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What kind of family holidays work for you?

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flowwithit · 12/04/2012 10:51

I read on here about Disneyland being good?Any other ideas or holidays that have worked well for you?
Dd is 13 and Ds is 11 dx AS and he is very anxious about lots of things.
We are having a problem finding successful holiday stuff to do together.

Can you share your best holidays please.

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mariasalome · 12/04/2012 22:24

Camping, static caravan, cottage all been fine (with the usual extensive preparation, obviously). Done a couple of hotel /B&B nights which ds1 loved, i think it was the fried breakfasts . Staying with relatives is the worst.

Have we all been to primrose valley? We could've had a massive MNSN meet

cornsyilk · 12/04/2012 22:39

Vodka it was a cottage fairly near lindisfarne - can't remember the name of the place - was along that part of the world though
They had lots of good DVDs and a wii as well the ds's were in heaven!

Cathycat · 12/04/2012 23:05

Our happiest hols with ds (1 of 4 children) have been camping. He responds well to the countryside - not as well to the sea. Last year we went to Norfolk - that worked well. Also the Lake District. The good thing about camping is that the bedroom that he stays in is the same, the living area set up, the camping table. The predictability is great. We have also been in caravans quite a bit too and they are similar in layout and away from people, lol! Definitely space to be free! :)

lisad123 · 12/04/2012 23:56

Camping or centre Parcs both work for us.
We are planning on Disney paris later this year.

Eloise73 · 13/04/2012 01:46

We have been lucky, DD loves flying and amusement parks and beaches and she thinks hotel rooms are mini houses - she is a completely different child on holiday! As long as we talk about it beforehand and she's prepared she's pretty laid back.

We haven't tried cruising yet but may try a small 4 day one next year to see how she copes. It's a tricky one really, heaps of people, tiny cabins and the movement of the boat which you feel quite a lot despite their size.

She lives Disney but struggled with the music when she was younger. They pipe through continuous music on Main Street and the rides and she would cover her ears. She's ok now but I'm still going to bring earplugs for her next month when we go.

wraith · 13/04/2012 05:01

ones without the family :P

starfishmummy · 13/04/2012 09:29

We self cater and have bucket and spade type holidays.

Ben10NeverAgain · 13/04/2012 10:00

Are caravans on Park/Haven type resorts secure ie is it normally OK taking stuff like ipad/xbox/laptop that you then leave there when you go out?

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flowwithit · 13/04/2012 10:19

We have never had a problem in caravans as the site is normally secure with pin or card and caravans locked. We take netbooks iPods ect.
Not taken Xbox yet but think we might need to next time as he was lost without it last time we went.
I'm going to look into the broadband toggle for wifi not sure if they work out v expensive though?

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flowwithit · 13/04/2012 10:30

We were also thinking of getting eBay Xbox if we can find cheap one? To take away with us. It's just difficult to police time wise because he'd rather play on that than do anything else so we have to use timer but he still pesters constantly for more time even though he has had 4 hrs his daily limit, with breaks of course!

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signandsmile · 13/04/2012 21:36

For us it's been haven site at exmouth, (Devon Cliffs) but booked through the owners organisation, so we can pick which caravan we have, (some with baths, and some with enclosed verandas and parking etc) small site, but with nice pool and outside play area, and also beach on site too.

waitingforgodot · 14/04/2012 17:58

in days of old, we hired a villa with friends and stayed in the middle of the Spanish countryside and DS was happy to play in the pool all day. Very relaxing. However, no he is older and can't tolerate queues, airports have been ruled out (unless someone has a miracle plan!). We had a long weekend in a self catering house which was fab as it had a fully enclosed back garden and a big park nearby.

Ben10NeverAgain · 14/04/2012 18:11

Devon Cliffs looks lovely Sign

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flowwithit · 14/04/2012 18:33

Agree Devon cliffs does look lovely.
That might be a good plan?
Just a bit worried about space in a caravan but Ds is older now so might be ok if we can take his tech stuff.
Enjoyed reading about everyone's holiday ideas. Thanks to all posters.

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Voidka · 15/04/2012 09:40

Thanks for the tip about Devon Cliffs - looks lovely and have just booked us for next year :)

cornsyilk · 16/04/2012 17:26

voidka -this was the place where we stayed. It's expensive for self-catering but there is everything you need in the cottage and loads of space to run about in.

Voidka · 16/04/2012 18:22

Thank you :)

davidsotherhalf · 17/04/2012 08:47

my dd and ds have asd, we went to great yarmouth last time, they both investigated the area on the internet and wrote down what they wanted to do, we then sat down and did a timetable for the full week, as they both have to keep busy it was easier to timetable everything, my 2 can't cope with change so it makes it a lot easier,

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