Please vote in my unscientific holiday poll....

[nonsense0name]

UK family holiday next year, no must have's (no special needs etc), lacking any real location inspiration so......

Book ahead and get something I like the look of and chance the weather

or

Book last minute when the weather looks good but end up choosing from the left overs

That's it....thanks

Book ahead for somewhere nice and choose somewhere with plenty to do if the weather's pants.

always book ahead. always. particularly if it is school holidays. a travel agent friend once told me "the last minute holiday deals are actually the ones no one else wants and you have to ask yourself why that is" I always do what thumbcat advises.

Changing location within the UK won't make any significant difference to the weather, the only thing that would change that would be picking a different week. Can you afford to be completely flexible about which week you go or do you have to book leave from work in advance?