Family holiday ideas - probably not climbing

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We went to Norfolk last "summer" and the place is shit. Wells on the sea is pretty, but there really wasn't much to do at all. The pubs when the grandparents baby sat were rubbish, overpriced and full of twats, the best thing we did was go crabbing off cromer pier (and that was fairly shit).
 
I'll inform the wife that Norfolk is off.

The problem with my boy is that he's rather rubbish at sleeping. We've tried travelling at night / bedtime etc & almost to the second after an hour of travel he's wide awake. To enable us to get some sleep at home - we resorted to but an enormous bed.

I wouldn't mind Spain - but my Dad has a place there near Valencia and the wife will refuse to go, as our holiday will get gatecrashed and my wife doesn't get on with my Dad.

Brittany may be just get booked and the wife told where she's going.
 
We get an hour of travel time too, any time after mid morning and he's asleep within ten minutes, but that's it for the journey. After that it's frequent stops and Peppa Pig on repeat on DVD.
 
Genuine question not having any screaming devils bundle(s) of joy myself....

Do you stick them in the back on their own whilst you both ride up front, or does one of you sit in the back to keep them entertained/quiet?
 
slack---line said:
Genuine question not having any screaming devils bundle(s) of joy myself....

Do you stick them in the back on their own whilst you both ride up front, or does one of you sit in the back to keep them entertained/quiet?

Tried it - both the wife and me have sat with him. Makes zero difference.

Went to London at the weekend and it was horrendous on the way home. Maybe I'll buy some of those noise cancelling head-phones. The weird thing is my boy is obsessed by cars - except when confined to his car seat.
 
considered having the boy up front? might be more entertained by the view. mine will give me 2 hours around lunch in the car, but indefinitely after 7
 
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fatdoc said:
Sedate him.

Oh I wish it was so easy (though I do have an acquaintance who uses some anti-histamine to drug her child when ever she won't sleep or they have to travel... I keep thinking of calling social services about that, but I'm never quite sure if she's winding me up).

Mine are asleep within 3 minutes of switching on the engine and the trouble starts when you want to get them out of the car again (having a 3yr old screaming at the top of his lungs " Go away! I'm sleeping!!! Gets the wrong kind of attention...).
 
Oldmanmatt said:
fatdoc said:
Sedate him.

Oh I wish it was so easy (though I do have an acquaintance who uses some anti-histamine to drug her child when ever she won't sleep or they have to travel... I keep thinking of calling social services about that, but I'm never quite sure if she's winding me

She won't be winding you up - its common practice in Australia and South Africa.
 
fatkid2000 said:
Oldmanmatt said:
fatdoc said:
Sedate him.

Oh I wish it was so easy (though I do have an acquaintance who uses some anti-histamine to drug her child when ever she won't sleep or they have to travel... I keep thinking of calling social services about that, but I'm never quite sure if she's winding me

She won't be winding you up - its common practice in Australia and South Africa.
Nytol (over the counter sleeping ish pills) are just 2-3 times a normal does of antihistamine... IIRC...
 
time to plan this year's trip

probably Brittany or maybe a bit further south

any new reccommendations for campsites?

ideally direct access to beach, swimming pool, sea front piches would be cool

I'd like a fishing pond on site, but this is unlikely on a beach side site

motel/hotel to stop overnight on the way from Calais (family of 5)?

thanks
 
Me and the wife (no kids) have a week off work in early October and would like to go away somewhere. Not entirely sure where and looking for advice.
Criteria:
Not too expensive, probably staying somewhere half board and eating out in the evenings. This is quite a key one for me, especially given the state of the pound.
Warm
A variety of things to do. When on holiday we normally like to, for instance: tour the cultural sights, relax on a beach (for a day max, unless there is good snorkelling and the water is warm in which case I could happily do this for a couple of days), hire mountain bikes, hire a sea kayak and pootle about the coast, do some hiking. You get the picture.
'Er Indoors is not a climber but I quite fancy the idea of a morning/afternoon's DWS. I'll be on my own so something lowball would be best.
Hiring a car could potentially be an option but is likely to make things more costly.

One option mooted so far is Croatia (Dubrovnik or similar), however I hear that this is better suited to a short break unless you have the transport to take yourself off on excursions. I also gather that Tenerife would tick some of those boxes but have never been.
This trip will coincide with our one year anniversary so I guess there will need to be some element of "romance".
 
Might not tick all the boxes and certainly depends on the strength of the pound against the euro, but I'm going to Tarifa in southern Spain again this summer.

Really nice walled old town, good food, not too lively, great beach, good mountain biking and some pretty decent bouldering down the coast. You'd need a car though. If you're feeling brave there are loads of kitesurfing schools in town too if you fancied a days lesson.

There's also the option of a day trip to Morocco on the ferry from there too though understand that's not for everyone.


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I've just had to find a similar trip Will, went for Mallorca in the end, seemed to tick all those boxes and a bit cheaper than France.
 

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