UK holidays, days out & entertainments

I am planning a celebratory holiday for my husband's 50th birthday next year. He mentioned he'd like to go to Scotland as we've not been to anywhere other than Edinburgh. I am looking for recommendations for travel up there and places to go. There are a number of complications, which is why I'm asking for advise: * It…

I booked a hotel in Liverpool in April this year for a friend’s wedding in October. The hotel was cancelled in late August. (So booked for 4 months!) Hotel claim Booking.com cancelled it. It also happened to a friend who had booked the same hotel via Booking.com - I obviously won’t be using them again. Anyone else had a…

Please can anyone help: Tickets for Grease booked ages ago using the kids half price promotion. £159 (Cannot cancel or rebook) Hotel booked Premier Inn £91 (Cannot cancel, can only move date same hotel) Train Tickets Tiverton-London £115 (Strike action on the Friday return date. Only service being provided is at 7.28pm…

Hi, I'm based in the South West and have been offered a new role in London. It's hybrid and requires me, on average, to be in the city 2 days a week. In order to help me plan the finances of this out, I have been considering the best uses of keeping rail costs down (split ticket app, slightly later train than usual rush…

My unlimited cineworld pass year pass. Has just come to end. Unsure if to purchase other year pass. If its safe to buy and I get cheaper rate through my works benfits site. But with Cinema chain Cineworld is to file for administration in the UK in July saying in press and online. Any advice would be very helpful. 

We recently booked a holiday rental for 3 nights in Wales through ‘Holiday lettings. On late arrival it was clear the property and its amenities offered were shocking, tired, worn down, missing, broken and general cleanliness unacceptable. We vacated the property 7:30am the following morning (12 hrs. in total at the…

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Wollaston Hall lovely old house and magnificent grounds. £5.20 for al day parking. 

Hi all, Looking for a note too expensive holiday Park down the south west of England. Devon/Cornwall/Dorset. Here's the kicker, been looking already but we need our holiday to start this Thursday with a departure the following Monday. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks all

When you wish to seek compensation for a poor holiday experience who do you complain to? Resort or booking.com who holiday was booked via?

So I have been refunded 2x for an awful stay at a recent holiday park. Airbnb have refunded to my CC £70 Cleaning fee - 20% of first night stay and the full 2nd night stay. The owner however, after claiming we were lying that nothing had been cleaned ( he then realised no cleaners had been in and we were sleeping and…

I'm going next Saturday for the day via Flix so will be there from 11am to 7pm. Usually visit two sites like the British Museum, V&A, a Tate; Wellcome Trust and then to Portabello/Brick Lane/Shoreditch for a browse in the markets/shops, then finding somewhere nice to eat for dinner. Most times, I found it to be…

I have a 3 night break booked at the weekend via Booking.com but unfortunately cannot make. The resort will not let me cancel or cancel for a proportion of a fee. I have no insurance. Is it possible to advertise the holiday for sale to a third party and sell it on. If so where would be the best place to do this

I've posted on here before asking for European holidays with a thermal spring suited to a backpacker. I've had some great ideas, but with the immense heatwave over there, I don't think it's appropriate to visit. So, I'm thinking of staying in the UK instead. Where is there a cheapish (don't wish to be a skinflint, but…

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Hello. Going for a weekend to Leeds in a few weeks and was wondering if anyone from Leeds/Yorkshire has any tips on where I should go/ what I should see while I’m there? thanks 

Not sure if anyone can help, but we're taking the elderly inlaws to Devon and travelling from Lincoln. It's a bit of a trek and they're asking us to find somewhere to stop off for lunch, however, they are after a nice pub lunch and not the service station McDonalds! Anyone recommend somewhere not too far off the M5 about…

I am keen to holiday in the UK with my dogs. I am considering paying into the Holiday Property Bond and would love to hear the pros and cons please from anyone who has tried this scheme.

I am planning a trip to the Highlands next year and am wondering when the best time to go is. We are pensioners and want to miss the school holidays but other than that are fairly flexible. I know the midges can be bad but don’t know if some months are better than others. The last time I went to the Highlands was about 30…

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