Needed: 'Cheap as chips' but lovely 3 day honeymoon

[Flum]

We're getting married next month and have postponed the idea of a flashy honeymoon due to potentially imminent financial crisis. How responsible I hear you cry! Only kids can do that to you.

But,...... reckon we could scrape a couple of nights somewhere in the UK, preferable south of England preferably we are near M4 and dp drives thousands of miles weekly so would appreciate a shortish drive.

anyone recommend somewhere lovely but quite erm, inexpensive. (bouncy beds too obviously )

could someone suggest somewhere for me - same criteria (cheap but nice) but preferably other end of country. We are in the north east.

Pecka, I don't know the name of a single town or city in the North West (is Newcastle one?), give me some ideas and I'll look!

Someone once posted this and i have wanted to go ever since

What's your budget Pecka?

Im in Newcastle, thats in the north east

Budget ermmmmm probably about 300 quid

Pecka, if you can go up to £300 for 2 nights then you could think about Malmaison in Edinburgh . Not exactly cheap as chips mind, and maybe you'd rather be out of a city?

Ooh, this looks nice gretstreethotel

Oh, it's next to the airport, maybe not!

oNE OF THE MOST ROMANTIC PLACES I have ever been is camping in Llangollen (with kids) we were right in the valley and it was just so so beautiful. i have never forgotten it

Someone on here recommended this place The Pool Room looks good.

www that is a lovely hotel i would rather go away somewhere though. Its not close to the airport I live 0.5 mile from airport that place is about 4 miles away

Hey Flum how about the Fort William sleeper, I have always thought that would be so romantic! Bet you could get it quite cheapo if you booked htis far in advance and I believe there are some nice reasonable places to stay a night or so up there

Eurostar are doing free upgrades to first class, so Paris is not out of the price range.

My god. you lot are better than my real mates. so thoughtful. Thank you.

Dp is v. good at haggling but thank you. he is in charge of honey moon!

Where is Fort William? Not Scotland (trying to avoid Scotland as I have a life as a Salmon fishing widow involving weekends in Scotland ahead of me)

Wedding is in Henley on Thames.

Pecca, leaving organising the honeymoon a bit late aren't you love. The Ednam House hotel in Kelso in the Borders on the Tweed is gorgeous. Real shabby chic, reminds you of days gone by big time. Not sure of prices but food is lovely and ambience also lovely.

flum AHEM

i think this looks nice - not cheap as chips though White House Brighton

i found a really nice looking place in St Ives the other day, if you want to go as far as that.

How about here ?

Haven't been to the hotel, but lovely part of the world. When we used to live in Reading we used to sometimes go down to Studland for the day, so not too far.

And your dh might be flattered by the notion that you want to take him to Studland...!

Flum, Ive already had my "honeymoon" - a week in majorca with the kids 3 weeks ago but I want a little break that is just me and DP to help deal with some of this post wedding anti climax