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I love North Wales, but again? Suggestions please!

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WranglerCord · 02/01/2014 19:57

OK, so we've been to North Wales a lot. We like it a lot. We have to go in School summer holidays and have a 6 year old and a dog. We don't live near the sea so access to a beach is mandatory. We usually spend about£500 on a self catering cottage and frankly that's the budget again. Given we have to go in high summer the idea of going somewhere where everyone else is gives me the cobbywobbles. And it has to be warm enough to swim (and have dog friendly beaches) hence Wales. But are we missing something? I'd quite like to try somewhere else (have done Norfolk too).
Any suggestions?

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minipie · 02/01/2014 20:28

Isle of Wight? not sure how busy it gets in high summer mind you.

DorothyGherkins · 02/01/2014 20:29

Have you been to the Northumberland coast? Lovely unspoiled beaches, which never seem busy, lovely countryside, fabulous castles, The Farne Islands, and Lindisfarne are wonderful, good boat trips out which take dogs! Anywhere north of Alnwick and Alnworth well worth a look.

But I d go back to Anglesey time after time, I love it there.

bazingasheldon · 02/01/2014 20:35

West Wales or the Gower has some beautiful beaches.

www.newquay-westwales.co.uk/index.htm

www.beautifulgower.com/

bazingasheldon · 02/01/2014 20:37

westwalesholidaycottages.co.uk/

dreamingofsun · 02/01/2014 21:23

gower is lovely. pembrokeshire? Or brittany, but that might be overbudget as you'd have to pay to get there as well.....though weather would be better

lekkerslaap · 02/01/2014 21:31

I love North Wales but thought Northumberland was amazing. It's such a beautiful place and the £500 budget should be okay I would think.

CitrusyOne · 02/01/2014 21:32

Isle of Wight doesn't get majorly busy midsummer but you have to factor in the price of the ferry too.

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WranglerCord · 02/01/2014 22:18

Does IOW really not get that busy in August? I'm surprised. As we have two travel sick types I'm not terribly convinced by a ferry....
Northumberland sounds good, but is it warm enough to swim??

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dreamingofsun · 02/01/2014 23:08

IOW gets very busy in August. Personally i'd rather stay on the mainland anyway - IOW is like the UK 30 years ago......and not in a nice way.

worley · 02/01/2014 23:30

You've got me looking up Northumberland now..
Any recommendations of places to stay?
I stayed at ribby hall in Lancashire after mn reviews and it lived up to them so will be listening to your views again!

DorothyGherkins · 03/01/2014 10:40

I cant recommend the cottage I stayed in, as it didnt take pets. But it was just outside Warkworth, not far from Alnwick - which is a really good base to travel from and see other places. Alnwick Castle is open to the public, where some Harry Potters pieces were filmed. I went during August, which I thought would be horrid and heaving with people - but it wasnt. There were swimmers in Druridge Bay (beach and country park were lovely) so it couldnt have been any colder than rest of UK. Alnmouth is a lovely old fashioned beach. I was blown away by Lindisfarne (Holy Island) - when you approach it by boat its magic, high up above you. The boat trips to the Farnes were brilliant, you got to see puffins and seals - and I loved the dogs that travelled on the boats, nose up in air, ears blowing inthe breeze having a lovely time! OP - did you think the same as me, it would be cold and unwelcoming - nothing could be further from the truth. Your six year old will love the huge castles - they really are magical!!

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