Holiday Recommendations

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Can any suggest a Uk break for a couple of days for a family of five, kids - all boys, ages 9, 12 and 15.

give us some help here!!
Travelling from where and how far are you willing to go?
By car or public transport?
What sort of thing do your kids enjoy doing? museums, beaches, watersports.......??
Budget?
Hotel or self catering?
What time of year?

Sorry for the vague question - newbie here. Expected you guys to be a bunch of psychics!
Travelling from Manchester by car - willing to travel quite far (any direction). Kids like walking, museums and site seeing. Anywhere with interesting landmarks will be good. Budget - £2000.
Thanks.

self catering and in the summer

£2k is a generous budget for a couple of nights but your problem might be availability and many self catering units don't rent for less than 7 nights in peak season.
I'd look into the Lake District, York / North Yorkshire Moors and Northumberland. Scottish schools go back in the middle of August so you might find better availability / prices north of the border then.

Northumberland there’s loads to do, it’s a large area so best decide if you want coast or country. We stay in Belford which is near Alnwick, Bamburgh, Seahouses and Berwick. For a weekend I’d suggest a visit to Alnwick Castle and or Alnwick garden.
love a trip to Bamburgh beach, can visit the castle and also Grace darling museum.
You could even spend a day in Newcastle if you wanted to visit a city.

North Wales - Snowdonia. We stay in a village called Beddgelert.

It has beautiful beaches, fantastic hiking and spectacular scenery.

Due to Covid we had to hastily rearrange our 2020 holidays and went to Aviemore. There are loads of lochs to walk round or swim in, lots of options for water sports and Rothimurchus outdoor activity centre. It’s close to Inverness if you want to explore a city, Fort George is worth a visit, dolphin spotting, lovely beaches, Culloden, the Cairngorms. We enjoyed it so much we went back last year too. You could combine that with a stop off in Northumberland for Alnwick etc.

Alternatively, we went to Anglesey and along the north Wales coast last year which was excellent.

If it’s just for a few nights I’m guessing hotel/b&b which don’t book up quite so far in advance.

The safari tents at the Hill of Oakes in the Lake District is brilliant.

You said a couple of days in the first post, so one night. Is that right because that's a huge budget for one night!?

I'd agree with Northumberland. Coquet Cottages are excellent, all high quality properties and fantastic welcome packs. We've stayed with them many times. Maybe Alnwick or Warkworth? Both have their own castle, although Alnwick is obviously much more famous. You're near to so many fantastic places, lots of exploring, and the best beaches. You could go over to Lindisfarne, visit Beamish museum or Bamburgh Castle too.

Not sure when you want to go, and if they would do short breaks in season, but they've always been very helpful when I've called them. I don't work for them, honestly but they really are one of the best holiday lettings companies I've used.

coquetcottages.co.uk/

Try English Heritage and National Trust rental properties. They are usually high quality and interesting buildings, and may be more willing to rent for a long weekend in summer than most self-catering places.

We stayed here last year. Absolutely gorgeous and a great base for exploring Durdle Door, Jurassic Coast and Stonehenge:

www.haselburymill.co.uk/

Lots of amazing pubs within 30 minute drive to eat with outstanding food also.

Try near Hexham, the Roman sites will be perfect for that age.

Yorkshire dales!

One day at Bolton Abbey (brave the stepping stones), go to York and see the railway museum with great rail carriages, cheese tasting in Wensleydale, ice cream at Billy Bob’s ice cream parlour near Embsay, go on a narrow boat cruise in skipton, try Fountains Abbey, don’t miss Brimham Rocks. Pub food everywhere is lovely, you can walk along and swim in the river between Burnsall and Hebden. Honestly it’s perfect, and a short drive for you

@MeridianGrey RTFT!!
if you’re only going for a few nights I wouldn’t be going to places like Dorset from Manchester or you’ll spend half your holiday in the car. Stick to north wales, lakes and Yorkshire or Northumberland.