The increasing and annoying use of the word STAYCATION...

I was just about to add that NotSpaghetti, you can go to another country within the UK anyway

And if you are an American I suppose the logical answer is that pretty much every holiday is a staycation - whether you are on a beach, skiing, visiting vineyards or whatever!

Janejudge - yes! That is not any kind of holiday to me!

I love how human beings keep on making up new words, some of which will last centuries and some of which won't, just as it's always been. The English #wordhorde is great.

I completely agree with you NotSpaghetti and JaneJudge there is so much to see in the UK.

In the last century we stayed in a house in Northumberland, near Hexham. Beautiful countryside and coast. The two things that we missed were the foreign markets for shopping for our meals and the cafes. There was no fun in shopping in supermarkets in Hexham because it was the same as shopping in Suffolk. We did however find an artisan cheese maker and pubs with nice gardens. Plenty of cafes in Italy and France but no pubs apart from the few operated by Brits - mainly in Spain I think.

Funny you should mention Northumberland Dinahmo because I recall having a coffee in the market place in the centre of Alnwick and thinking that it felt very French there.
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That looks beautiful I have never been to Northumberland and would love to go.

JaneJudge

That looks beautiful I have never been to Northumberland and would love to go.

It’s unbelievably beautiful.
When I first saw Bamburgh Castle I nearly cried.
The beaches at Beadnell are amazing.
We usually stay in Alnmouth.
You’d love it Jane

MzOops is going there next week with her partner and MasterOops. The scenery looks wonderful.

I should most probably just book it up Does Alnmouth have
places to eat/shop/drink?

Yes it does Jane. Also the most wonderful book shop,a fantastic castle with incredible gardens and a beautiful beach and the sea at nearby Alnmouth. We loved it there

Oh it sounds perfect

Argh, you were asking about Alnmouth and I talked about Alnwick. The answer to your question is yes. The two places are a short bus ride apart.

Jane Alnmouth doesn’t have much shop wise.
A post office that sells all necessities; and a ‘deli’ which isn’t that great.
Three lovely pubs.
A smashing chippy.
A couple of little cafes.
A historic links golf course.
The smallest visitor attraction ever!
You are just 15 minutes down the road from Aldi and Sainsburys where we got all our food and booze from, and of course Alnwick.
It’s very dog friendly - in fact I took Gracie to the vets there!
It’s very friendly altogether.

But I think that you’ll be extremely lucky if you can get anything booked now for the next few months.
Northumbrian Coast & Country Cottages is a good place to start.

MawtheMerrier

When I was a child people often couldn’t afford to go away for a holiday and the usual response to “Are you going away for your holidays this year?” was “We’re just going to have days out” which would mean a few day trips, often by coach (excursion buses) to the likes of North Berwick, Spittal or my favourite destination on the front of the bus - “Mystery” - in other words a Mystery Tour.
(Going abroad was very unusual, and seen as a bit “posh” )

Round here it's called "Days here and there".

I like the idea of a Mystery Tour!

Fanny, I can't really afford to book it up straight away, I was thinking next year x

I’ll pm you later with my favourite cottage Jane

Perhaps we could meet up there!

English is an evolving language and staycation is just a new word. No problem with that surely.

"Stopathome" and "Windowsill Bay" for me this year

Grantanow

English is an evolving language and staycation is just a new word. No problem with that surely.

I agree. And why be pleased that other are irritated. This is neither News or Politics. I wonder why it isn't under Chat?

In my young day, when asked where they were going on their holidays, people who were not going away would answer Haimeldayme.

holistay is so awful I think I'll start using it when I use my bus pass for days out!!!

Why can't people just say where they are going in the UK for their holiday, is it in some way less exciting or exotic than going overseas. With all the problems travelling overseas I think it would be rather good to stay put and holiday in the UK giving much needed money to the home economy.