I'm having chemo. where can my 70 year old dad take my kids this summer?

[nomazeena]

I'm having chemotherapy for breast cancer this summer so I can't take my kids away. My dad has kindly offered to take them away in one of my bad weeks. He has a 12 year old of his own and mine are 10,8 and 6. We live in cornwall so I'm thinking they could get the ferry from plymouth to brittany or a short flight from Exeter. He would hate a holiday park - a smart hotel with onsite activities is more his thing. We thought of centre parks but I when we went the food is terrible and he'd struggle with the cycling. Ps. My dad is 70 but totally 'down with the kids'!
Any ideas lovely people?

Sorry - we always go camping (mobile homes!) - would he really hate a 'holiday park' type place - might be easier as the kids would have loads to do and not be hanging about moaning! Do Brittany ferries not have apartments and hotels on special offer when you book? We once stayed at the Novotel at Dinard - just outside St malo - it was a thalasotherapy hotel so it had treatments and a pool. Lovely setting and restuarant and theres probably loads to do in St malo but not so much in hotel.
Would he drive in France or stick to St malo area or where he could get public transport to?
Hope your chemo goes well and what a fab dad you have!!
take care
L xx

Feather Down Farms have places in France. It's camping but uber luxurious.

What sortof budget are you looking at?

Arent I lucky? He's a great dad and grandad. Thanks for the advice. I am coming round to the holiday park idea as it would be nice for the kids. Lots of the castels ones seem to have apartments as well. (I know he'd want a proper bed) Posh hotels seem to be crazy expensive. He'd probably spend up to 2grand but there will be 5 of them.
feels weird planning it and not going!

My friends stayed at Port Bourgenay which is The vendee but they said it was fab - a purpose built holiday village - all apartments etc here. Haven't been myself so can't vouch for it personally oh, here's one in Brittany too Hope that helps!

We stayed at Belle Dune when my kids were younger (8 and 6) in Normandy and it was a great holiday, they loved the pool on the complex and the nearby beach (connected with a frequent 'noddy' train was lovely. we booked a 2 bed town house, they all overlook a shallow man made lake which was great for paddling and 'fishing' lots of families and the kids soon had a 'gang' comprising of other children from the houses overlooking our lake, mixed nationalities it was great for them to make friends from Holland, Belgium etc

www.pv-holidays.com/picardy-calais/belle-dune/holiday-village-france_rental_232-2_fp

PS it was quite 'classy' and not tacky in any way, or holiday camp-ish! next to a great golf course too

Hi Nomazeena best wishes for your treatment. I have four children. I would recommend Butlins, not sure if Bognor Regis is too far.