The great British Holiday - Page 2

danielf · 25-02-2011, 20:59

In my opinion, the UK is great for vacationing, but incredibly expensive. Hotels, food, even basic grocery shopping is horrendously expensive compared to most of mainland Europe. I'm not even going to mention the weather.

Fifties style places unfortunately are still far too common. Coffee that's lighter in colour than tea. B&Bs where you are forced to have breakfast with other guests. Sadly, Fawlty Towers is still alive and kicking. Some might claim there's a market for it. Personally, I think it's due to a deadly cocktail of inertia and xenophobia.

papa smurf · 25-02-2011, 21:21

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Originally Posted by danielf

In my opinion, the UK is great for vacationing, but incredibly expensive. Hotels, food, even basic grocery shopping is horrendously expensive compared to most of mainland Europe. I'm not even going to mention the weather.

Fifties style places unfortunately are still far too common. Coffee that's lighter in colour than tea. B&Bs where you are forced to have breakfast with other guests. Sadly, Fawlty Towers is still alive and kicking. Some might claim there's a market for it. Personally, I think it's due to a deadly cocktail of inertia and xenophobia.

that sounds like some foreign place i wouldn't like very much, i bet the foods bad in xenophobia as well

**Hugh** · 25-02-2011, 21:33

Apparently it's better in Xenophilia.....

danielf · 25-02-2011, 21:38

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Originally Posted by papa smurf

that sounds like some foreign place i wouldn't like very much, i bet the foods bad in xenophobia as well

The food is atrocious to be honest. They use spices! Can't beat it for boating though.

TheNorm · 25-02-2011, 21:41

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Originally Posted by Hugh

Apparently it's better in Xenophilia.....

...not to be confused with Xenaphilia...

Ignitionnet · 25-02-2011, 22:35

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Originally Posted by danielf

The food is atrocious to be honest. They use spices! Can't beat it for boating though.

No match for the canals in Birmingham to be honest.

Mr_love_monkey · 26-02-2011, 08:14

In the UK, it's incredibly expensive, the weather is awful & the service is appalling.

Abroad, I can get far better for less money - it's a simple as that.

**Kymmy** · 26-02-2011, 08:30

Centreparcs seems to be the main "British Holiday" these days, they're even building a new one about 9km away

papa smurf · 26-02-2011, 08:39

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Originally Posted by Kymmy

Centreparcs seems to be the main "British Holiday" these days, they're even building a new one about 9km away

don't you mean 5 mi. and 1042.5 yds away

RizzyKing · 27-02-2011, 20:56

We go to a lovely site in skegness every year the prices have always been reasonable, plenty of facilites on site and literally even for an old cripple like me a ten minute walk to a major attraction area we have fantastic week long holidays there

. It isn't gone Arthur you just have to look a little harder for it and if my last experience of butlins is anything to go by for the love of all that is holy please no one on here waste their time or money on the place.

**Paul M** · 27-02-2011, 21:21

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Originally Posted by Mr_love_monkey

In the UK, it's incredibly expensive, the weather is awful & the service is appalling.

Abroad, I can get far better for less money - it's a simple as that.

Unfortunately, with ever increasing prices on flights, going abroad is becoming less attractive.

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Originally Posted by Kymmy

Centreparcs seems to be the main "British Holiday" these days, they're even building a new one about 9km away

Park Dean are popular and reasonable, as are Park Resorts. Haven were good years ago, but not so now. Butlins are far too expensive (and Centreparcs are very expensive). We also know a good privately owned site just outside Great Yarmouth that we have used about 10 times in the last 20 years.

**Chris** · 27-02-2011, 21:52

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Originally Posted by Kymmy

Centreparcs seems to be the main "British Holiday" these days, they're even building a new one about 9km away

Center parcs is middle class Butlins.

We've been a few times though, and loved it ... Even if staying in a wooden cabin in the middle of a forest isn't quite the novelty for us that it is for most of the people who go there.

Peter_ · 27-02-2011, 21:54

As I said in an earlier post if you are looking to holiday in the south west this year in Cornwall, Devon or Somerset then John Fowler Holidays are quite good and reasonably priced.

Ignitionnet · 28-02-2011, 06:56

We didn't go on holiday together last year so will be taking an extra special trip this year, will be our last before leaving the UK for good, and no it's not to a British resort

Some nostalgia kicking in here I have to think. Like many other 'Great British' things this tends to lean towards wanting more of the same and not being interested in too much that is new - not really the point of a holiday I tend to really want to try new things in a new culture but YMMV.

Ramrod · 28-02-2011, 07:31

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Originally Posted by techguyone

I suspect the likes of Butlins/pontins has really had its day

Not as far as I can tell. I know quite a few people who have been to Butlins in the last year or so.
Butlins seems to be competing with Centre Parks and appears to be offering a better holiday.