Staycation anyone?

I'm going to Devon for a week and then 3 days in Cornwall. I'm not looking forward to the drive it's at least 8 hours, but I will break overnight on route.

I love my overseas holidays but we had a staycation in the Isle of Man recently. Great cottage, lovely scenery, quiet roads (after the TT) good fish restaurants in Peel. Definitely recommend.

EllenT- could you talk to the travel agents' and see if they can switch your journey via Lille perhaps, for your overnight.
I so hope you are not put off.

When you actually live in Cornwall you have to make the long journey to go most places in the UK which is a real pain. We used to fly off to Spain and suchlike a couple of times a year, but haven't been able to for 3 years as OH has been ill and having treatment, it was so much easier. At the moment we are having short distance UK holidays, but not through choice.

Have recently returned from France via the Chunnel. We had to queue for an hour to get through security etc. This was unusual since we usually get through in 15/20 mins. However, the four hour queues holiday makers are experiencing at the moment makes you wonder is it worth it? Looking forward to going to the Isle of Wight in September and a short Christmas break in a local hotel. Can't be doing with the hassle of flying any more.

Thanks, granjura, I guess the risk in smaller German cities is not realistically an issue, and we do normally enjoy long train trips. Had a memorable journey to Vienna a couple of years ago via the Paris-Munich sleeper. Leaving aside the outside chance of a random axe attack, I think our main concern is long unpredictable delays for extra security checks and so on. I guess we'd really like to be in Angela1961's situation, but can't do that till DH retires in a couple of years time.

The secret for getting to Cornwall is leave early. I had to travel there from Hampshire at the end of May on a bank holiday. I left at 5 am and was in Bodmin by 9.30 and no problems getting through the road works. Travelling from further a field, break your journey with a night stay somewhere nice, maybe new forest or Dorset and then set off early.

I luckily had wonderful weather but when it is too hot I can't go out in it and would find rain easier.

One problem with UK weather is that you need to take clothes for all types of weather.

Having just seen the 14 hour car q at Dover on tv the poster that said 3 hours to France may be a tad out I love both but have to say travelling has got more and more difficult and tedious these latter few years maybe age, maybe heightened security, and uk is looking good at the moment

We always have a staycation June to September - since we moved here. People can come to us, but we are going no-where.

There is only one month I hate here, and it is November- and that is when we choose to go to sunnier climes.

Don't think of Brittany as being abroad Luckygirl - it's just like Wales and if you like that, you'll enjoy yourself. Ideal for the children too.

We have not been abroad for several years - stress is too much for OH with his PD. But this year we are spending a week in Dorset with our DD and family and then going with them from there to Brittany for a week with all my DDs and families plus a heap of friends - OH is going to be 70, and one DD 40, so it's a sort of celebration. We will have lots of support for OH, and I do not have to do any driving. But to be honest I am not greatly looking forward to it all - we have just moved home and are very tied up in getting settled.

To be honest I have never been a great traveller - I have always lived in beautiful places that fill me with joy and I do not greatly feel the need to travel afar.

We have lovely scenery here, and are just by S Wales with all the beaches and beauty; and we are near the Malverns and the Cotswolds, so lots of good things almost on the doorstep.

We (for many years ) went to the Lake District several times a year. We then moved here 7 years ago and haven't been on holiday since. Ok we have the occasional night away and I visit my family for a week a few times a year but actually going away. Nope.

We don't see this as an either/or question. Both Home and Abroad have their advantages so we do both. We bought a touring caravan in 1987 and (although we are on our 5th one now) we have never looked back. Since retirement, we spend a month in France every year, and take as many shorter breaks in the UK as finances and grandchildren duty will allow - I am actually writing this while sat in the caravan on a site less than a mile from the Wildfowl Trust at Slimbridge. We're going home on Monday for a couple of days, then on Friday we're off to North Wales for two weeks.

And on the subject of fears about terrorism I just can't worry about it - life's too short! I have survived two MCI's and one DVT so I see every new day as a bonus.

Ha ha Mrsdof you sound like me! Just enjoy each day as if it is your last, as one day you will be right.

