Posted By: srm6
Forum Power - find me a holiday destination! - 21/05/2018 13:40
Thought I'd harness the power of the forum to see what the options might be....
Just got back from a fortnight in St Ives which is great as somewhere where you have (nice) beaches, pubs / restaurants, and shops all within easy walking distance. All of this means that we could largely park the car and enjoy time outside.
That said, it does have a number of drawbacks:
- it's right at the end of Cornwall (aka a bl**dy long way);
- it's prohibitively expensive once you start having to look at school holiday dates;
- and linked to that, we've heard it's massively busy at these times (you have to book restaurants weeks in advance); and
- it's the single least car friendly place in the country (anywhere that gives you the dimensions of the parking spaces with holiday lets tells you that it is a little bit "tight" on space!)
So... the ask is whether people know of anywhere on the South coast / South-West of England that offers similar advantages, but maybe with some of the cons dialled back a bit?
Thanks all
Simon
Just got back from a fortnight in St Ives which is great as somewhere where you have (nice) beaches, pubs / restaurants, and shops all within easy walking distance. All of this means that we could largely park the car and enjoy time outside.
That said, it does have a number of drawbacks:
- it's right at the end of Cornwall (aka a bl**dy long way);
- it's prohibitively expensive once you start having to look at school holiday dates;
- and linked to that, we've heard it's massively busy at these times (you have to book restaurants weeks in advance); and
- it's the single least car friendly place in the country (anywhere that gives you the dimensions of the parking spaces with holiday lets tells you that it is a little bit "tight" on space!)
So... the ask is whether people know of anywhere on the South coast / South-West of England that offers similar advantages, but maybe with some of the cons dialled back a bit?
Thanks all
Simon