holiday ideas

[editorialmoo]

Hiya,

We are looking to book a last minute break, not too far from London suitable for a 3 year old and 1 year old. Ideally somewhere with facilities for kids but a bit rustic and relaxed and good value for money. Possibly searching for the Holy Grail of holidays but thought I'd put it out there!

Thanks!

[JDR]

Southwold is lovely!

[BeccaL]

You might find "good value for money" and "near London" a bit conflicting! Whitstable, Deal, Camber Sands, Aldeburgh, Southwold all nice but not terribly cheap (except caravan park at Camber Sands) - all less than 2 hours from London (Deal and Whitstable more like 1.5 hours). However, the saving in travelling time/hassle is a distinct bonus if you can find somewhere affordable... Dymchurch (Kent coast, near Folkestone) has a lovely kids funfair and a big sandy beach as well as a small railway but you probably wouldn't want to stay there for a week.

If you're looking at the moment you might get better prices as going out of school holidays? Hope you find somewhere nice.

[Mellors]

Featherdown Farms are ace fun (but not cheap) - they often have deals in May/June.

Centreparcs in Suffolk/Woburn isn't far, and is cheap(er) out of school holidays.

[editorialmoo]

Thanks everyone, much appreciated, we finally decided to brave the elements at Featherdown Farms!

[esme]

We stayed at Honeysuckle Cottages in Glastonbury and had a lovely time. Quite a drive but you can break up the journey - http://www.honeysucklefarmcottages.co.uk/