Booked a Twixmas Break for just me in local hotel on impulse

I think it is a great idea. I hope it works for you.

Great idea. I'm sure you'll have a good time. You deserve it!

Definitely the right thing to do. When you are on your own it's much easier for others to approach you and start chatting.
After being a couple for so long it wont be easy and naturally you're anxious about it but I think it's a really good move.
Please do let us know how it all works out.

Oh that sounds brilliant.

Congratulations on finding the courage to book yourself a mini break between Christmas and New year. I hope you have an enjoyable, short holiday. Like you, I am widowed and when I return to my home town to visit friends I stay on my own in an hotel. It's a different experience to yours of course as there's no entertainment etc.
People will most likely be friendly towards you, there might even be another lady who is alone, who would be glad of someone to chat to.
Wishing you a happy time and looking forward to hearing about your break.
PS, I used to live in Lytham St Anne's and Lytham.

Fab idea! Hope you have a great time. Put your feet up, enjoy other people catering for you and get some sea air down your lungs. 👏👏

Sounds amazing!! Have a lovely time xx

I'm sure it'll be fine.

If you have the odd wobble, well log on here and have a read and a chat.

I think you're incredibly brave, regardless.

What a brilliant idea. You say 3 days ‘between’ Christmas and New Year. So what about Christmas Day itself ? I’ve often thought of spending Christmas Day in a nice hotel among strangers . That sounds weird I know, but it will be different. I’m sure my family won’t miss me, but they might conclude I’ve gone off my rocker 😂

I am having similar ideas, having just lost my dog. However, I'd like to go somewhere quiet over Xmas without all the fuss, so that pitying people don't feel obliged to invite me. I only want to be alone.

I think you have done the right thing. A widowed friend did something similar some years after her husband died, and although initially nervous she was astonished to rediscover that she actually enjoyed her own company, making everyday decisions without consultation, and being free to wander the place where she had chosen to stay as she wished.
Three days is just the right length.

Have you looked at any breaks online?

There may be some bargains to be had, tucked away in peaceful surroundings.

Thanks, MissAdventure, yes I am looking online.

I think I'd like a break myself, tucked away in a country house, with open fires, and peaceful surroundings.

Great idea BA69. Eat, drink, and be merry .

Good for you BA69. I hope you have lovely break🎄

That sounds like a great way to spend the time between Christmas and NY. It can drag a bit, but being away will give you plenty to do, and different people to talk to.

Have a great time, and do let us know how you get on?

That sounds such a good idea BA69. I’m sure you will thoroughly enjoy it. 🎄💐

I think that is a super idea BA68. I’m sure you will enjoy yourself, but if you find that you are not then you are near enough to home to go home.

There will be others who have travelled alone, too, I’m sure.

Do let us all know how you got on.

I think it is a fabulous idea. You will not have to think of what to buy and prepare for a few meals, and what better place to spend the time than Blackpool? I am sure there will be a lot of entertainment if you do not fancy what the hotel provides.

Sounds like a great idea. Wish I had thought of it!

This is something I would love to do if I was well and able. I have friends who always go to hotels for Christmas and I did suggest it to my husband one year, oh dear it didn’t go down very well he wanted to be with the ‘family,’yes so did I but it was hard work for me and a couple of days away would have been heavenly.
I hope you have a lovely time and look forward to hearing from you afterwards.
Ps I love Blackpool, spent some wonderful holidays there, I quite envy you ☹️

That sounds great. My dad booked a short Christmas break for himself, after my mum died. The fact that all the meals are laid on and there is entertainment made it ideal. I hope all goes well and that you have a nice time.

I booked myself into a hotel in York just for a few days. I loved it. I was a bit nervous going alone but I had a great time. I think you will enjoy it and it gives you confidence to do more. I have stayed in other places on my own since and never regretted it. Have a lovely time!