I have a complicated relationship with my family. DH’s family scattered around the UK. As a result xmas is either stressful (with my family) or involves travelling at the worst time of the year to be on motorways (DH family)
my ideal Xmas involves me, Dh and 2xDC at home with no visitors. The only downside of this is the (stately homes-style) FOG of pressure from family members suggesting we ought to be hosting them
after 20 years lobbying, DH has finally come round to the idea of going away for Xmas, so the benefit of it being just us 4 with no pressure to have any family, as we will be away.
so where should we go? I am
overwhelmed by options so need some inspiration/ advice…
- not long haul or hot - Ideally we wouldn’t travel by plane (though could be convinced) … the strike action this year has put me off in case we get stuck somewhere
- we are based in SE England so Eurostar/ ferry and car could work… train would be ideal
- no longer than one day’s travel
- somewhere with a Christmassy vibe - eldest DC is Xmas obsessed so need to sell it to her.
- somewhere where there will be a nice restaurant for a special dinner on Xmas day - I don’t want to have to cook
- somewhere where everything won’t shut down for days eg shops open/ museums open etc
what am I not thinking about?
any ideas?
(keen to book soon in case DH changes his mind!)