Holiday on the 22nd May

No I'm staying @ home dodging tourists

It gives me hope to hear of all your plans! Also I think it is good for local tourism that people (especially the younger generation) are holidaying without flying off somewhere.

In my experience with the younger people I work with, they were going not once every few years, but several times a year; jetting off to far-flung destinations. Now they are being forced to experience their own country, or in our case our own province and finding some lovely vacation spots.
No beach huts though! Ha - reference to another thread.

My 'holiday' plans are to reunite with friends and families at their respective homes and they will come to me when it suits. No commercial thoughts just yet. Plan to gentle ourselves back into the world.

Mr friend and I have talked for hours on the phone but haven't seen each other since a year last February for obvious reasons.

Three weeks to go and we are off on our trip to the IOW.
I've bought a new suitcase can't wait to fill it but I need to consider the weather.

It's like being a kid again getting all excited, settle down remember you're an elderly person I tell myself.

Have a lovely time everyone wherever you go, I'm sure I will.

I hope you get to the IOW Jeannie, it`s lovely. We went there for several holidays and loved it, but haven`t been for quite a while. We thought that Freshwater Bay was the best part, although it`s all good.

We have a couple of breaks booked in the UK for June and July in hotels. Cottages and remote places don’t appeal and I’d rather stay at home. We did the same last year in July and September and it was very safe and enjoyable.

Last June we booked a holiday in Norfolk for this May. We're going even though some things won't be open until our second week away. We've also got a week booked in Lincolnshire in August and a short break booked in Yorkshire in September (again booked last year).

This year we have decided to have our holiday at home. That means limited phones and emails, ready prepared meals from Cooks, and days out in the area including a meal at our favourite gastro pub. We have fantastic views from our house and live in Somerset. Maybe do a little pottering in the garden. Just chill out and relax in general. Next year something different and hopefully puppy will be well trained by then to go away - maybe The Isles of Scilly, one of our favourite places.

Any idea or clarification?

maddyone

BlueBelle

Are you sure you can get in Isle of Wight ? I d make a few checks before you pay the rest off

The Isle of Wight is in Britain! Why wouldn’t anyone be able to go? The ferries run all the time, bringing people to work on the mainland.

There seems to be a very wide range of what people consider 'acceptable' with covid in mind. And the Government rules are NOT clear. On the one hand they say people should still stay local- and on the other hand say you can go on self-catered holidays - but without any indication as to how far. I wish it was clear.

One member of our family insists no-one should travel further than 5 miles from home- others that there is no limit as long as self-catering and following distancing, etc.

I hope you’ll be able to enjoy your holiday, Jeanie99.

Right after dh retired, we took a 4 day break on the I of W - we’d never been before and thoroughly enjoyed it. IIRC that was in May, too, and we were lucky with the weather.

I’d read that the I of W was still (in a good way) like England used to be, and that did seem a pretty good description.

Lucca

I know I may be strange but after lockdown the last thing I’d want is to go to a remote cottage ! I also dont plan to pay through the nose for a hotel in this country, and yes I’m aware the UK is beautiful but I just want a total change of scene so as soon as it’s sensible it will be somewhere abroad for me.

Me too Lucca.

BlueBelle

Are you sure you can get in Isle of Wight ? I d make a few checks before you pay the rest off

The Isle of Wight is in Britain! Why wouldn’t anyone be able to go? The ferries run all the time, bringing people to work on the mainland.

Campsites are open from today too so there will be travelling to and from.

Off to Devon and Cornwall in July in our tourer. We have all our own facilities .
We have just booked a large house in N. Devon for May next year. Room for all the family ( eleven of us) surely all will be well by then.
We have enjoyed many exciting holidays abroad and hope to do so again but certainly not this year.

Kim19

I must be getting this wrong. Thought 'free' travel throughout UK wasn't allowed until June (12th) for some reason. What date in May for England, please?

My understanding is here in England we can travel as far as we like from today for a day out. But we can't stay over unless we are one household in self catering accommodation. From May 17th that goes up to 2 households and restaurants opening, so that is a big date for visitors. Once hotels open there will be lots of people on the move.

May 17th, I think, Kim19 unless Covid rates rise. Let's hope they don't. I think we've all had enough.

Hotel in Weston super Mare booked for September.

I must be getting this wrong. Thought 'free' travel throughout UK wasn't allowed until June (12th) for some reason. What date in May for England, please?

Going to Yorkshire after our 2nd jabs mid May, can't wait.

We’ve got a few days by the sea booked in July, and we’re planning a couple of other UK breaks in June and September. We’ll be looking further afield for 2022, all being well.

We live in Devon too.
We have booked large self catering houses to share with family in Cornwall for a week in May and October. I need to be doing something different in new places so I am looking forward to it.

Today I’m visiting my holiday home for one night, still within Devon, where I live. Next month, I hope to stay with my family in Crewe from 18th May. Goodness knows when travel to France will be permitted where my DH (olddudders of this parish!) lives! ?

I’m certain it will be fine.
I wouldn’t even think about going outside of the UK, but we are going to Devon in June and Jersey in September.
Hope it will be fine, if for whatever reason it’s not, we’ll just cancel.

I know I may be strange but after lockdown the last thing I’d want is to go to a remote cottage ! I also dont plan to pay through the nose for a hotel in this country, and yes I’m aware the UK is beautiful but I just want a total change of scene so as soon as it’s sensible it will be somewhere abroad for me.