Active discussions

Meet the Other Phone. Only the apps you allow.

Meet the Other Phone.
Only the apps you allow.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Talk
UK travel

Welcome to our UK travel forum where you can get advice on everything from holidays to exotic destinations, to tips on London travel.

Original poster

Adhd / autism/ learning difficulty friendly holiday

8 replies

starsparkle08 · 12/02/2019 15:14

I have a very challenging 7 year old with adhd , autism and moderate Ld . Wondering if anyone can advise on good uk holidays .
I’m a single parent so needs to be as manageable as possible

OP posts:
ColourMeGreen · 12/02/2019 15:25

I have 3 DC with the issues you described and more. We went on holiday for the first time in any of their lives (eldest is 11 next week) last year. We went to a Haven caravan park in Blackpool (or just outside Blackpool). It wasn't terrible. We deliberately went during term time, which meant there weren't really any other kids for them to play with, but it also meant we were never more than 10mins from where we were staying when the inevitable meltdowns started (we never left the park). Self catering was essential for us because they all have food issues. The entertainment staff were absolutely amazing with them, even allowing DS2 on stage with them. They were fantastic when DS2 didn't want to leave the pool at closing time (he loves the water, baths 2-3 times a day, wasn't happy there was no bath in the caravan). We only booked for 4 nights but to be honest that was more than enough as they were all totally wiped out for the next two weeks. You didn't really say what you're looking for but it worked for us, I can't say it was very "relaxing" for the adults, but it was never going to be!

AmIAWeed · 12/02/2019 15:27

Thomas Centre in Lincolnshire, stunning apartments, 20 minutes from the beach, a pool that when booked is booked purely for your personal use and best of all it's only let to other families on the autism spectrum

Original poster
starsparkle08 · 12/02/2019 15:47

Thankyou for suggestions :-) will look at both of these things

OP posts:
DOLLYDAYDREAMER · 28/02/2019 21:42

We spend some time at Hoburne caravan park - they have sites on the south coast - we quite often see guests with learning dificulties and they always look like they are having a good time and the staff always treat them well. its similar to Haven like the previous poster described but smaller and not so full on but really nice clean well equipped sites

cestlavielife · 20/03/2019 23:16

You coukd look at www.calvert-trust.org.uk

cestlavielife · 20/03/2019 23:18

And
spectrumbreaks.co.uk/mobile/

New posts on this thread. Refresh page