So far it seems to be Argate this year as we haven't booked anything, although we have enjoyed a couple of short trips in the UK so far this year.

Having a stay cation, literally, right here, chez nous. We're having a bit of a garden makeover including a brand new summerhouse so money is tight for a while. I don't mind though as travelling doesn't appeal at the moment. We are going to a nice hotel in Cambridge for a couple of nights for my 65th at the end of September and have a Christmas market hotel stay booked for December in Winchester so not totally deprived.

Staycations must be good for our economy. I live in Northern Ireland and within three hours we can be on the Southern coast of Ireland. Recently we've had two trips to Waterford. I can highly recommend it. I feel uneasy at the thought of my family going to Tenerife at Christmas. I just want to keep them all safe at home!

There is no way on earth I would give up my sunshine holidays abroad! We are off to Rhodes for 2 weeks in September and have also just had a 5 day coach break in Northumberland, which is beautiful area of the UK. Staycations can be pretty expensive, especially if the weather is bad. With regard to security/terrorism abroad if your times up it's up! At least I'll go doing something I love and after all you could get knocked over by a bus tomorrow. Life's too short to worry too much about things, the worry will kill you first.

So far this year we've been to Yorkshire, Wales, Berkshire and Southern Scotland and are heading for Scottish highlands in September(hopefully midges are gone by then!). Had great holidays and some good weather. Also spent 4 days in Rome though. Weather was hotter in Wales than in had been in Rome 2 weeks earlier! Had a great time doing the little trains in Wales with a backpack. We did stay in hotels though!

My husband flew off to NZ on Friday morning for 2 weeks holiday with our son and family - he finally arrived at midnight last night. It was a last minute decision so impossible for me to go due to work and the pets. My holiday will just be 3 days at Leeds Festival next month.

We've had two coach tours and enjoyed them both. One was to Austria, and the other was to Ireland. As you say, maggiemaybe let someone else do the driving - what's not to like?

We both love France, Spain and Italy and always go over for at least a week (one month in 2013 when we cycled the Camino de Santiago). We had actually booked a month in France in August/September this year. We would have taken our bikes over and ridden from the ferry port right down to the north of Spain. We were looking forward to it and very excited. But, after me nagging my husband to get our Euros before the referendum, he was so sure we'd all vote to stay in, that we left it. The bottom quite literally fell out of our world when we woke up on 24th June. We were actually on our way to France on our bikes for a long weekend - which we enjoyed - but as soon as we returned we realized that going over for a month would now be so much more expensive than before, so we had to cancel. We lost money on the train fare down to the ferry port, the ferry itself and the Bike-bus which we had booked to bring us home after the trip. We had meant to use this trip by way of celebrating our 50th anniversary. Now we will be taking two weeks in the New Forest on our bikes instead. The upside is that we can stay at our son's home near Southampton as he and his family jet off to Lanzarote (something they booked and paid for months ago).

We are off to a cottage in Somerset. I love to travel far and wide but my DH can no longer get travel insurance. (No advice please we've been down every avenue). I go abroad with friends or with my daughter. As everyone always says, this is a beautiful country and there is lots to see and do. However there are two problems. Firstly, holidaying in this country can be expensive ( hotels, meals, admission fees) and secondly the weather. Last year I never took my cardigan off.
However we always make the best of it and use our NT and EH membership to the full.

For Northerners, local flights are so much more convenient than Eurostar. We can be in central Paris from Leeds in less time than it takes to get down to London, for around £65 return. And I find local airports hassle free compared to the big ones.

But we are also partial to coach tours, hildajenniJ, both home and away - it's far less stressful to let someone else do the driving!

It's years since we've been abroad. My DH and I have become fans of coach tours. Shock, horror, I never thought it would happen to us! Last year we went to the Malverns, it was lovely, and part of the country that we hadn't visited. This year we spent our holiday in London and went to the Chelsea Flower Show while we were there. I had never been in the Natural History Museum so we spent a very interesting day there. Our beautiful Islands have so much to offer, why go anywhere else?