Skegness butlins not too bad

And lots of things to do in local villages for antique shops etc.

Went a couple of years back with a two year old and was surprised about how much fun we all had.

Posted By: Bungle on March 4th 2015 at 13:53:54

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Can a City Father pls recommend somewhere in England to go for 2-3 days (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Mar 4, 13:23:47
- Norwich (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Mar 4, 16:49:04
- Darwin Forest Country Park (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Mar 4, 14:42:17
- Brighton over Easter weekend. Seaside, The Lanes shopping and The Nodge! (n/m) (General Chat) - col canary, Mar 4, 14:41:27
- do Longleat (General Chat) - CWC, Mar 4, 14:36:24
  - meant to add - the safari park is ok (General Chat) - CWC, Mar 4, 14:44:12
    - I have a long-lens photo I took in Longleat, of a monkey sitting on the bonnet of a shiny (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 4, 14:56:11
- Bourton on the Water in the Cotswolds (General Chat) - Meh, Mar 4, 14:02:51
  - if you go when it's warmet, B-o-W is also great for paddling (General Chat) - CWC, Mar 4, 14:33:32
  - Tell me more about Birdland. Hux loves birds, and met a parrot the other week (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Mar 4, 14:04:18
    - It's penguintastic, if that's your sort of thing. (General Chat) - Meh, Mar 4, 14:07:42
- The new Centre Parcs at Woburn is meant to be nice (General Chat) - Meh, Mar 4, 14:00:09
- yorkshire or the lakes are good for that kinda rubbish (n/m) (General Chat) - doncoop, Mar 4, 13:59:19
- Skegness butlins not too bad (General Chat) - Bungle, Mar 4, 13:53:54
  - going there in October - about half the cost of Centre Parcs for the same week (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 4, 14:25:42
  - If you go there, take your littlun up the coast to see the seals (General Chat) - CB41, Mar 4, 14:03:55
  - Skeg isn't too epic a drive either, could be a doddle. Cheers pal (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Mar 4, 14:00:00
- cornwall (General Chat) - Dave in France, Mar 4, 13:47:09
  - long old drive with a one year old ... (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Mar 4, 13:48:22
    - ^this. Way to fail your City Fathers exam, Dave in France. (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Mar 4, 13:51:07
- dorset ...? (General Chat) - paulg, Mar 4, 13:45:37
  - Long, long ole drive though pal. (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Mar 4, 13:51:53
    - yes, though much better than cornwall ... (General Chat) - paulg, Mar 4, 14:16:44
- The Isle of Wight (General Chat) - norway, Mar 4, 13:43:28
  - Went last Spetember, stayed in a tent with a wood burner in it. Tremendous. (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Mar 4, 13:50:11
  - the ferry crossing actually makes it feel as if you're properly going somewhere too (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 4, 13:46:37
    - Yes (General Chat) - norway, Mar 4, 13:49:36
- Hemsby. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Mar 4, 13:35:22
  - I went to Hemsby for a week once. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Mar 4, 13:37:31
    - Been to Scratby on holiday when I was a nipper (General Chat) - KentonCanary, Mar 4, 13:41:19
      - Me too (General Chat) - RochdaleCanary, Mar 4, 14:53:44
      - went there for a weekend couple of years ago (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 4, 13:45:14
    - how old were you? (n/m) (General Chat) - dr fanta, Mar 4, 13:40:51
      - 11. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Mar 4, 13:47:40
- Shoreditch (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Mar 4, 13:31:26
- Centre Parcs has everything you want except the antique shop (General Chat) - lurd, Mar 4, 13:31:11
  - ^ rich ^ (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Mar 4, 13:38:12
    - Hardly. 4 of us went for less than ?100 each for 4 nights. (General Chat) - lurd, Mar 4, 13:45:20
      - ?1600 for 4 nights? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Mar 4, 13:53:47
        
        No, ?400ish for the chalet for 5 days. (n/m) (General Chat) - lurd, Mar 4, 14:00:23
        
        Oh that sounds alright then (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Mar 4, 14:23:45
  - ^^^ this, it's great. (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 4, 13:33:33
  - Which one did you go to? Is it all within a giant perspex dome (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Mar 4, 13:32:26
    - been to Elvedon 5-6 times - the pool is inside a gret big dome thing (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 4, 13:38:32
      - Thanks Ralf. Sounds costly but I love the idea of a thunderdome (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Mar 4, 13:39:44
        
        the swimming is no extra cost (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 4, 13:42:17
        
        Froglets! (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Mar 4, 13:49:36
- Merthyr Tydfil (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Mar 4, 13:30:19
  - I said England, shitforbranes. (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Mar 4, 13:31:23
    - Merthyr Tydfil very nearly ended up in England years ago. (n/m) (General Chat) - mike_the_sphinx, Mar 4, 13:43:22
      - We'd have rebranded it Shirley (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Mar 4, 13:52:48
        
        Shirley Tydfil, got a ring to it that has. (n/m) (General Chat) - mike_the_sphinx, Mar 4, 13:59:30
        
        It sounds like a bit of a slag and works in HR (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Mar 4, 14:02:31
    - oh yeah (General Chat) - pants, Mar 4, 13:32:58
- Bristol (n/m) (General Chat) - Bristol Graham, Mar 4, 13:30:10
- Norwich (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Mar 4, 13:25:30
  - *prints off on A3 and holds up in front of Wife* (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Mar 4, 13:26:09

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