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Where are you going on holiday summer 2026? Recommend us something!

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drspouse · 26/12/2025 21:38

Looking for inspiration!
We have two DCs, will be 12 and 14. More into adventure and active stuff than many teens (will not be going off to make new friends, will be asking where the swimming pool is).
We don't really like lying around on a beach either. I can't really climb big hills but city walking is fine.
Last few years we have done Dorset (cottage), Northern France (coast/Disney) and also a trip to the US that was interrupted by illness (don't really want to repeat that though).

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gogomomo2 · 28/12/2025 08:58

Ps my idea can be done on a much tighter budget than many of these! Petrol isn’t cheap in Germany but otherwise prices are uk or lower

countdowntonap · 28/12/2025 09:00

drspouse · 26/12/2025 21:58

I had a lovely stay in Rhodes in my 20s (city not resort) but I'm feeling like since I'm ancient, global warming will mean we're dying of heat in August (it will have to be August for us). How has it been there for you if you've been there in August before?

If you fancy Greece, go to the Cyclades in August; the Meltemi winds keep the temperature manageable.

BG2015 · 29/12/2025 16:29

We're going to Tunisia, a cruise and then a month backpacking around Thailand and Malaysia

RestitutionGranted · 29/12/2025 18:43

Hotel Poiano in Garda, fly to Verona and hire a car. Can explore all of Lake Garda then - cable car up to Montebaldo w activities up there, get ferry across the lake etc.

Massive pool, tennis, football at the hotel.

Snappyteabread · 29/12/2025 18:48

We went to Slovenia last year. Was amazing. Plenty of opportunity for activities. And we did it all easily by public transport. Think total spend all in including flights, food, transport and activities for 10 nights was £6k . We loved it!

Handeyethingyowl · 31/12/2025 08:57

gogomomo2 · 28/12/2025 08:56

Germany- road trip though. Stay in Aachen (history, not a long drive from Calais) then plot a route around including 2-3 nights in Fussen to see the castles and the Black Forest for some active activities, europa parc before heading into France back to the U.K. (on in reverse of course.) if you have 2 weeks you can see a good selection of places. If like me you have ropey German don’t worry, because we found that hotel staff either spoke English or were happy to make do with my school girl standard German. We don’t book accommodation ahead (nor our return crossing) usually to be flexible but in peak season you might need to. Google is your friend to plot a trip with appropriate distances. Not sure if it’s still there but stayed at a great indoor tropical resort place in Germany once and my dc loved Fussen for the castles, horse and carriage ride and the sommerbob plus europa parc was a huge hit and bizarrely the zeppelin museum.

I want to do almost exactly this next year having done similar as a teen myself. Would dipping into Austria be too far? Whereabouts in France did you stay on the way back?

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