Multi generation trip recs

[Intothemystic1]

Hi,

I am planning a long weekend away for our extended family next summer. There will be 22 people aged 0-70. Not too bothered about activities as such and fairly open to different types of accommodation; a group of lodges, one large house or a few houses together.

Some will be travelling from Scotland and some south of England so Lake District/north of England would be ideal.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Not specifically but we go on a 4 generation holiday every year (this year my nan was 87 and my nephew was under 1)

General tips are

• Big house works well if you want time together once kids asleep in evenings
• Don't cook. Get Chinese, chippy tea, beige buffet. Everyone has a different opinion on whether you should include garlic in a chilli con carne and the kitchen is NEVER big enough
• Aim for 1 bathroom per household - for us that's 4 or 5
• Have something within walking distance. Being able to send grumpy teens or 3-drinks-deep grandpa out to the Co-op is a godsend
• Don't do middle of the day activities together. Breakfast and dinner / evening communal. We go somewhere coastal and go for a walk to 2p slots in the evening.
• Consider something non-competitive on one of the days to do together. A movie night, or cheese tasting... we converted a load of 1990s home camera footage to watch together last time
• Bring a sense a humour and don't book in anything with the attendees for a good week afterwards. Think this applies to all group holidays to be honest!

I would be less inclined to book a mid way point than one that was easy/cheap to get to.
For southerners a drive or train up to the top of the M6 is fine - the same again in twiddly lanes is too much.
Having said that I really Hebden Bridge - northern enough to be fun for southerners and quite pretty .
If the southern lot want to fly Glasgow was unexpectedly amazing. Looks like Paris and who can argue with a £2 airport bus to the centre?!

Thanks for this! Glasgow is home for some of the cohort but good advice!

Love all of this and will definitely take it on board!