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UK holidays, days out & entertainments

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Canal side holiday cottage
Looking for a canal side holiday cottage in the Midlands, Somerset or Wiltshire. Had a look Sykes Cottages any other sites or personal recommendations. Hoping to pay no more than £350 for a week in May for 3 people. Many thanks.
Terms and Conditions - UK Holiday
Hi - I'm new to this forum so hope I'm posting in the right place and am posting the right sort of thing. I recently wrote to a well known UK holiday company after a disastrous camping holiday, with a number of complaints. They have acknowledged that everything I have said in my letter is true in relation to all the…
Village hotels cancellation insurance - can someone help me decipher?
Hello all, long time lurker here. Looking for some advice regarding village hotel's cancellation insurance, located here:…
Harry Potter world
Just looking at tickets for Harry Potter world in London and was amazed that saver tickets for adults are £37 each! I really wanted to g fr my birthday in March but definitely can't afford that price! Are there ever any deals or discounts?
Travel lodge price variation
Morning Does anybody know the reason for this. Was looking at one in London yesterday lunchtime and it was £50, I couldnt book as had not confirmed arrangements, but now the same room is £190. Could this be down to more people looking at a weekend? Wondering if its worth waiting until Monday or just booking somwhere else.
Sun Superdays Out 2018
There's two ways of booking through the Sun this promotion 1. Collect Sun Savers codes and book through your Sun Savers account allowing you to choose the date of your choice through availability or 2.Collect Tokens,apply by post, and get sent any available date though your band choice (ie May 26 - June 1st) The promotion…
Warwickshire/ midlands cottage for xmas (cheap!) - any advice please?
Hello all, So I am desparate to get away this Xmas from 22nd Dec -29th Dec with my six year old and am looking to see if anyone can help / knows of any cottage deals or apartment deals or recommendations for that week please? Bit of background , we are a single lone parent family and we are currently living with my parents…
FREE and Cheap Christmas Events for Children, Individuals, and Families in Scotland 2018
If you're based in Scotland this is a great list of events: https://www.scotlanddebt.co.uk/articles/cost-of-living/free-cheap-christmas-events-children-individuals-families-scotland-2018
Madam Tussards
Just got the email the booking through the Sun. Just wondered if there will any hidden costs that I need to anticipate (I can serve the gift shop, but do you have to pay on top of entrance price for any special things inside)?
Food and Drink in Liverpool - recommendations
I am meeting my male cousin in Liverpool for the day, a Saturday. I am looking for somewhere to eat for lunch. He is a real ale fan, no bottled beer or wine. I am happy with wine. So looking for somewhere to eat, we like good food, no chains, although he is more traditional than me. But I am happy to go with what he…
Damage Waiver for experience day
I have been given a "petrol head" experience day. Finding the locations was hard enough, and the extra fees added to them, but i can find no indication of the cost of the damage waiver charges? Does anyone have any idea of cost?
Butlins 5% cheaper by phone
Recently booked a holiday at Butlins and accidentally stumbled across an extra 5% discount compared to the (supposedly already discounted) online prices when phoning up. The first time we phoned the customer booking number we were quoted the same as the online price. When we phoned back again to confirm our booking, we…
Contract Advice
I purchased a holiday through Sykes and there were a number of things wrong - which I did mention on the actual holiday. Each time I contact them they say that my contract is with the owner of the property and not them as stated on their website. What I don't understand is how can I have a contract with an unknown person…
Hotel Turndown Service
I was ecstatic to learn that I've earned Turndown Service as part of a hotel group loyalty scheme. Anyone know what it is, pls? :think:
Don't book your hotel online!
See https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/7497155/never-book-a-hotel-holiday-online/ Wonder if you might get a better room if you phone up? Would make sense.
Hotel for wedding trying to double rates! Help!
Hi all, I'm getting married in Cardiff on an international weekend in 2019 (Wales v Ireland). I knew accommodation would be tricky so back in May I booked out a whole hotel (30 rooms) outside the city for my wedding guests through booking.com. I called the hotel at the time to check the booking was ok, as I was concerned…
any free parking in chelmsford
thinking of staying at premier inn on victoria rd chelmsford for one night on new years eve, i can find paid parking close by for £15 , we will be there for less than 24 hours so that seems a lot. arriving about 4pm leaving next morning does anyone know of any free or cheaper parking close by thanks
Can I claim money back from the theatre/train company?!
Hello, This is my first ever post so I hope I am doing this right! Today we were suppose to go to Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in theatre. I booked the tickets last December for Part 1 & 2 for the show today. Unfortunately we were unable to make the first part of the show for a number of reasons. Firstly, when we…
The Escape Rooms
Just looking for opinions from anyone who has been to one of The Escape Rooms please. Ive been invited to go to one of these in a couple of months and have to say it does appeal. Im quite competitive and love quizzes, challenges and problem solving so its sounds like a really good night. But- I am 64 but not in my head!…
Static caravan new owner
This is my first post :-) My husband and i bought a static caravan in June 2018. When we were about to buy it, the owners said that they were selling the site but the new owners will honor the current contract. We now have got a letter from the new owners stating that the our onsite duration is now going to be 9 months…

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