation. Where are you based if you don't want to travel too far?

We're another static caravan family, We're on our 3rd year and are able to afford 2 x 1 week holidays as their half price offers are so cheap. I find them brilliant. Haven are still doing half price offers at the moment as is their sister company British Holidays

We are based in South Cambridgeshire

My vote goes to the Isle of Wight. There is LOADS to do there for littlies, (beach, theme parks, zoo, loads and loads more) we took DS1 there when he was about 16 months(before DS2+3 came along) and it was great.
We're going back again this year, to that same place we've stayed at every time we've been (DH+ I went before we had kids....on bikes.....NEVER AGAIN).
The place is called Wightcliff holiday park. It's pretty much like a butlins or pontins on the entertainment side (ie really cheesy caboret(SP?) bingo, kiddies stuff but great fun) but all the acommodation is either bunglows or the static caravans.
I can't wait to go again in the summer, especially as the holiday starts with ferry journey, our DS1+2 will be beside themselves with excitment when they realise we're going on a big ship!

Hadn't thought about Isle of Wight but does sound good..anyone else been there/recommend it?

Also recommend the island, there is masses to do there.
If you are self-catering but want the option of some hotel type services, there is the Priory Bay Hotel at one end of the market and the pleasant but more reasonably priced Farringford Hotel at the other (both have suites in the grounds suitable for families and offer baby listening etc). The Seaview Hotel is also family friendly and ultra-posh but very nice (have only managed to scrape together ££££ for pre-child bar lunch there, alas). Sandpipers Hotel at Freshwater is also nice - in fact all of the western half of the island is a bit quieter than the eastern side.
IoW is bristling with things to do. Carisbrooke Castle, Osborne House, Havenstreet Steam Railway, Blackgang Chine...and lots of holiday parks which often have at least a paddling pool and other on-site entertainments.
There are some NT properties on the island too and they rent a number of cottages there.
Downside of the island for me...lack of generally affordable self-catering accommodation at peak times. A number of farms do nice self-catering in converted barns with play areas, chicks to feed etc, but you are looking at £1000 plus for two weeks in the school hols. These pleasant sounding places are much cheaper at other times...but there are lots of well-maintained caravan sites too.
Like Emmatmg says, the fun starts with the ferry crossing.

what about butlins?