Saltings Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 I'm Irish we normal stay with mother and buy grub and a meal or two out for hosts extended family included Ireland has usually double the uk re cost of a holiday i have just been looking possible break for her indoors in September off peak sweet mother of god Ireland inc travel is half the price inc ferry to trot up and down the shannon on a boat for a week fishing go to Galway city not to mention b and b even cheaper i have just been looking at holidays whitby to norfolk devon to barmouth 4 nights self catering again sweet mother of god 5star would be cheaper we are not sun worshipers i like to explore old buildings arcetecture history steam ralleys muckelborough collection etc and similar mrs fed up aft a day on the beach wants to explore what was £600 last year is now £1800 for 4 nights what are they going to do next year when the uk tourist can go anywhere remerging being ripped off at home my daughter two nights camping 2 person tent £130 was 30 quid 12mts ago you can only rip someone off once holiday gazumping is now popular then your on your own home grown holiday industry has ripped off home grown support instead of promote it in tough times they will pay dearly in the future rip people off they can buy a holiday cheaper anywhere else next year good luck to the uk holiday industry what a disaster so much to see and do here and explore rip off Britain im not going anywhere this year mrs and i will have days out i shouldn't doubt a uk holiday next year and the years after will be a struggle to sell anything good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 Was only on about this last night to my mate it will come back and bite them we now ever where had a bad time last year but this over pricing will have it’s draw back after covid lifted people will remember how they are being ripped off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 2 hours ago, Saltings said: im not going anywhere this year mrs and i will have days out Same here .. no way I'm paying over the odds in the UK. If things change, and we can get abroad we will .. but if it's going to be 4 figures, I'm getting on a plane! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 Now I looked at taking the boy to center parks agsin, we went 2 years ago. Only for the long weekend/3 nights, admittedly in peak time August. £1200. Not a chance. Tent it is then unless I find a cheap deal for abroad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 I’m allowed to camp with my boys on the syndicate land FOC 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob85 Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 Rather than paying to go somewhere and stay me and the missus are just planning a few day trips for the kids, to hell with the travel industry right now. Our kids have a few local favourite spots and love exploring. A good day trip followed up by a nice meal and then relax at home is hard to beat. All I'm hoping for is a chance to hit the evening rise a couple of times on my local river for some peace and quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 3 hours ago, Saltings said: I'm Irish we normal stay with mother and buy grub and a meal or two out for hosts extended family included Ireland has usually double the uk re cost of a holiday i have just been looking possible break for her indoors in September off peak sweet mother of god Ireland inc travel is half the price inc ferry to trot up and down the shannon on a boat for a week fishing go to Galway city not to mention b and b even cheaper i have just been looking at holidays whitby to norfolk devon to barmouth 4 nights self catering again sweet mother of god 5star would be cheaper we are not sun worshipers i like to explore old buildings arcetecture history steam ralleys muckelborough collection etc and similar mrs fed up aft a day on the beach wants to explore what was £600 last year is now £1800 for 4 nights what are they going to do next year when the uk tourist can go anywhere remerging being ripped off at home my daughter two nights camping 2 person tent £130 was 30 quid 12mts ago you can only rip someone off once holiday gazumping is now popular then your on your own home grown holiday industry has ripped off home grown support instead of promote it in tough times they will pay dearly in the future rip people off they can buy a holiday cheaper anywhere else next year good luck to the uk holiday industry what a disaster so much to see and do here and explore rip off Britain im not going anywhere this year mrs and i will have days out i shouldn't doubt a uk holiday next year and the years after will be a struggle to sell anything good luck totally agree with you................the UK bed & breakfast industry is a total rip off...........it is greed.......they "charge" to keep the riff raff out....the owners of these establishments are so far up their rear ends all you can see is their toenails sticking out......... some of the prices for b&b around here are close to London hotel prices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 We just had couple of days with friends (4 in total) in a flat in central Newcastle, £140. Objectively you could say that it is a fair price but just look at it and the views... I think that some places need to recoup the money and I am sure that a lot of people will have a bit extra in their pockets to get the economy going again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 Seems everybody's trying to make up the money they lost during lock down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 I picked a dog up from Devon a couple of weeks ago, looked at a hotel for the night, was £120! Hitched the trailer tent on the truck, 2 nights at a quiet campsite instead for £30 and spent what I'd saved on taking the misses and daughter out for the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave at kelton Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 You boys need to get to Scotland wild camping and free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 Silly money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 16 minutes ago, Dave at kelton said: You boys need to get to Scotland wild camping and free. True, but if everyone knew that it wouldn't be the beautiful place we know it to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hitman Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 Having a couple of mini breaks with the misses - 4 nights in an Airbnb in Portpatrick- then a further 4 nights later in the month in Gourock both come in about £300 each . it’s not the Mediterranean but nice to get away. We looked a lodges & cabins in the Scottish highlands but just couldn’t justify the cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith RW Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 Just had the self same conversation at work today and again back home with my other half, we love to holiday in the UK and sight see etc. and have done for many years and were planning on doing lots more during our planned retirement whilst continuing to support the UK tourist industry but unfortunately the greedy will lose out big time to the foreign trips abroad and I cash my pounds in for Euros or Dollars as will only stand to be ripped off once this year before normality eventually sets back in and we are free to travel as before..... selfishness strikes again and is blind to the long term consequences Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udderlyoffroad Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 28 minutes ago, Keith RW said: but unfortunately the greedy will lose out big time to the foreign trips abroad 'Foreign trips abroad' aren't really an option though? So it's either 'Windowsill Bay' (AKA stay at home), sell a kidney for Centre Parcs where the kids can't do anything 'cos all the activities are 'pre-booked' or....The Falkland islands or other equally practicable options on the Green list. Hmmm, hard pass on all 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 Here's a wild idea, why not accommodate a few friends or family, get out to places nearby that you have always wanted to go to but for some reason never have, get some money into the economy by eating locally and lavishly? Enjoy a bit of company and conversation without the need for a passport and flights, there is always next year? 9 hours ago, udderlyoffroad said: ...The Falkland islands... It's winter there, I wouldn't recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udderlyoffroad Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 42 minutes ago, henry d said: Here's a wild idea, why not accommodate a few friends or family As discussed on another thread, most of them require a passport in order to accommodate/be accommodated. As for friends, I'm in my late 30s, most of my friends have young kids, and I'm 'between properties', so that isn't really an option. 49 minutes ago, henry d said: get some money into the economy by eating locally and lavishly? Checking in, masks, distancing, following one-way systems, waiting stuff having to shout through their masks, just doesn't appeal frankly. 51 minutes ago, henry d said: there is always next year? Possibly not for my aged parents who don't live in the UK, but we've covered this before 51 minutes ago, henry d said: It's winter there, I wouldn't recommend it. Definitely off the tourist trail though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 13 hours ago, henry d said: True, but if everyone knew that it wouldn't be the beautiful place we know it to be. I drove up (via Glasgow towards Fort Augustus) to my usual 'stay with friends' holiday in Scotland last summer (during the lowered restriction time) - and every lay-by, firm grass 'edge' to the road, and gateway had a caravan/dormobile/tent pitched in it. We were told that every camp site was booked solid. Once at my destination, I didn't leave the estate all week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 25 minutes ago, udderlyoffroad said: ...I'm 'between properties', so that isn't really an option. Really, we sold up in Scotland and moved out in February, English chain broke a month later when we were sleeping on the floor of our daughter's dining room. We managed to get a short term lease on a cruddy flat in Gateshead and we have had friends come down and stay in a hotel in Whitley bay for a weekend, another came down for a day trip, then last week we met with friends at a booking rental flat in central Newcastle and had a great time with each of them. Everyone who came was double jabbed, masks until you are seated, I have to say that it was pretty much as good as it was two years ago, possibly better as they have journeyed with us and the bond is stronger. This weekend we are going back stopping with friends and going to a wedding, then my wife is off to Liverpool soon for a hen weekend and I will be dog sitting for the couple, both of us are going to the wedding in October. I empathise with you regarding your parents as my wife and I both felt relieved that ours didn't have to go through this as it is not easy in the slightest but things are moving in the right direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 13 hours ago, Dave at kelton said: You boys need to get to Scotland wild camping and free. Yes but they are having to make laws to ban wild camping in parts of Scotland because of all the idiots. Much the same happening in Cornwall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 Outside peak season, we usually have a weekend at a Center Parks usually October, started looking in January prices around £350, no nearer £600, looks like it will a Premier Inn in Bristol for a weekend! Still its a change of scene! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 5 minutes ago, JohnfromUK said: I drove up (via Glasgow towards Fort Augustus) to my usual 'stay with friends' holiday in Scotland last summer (during the lowered restriction time) - and every lay-by, firm grass 'edge' to the road, and gateway had a caravan/dormobile/tent pitched in it. We were told that every camp site was booked solid. Once at my destination, I didn't leave the estate all week! It happens regularly, if the weather is good the place gets mobbed, we saw an increase in motorhomes setting up in a car park we used for launching our kayaks from, I would say double the number and that was the east coast. The majority were Scottish looking at the number plates. Just now, Vince Green said: Yes but they are having to make laws to ban wild camping in parts of Scotland because of all the idiots. Yup, the weegie numpties doing overnight camping round Loch Lomond started that ball rolling and last year Skye was basically a car park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Vince Green said: Yes but they are having to make laws to ban wild camping in parts of Scotland because of all the idiots. Much the same happening in Cornwall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 1 minute ago, henry d said: The majority were Scottish looking at the number plates. Yes, I think that is right. We talked to a couple of people walking through where we fish and another couple who had rented a cottage on the estate - and both were local - the cottage lot from Glasgow - and I can't remember where the others were from. They were both just getting a 'change of scene'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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