A word of advice if you are specifically looking for holidays where you can socialise with other singles.
There are several companies out there offering "singles" holidays but that doesn't necessarily mean everyone there will be on their own.
A few years ago, not wanting to be on my own at Christmas, I chose a holiday from the HF brochure which was specifically entitled Christmas Walking for Singles in Snowdonia. I phoned to make a booking and went through the usual procedures. When it came to paying, I was surprised to be asked for an amount significantly higher than the already expensive brochure price.
Me: Why?
HF: It's a single supplement.
Me: But it's a holiday for singles. Surely the brochure price is the price.
HF: No. Anyone can come along so long as they are not married. Couples can come along so long as they are not married. Friends can come along and share a room.
Me: That isn't my definition of being single or of a holiday for singles. I don't want to be the only one there who isn't in a couple or with someone else.
HF: Sorry madam. That's how it it. If you come on our singles holidays alone and want your own room you have to pay a single supplement.
I didn't book the holiday.
Subsequently, I talked to another single woman who said she often goes away with Just You with a friend.
Please don't misunderstand me. I have had some very good walking holidays with specialist companies (including HF) where the group has been a mix of couples, friends holidaying togther and singles. However, I have also had one very lonely holiday (with Ramblers) where I was the only single in a large group. The rest were all couples who did not want to socialise in the evenings.
It was after that experience that I started looking for specifically singles holidays and had that weird conversation.
Now, when booking a holiday, I ask for the composition of the group. Some companies will disclose this, some won't, hiding behind a weak excuse about data protection. I explain I am not asking for names and addresses, just the number of people going solo and those booked with someone else. I won't book with any company who won't give me this basic information.
WIBU to expect a singles holiday to be for solo travellers?