October holidays, Ideas please!!

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No idea what to do for Oct holidays.

15th to 23rd Oct or part of.

Me, DH and 2 kids 7 and 9 yrs.

Budget £500 approx.

We are based in Scotland but anywhere UK or Europe.

We love paris but no cheap flights that fit that well. Hate Haven type stuff, but don't mind a caravan as a base. Relaxing hoilday with a couple of places nearby to visit. Or full on city break. Don't want kids clubs or loads of brits abroad. Like the idea of a lovely cosy log cabin with woodland walks and safe enough to turn the kids out for the afternoon.

Basicly open to all ideas apart from sunbathing on a crowded beach in the med. Not likely for £500 anyway .

Houseboat on Norfolk broads - less stress than a cruiser. Blakes Holidays do them, not that expensive IIRC

cottage in cornwall

7 nights in a houseboat (basically a cottage floating on water) in Yare, Norfolk that week - £302 total for 4 people (plus insurance & stuff I think)

Thats interestng idea Iklboo, I will have a look at blakes.

Spykid thought about cornwall, wondered if it might not be so appealing without the sunshine, perhaps it is better when it is quite though.

Anybody tell me what region Beamish is in please.

beamish is county durham I think - outside Newcastle/Durham

thanks i knew it was in there somewhere might see whats near there too.

There are loads of other things to see near Beamish - we did that this summer. Alnwick Castle and gardens, Holy Island, Farne Islands, lots of other castles, several train rides, Hexham Jail and Seven Stories and Centre for Life in Newcastle.

You might get a wek in Turkey.
Prices waaaaaaaaay down.
Gorgeous place too.

Don't fancy Turkey much, went to a campsite near Salou out of season and it was pretty grim, med doesn't seem to be my thing. Perhaps I have the wrong perception but last holiday was a big mistake and a big big waste of money.

Iklboo, I tried to find the house boats but couldn't on the Blakes site,

any idea on the Blakes site where County durham would come. They have lots of areas listed but I don't know which would include county durham or nearby.

Fantastic Grumpy I will have a look at those, loads in that area.

Adult Web Price (4 @ £166.00 ) £664.00
Full Price(4 @ £201.00 ) £804.00
Saving (4 @ £35.00 ) £140.00
Supplements(4 @ £275.00 ) £1,100.00
Final Price £1,764.00

Great quote from Thomson for 4 nights in Paris flying from Glasgow

No actually

Have you checked out Globespan. We have just booked to go to Nice for £209 for the three of us ( admittedly DS under 2) in October and then have booked what looks to be a nice appartment in Cote d'azur. Actually I know that the prices have gone up for the half term on the flights, but perhaps if you don't travel on the Saturday it may be cheaper. Check out www.cheznous.com for owners renting direct.

25 minutes from Stansted, 40 minutes by train to Central London. Near Cambridge, Duxford aviation museum, St Albans for romans and cathedral, Hatfield House, Knebworth House, Mountfichet castle. Great pubs and walks, big garden with trampoline, swings, horses and sheep in field next door. £490 for the week.

www.picturetrail.com/wednesdayhouse

Rookiemum thanks I will have a look at globespan.

Secondhand that house looks nice, don't know if we want to drive that far south but saved to favourites for further consideration, have you stayed there yourself?

North York Moors - can visit York as well as countryside. Loads of holiday cottages in the area around Pickering.

And if you want that log cabin in the woods, try Keldy cabins

Thanks lillymaid, we have been to yorkshire last year, the cabins look good but a bit pricey, right at the top of the range, have you satyed in them?

No haven't been though they have always been on the may be list. We stayed nearby but in rather expensive cottage (in development with swimming pool etc) If you are considering the Lake District, we stayed in cheap cottage in Caldbeck three years ago - nice people with young family and good value. (It was less than £300 then for week in August).

My in laws have been going to Keldy during the Oct week for about 10 years. They love it and are going again this year. They drive down from central scotland and rave about it.

Thanks again, any recomendations for the county durham area?

Skribble, its at my house.

Secondhandrose, so your not biased then .

Center parcs your kind of thing?