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

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

Perhaps we could meet up there!

I’ll pm you later with my favourite cottage Jane

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

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!

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.

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.

Oh it sounds perfect

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

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

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

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

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

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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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.

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

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.

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

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!

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

RichmondPark1

*why go abroad?*

To experience different cultures, foods, landscapes, languages, architecture and to return having broadened your perspective, gained an understanding of the way others live and to look at your own country with fresh eyes.

Of course this is true but a lot of people go all inclusive and do not leave the resort (which is fine - everyone has a holiday which suits them) In fact my Aunt was looking at going to Egypt and the complex they were looking at was locked and you were not allowed to leave and I honestly couldn't think of anything worse in a ll holiday sense, obviously

I am pleased it irritates others as much as me

I second that Richmond!
But I can still benefit from and thoroughly enjoy holidays here in the UK.

Also, Richmond, if you go from (say) a city in England to rural Wales, Scotland or Ireland (especially if it's not a tourist area) you can experience different cultures, foods, landscapes, languages, architecture and return having broadened your perspective...

I thought maybe it meant staying in your own home and treating that time like a holiday.

why go abroad?

To experience different cultures, foods, landscapes, languages, architecture and to return having broadened your perspective, gained an understanding of the way others live and to look at your own country with fresh eyes.

There are so many beautiful and interesting places in the UK to visit and given climate change, we may well have warm weather too, so why go abroad?
But most people need to travel and be away from home to enjoy some of our lovely scenery, so that is hardly a STAY cation( horrible word).