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UK holidays, days out & entertainments

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Help! Looking for a south coast beachfront hotel for a four generation weekend away....
Can I please pick your collective brains? I've been tasked with finding a hotel/B&B for a weekend family get together - by 'family' I mean 12 people spanning four generations, with ages from 2 to 86 in seven different rooms! The criteria I've been given are: Beachfront (mother in law can't walk very far so has to be within…
Anglesey things to do
We have just booked a holiday in September in Anglesey, North Wales, just wondering if anyone has any ideas what to do in the area? We will have a car so will be able to get out and about on the island and mainland, just looking for recommendations really.
Hoseasons and compensation for their cancelled bookings
Hi. In October, we booked a lodge around new year with Hoseasons for a 3 night stay in the new year. Less than 2 weeks before we were due to go to the lodge, Hoseasons called and cancelled. They claimed that they had taken over the site from Landal, and that both Landal and Hoseasons had been selling the lodges at the same…
holiday with an oxygen concentrator
Myself and my sister holiday with my Brother who has Downs syndrome. He now has a small oxygen requirement of half a litre through a concentrator. The guy who delivered the machine assured us that it is common and they regular deliver to cottages, hotels, caravan parks. Ideally we would like to cruise again but he has a…
Festivals money saving - before you go and while you're there
Hi, Jenny H from MSE here - I'm researching ways to save money on festivals, both before you go and while you're there. I'd love to know what's worked for you!
Cottage Owner Wanting Personal Info
Hi, I will be renting a property in the UK for a holiday and have been asked by the owner for my address, telephone number and email. I have never been asked for this before, does anyone have an idea why they would need it? I should mention that this is through a well known booking site who suggest that you only…
£10 ferry to Belfast- foot passengers
Stena Line very short dated booking window but valid for crossings until mid December * Foot passenger fares for £10 single, adult/child. * Book between 12-19 April 2024 * Travel anytime between 14 April and 18 December 2024 * Routes available are Cairnryan-Belfast, Liverpool-Belfast (AM sailings only), check full t&cs on…
Legoland - Tesco vouchers + Reserve & Ride
Hi! I'm looking to book entry tickets using Clubcard vouchers. As we can only go on weekends / school holidays I'm thinking of also buying Reserve & Ride. My questions are: Can you buy the Reserve & Ride Tickets direct from the Legoland website and buy the Day tickets separately with Tesco Clubcard vouchers? Also has…
London – Blackheath to Greenwich walk
Anyone kindly have a route for me, please? 3 to 4 miles max if possible - thank you.
Hotels.com is axing it's free nights reward scheme, and the new scheme is horrible
Knew this was coming for a long time, but hotels.com are axing their 'stay 10 nights and get a night for free (based on the average price of the last 10 nights)'. It's now called OneKey and they've sent this stupid email hyping it up, but obviously the reward rate is hidden in the FAQs. It's a 2% reward rate, down from…
Ryanair preventing me from emptying my wallet
I have money visibly in my Ryanair Wallet and I am being prevented/stopped from withdrawing it by Ryanair. Every time I try to withdraw it a POP UP blocks the screen saying I booked through a 3rd party! This is NOT TRUE - the Ryanair flight was booked solely by ME. I have spoken to several disempowered beings and I have…
English Heritage
Would anyone happen yo have an email address for the CEO of English Heritage please . Thank you in advance
Booking.com and Sykes Cottages
I'd like some advice on this situation please. I booked an apartment via Booking.com in Lyme Regis for June which stated it had a parking space. I had a confirmation email from Sykes (who own/manage the property confirming the booking with a description of the property saying it had a parking space and this was repeated…
Cottages.com refund?
Hi all, Some friends from the US were planning to visit over Easter so I booked a holiday apartment through cottages.com in their home town in Yorkshire so we could meet up. Unfortunately I have just found out that they have been unable to make it due to illness. This is one day before our stay. I suspect the answer is 0%,…
Alton Towers - Sun Superdays (Sun Saver)
We done this months subscription for "The Sun", to get those free Alton Towers tickets. We have the tickets printed now, and went onto cancel our subscription so it doesn't renew next month. It is saying if I cancel my subscription, I will get refunded my £6.99 monthly fee as I have cancelled within 14 days. I know my…
Easter weekend away - Hull
I have booked and paid (no cancellation or refund) for an easter weekend away through booking.com at an apartment in Hull. Since looking at my booking, the apartment is no longer doing bookings via booking.com and has a single review stating that on arrival the booking was cancelled. I have now noticed there are several…
Merlin Annual Pass - Any Point to the Discovery Pass?
I'm thinking about the Annual Pass. It seems many dates are not valid for the Discovery pass, so I am almost wondering what the point of it is. Does anyone have an annual pass? Which one and why did you choose that? Is it really worth it? From the calculations, I'd have to visit somewhere four times in a year to make the…
Booking.com
We recently booked a hotel in Sheffield through booking.com On arrival the hotel was derelict. Booking.com are not paying us back and do not communicate with us. We would like to go through the small claims court but do not have a UK postal address. Any ideas? This seems to us that booking.com has committed fraud?
Luxury, pet friendly beach stay
To celebrate my husband's 50th birthday next year, I want to plan a week's stay with our two children ages 19 and 14. If anyone has any recommendations I'd appreciate them. I have an ideal list of things I'd like if possible: * Ideally in England / Wales. (Would love Scotland but too far to drive) * max budget around £1500…
When's the most cost-effective time to book your break
I'm booking a train journey and hotel stay. Intend to spend as little as possible. Pricewise, is it best to do it well in advance or leave it until the last minute?

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Winter Fuel Payments to be reinstated for millions – Martin Lewis explains how it'll work, what it means and if it's an improvement
All State Pensioners in England and Wales will receive a Winter Fuel Payment this winter, though those who earn over £35,000 will see it clawed back through the tax system. It means nine million pensioners will get the £200 or £300 top-up. Here MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis shares his instant response and analysis, and we include answers to your key questions.
Winter Fuel Payments to be reinstated for millions – Martin Lewis explains how it'll work, what it means and if it's an improvement
All State Pensioners in England and Wales will receive a Winter Fuel Payments this winter, though those who earn over £35,000 will see it clawed back through the tax system. It means nine million pensioners will get the £200 or £300 top-up. Here MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis shares his instant response and analysis, and we include answers to your key questions.
Which NatWest and RBS branches are closing from 2025? Here's the full list – and banking alternatives
NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), which are both part of the NatWest Group, will shut at least 108 of their bank branches in 2025 and beyond, after the Group announced a further 52 NatWest closures.
Winter Fuel Payments to be reinstated for millions – Martin Lewis explains how it'll work, what it means and if it's an improvement
Winter Fuel Payments will be reinstated to all pensioners in England and Wales this winter – but will be clawed back automatically from those earning over £35,000 a year, the Government has confirmed. It means nine million pensioners will get the £200 or £300 top-up. MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis shares his instant response and analysis.
Car finance mis-selling update: regulator prepares for compensation scheme – and warns against using claims firms
Payouts for mis-sold car finance could be another step closer as the financial regulator has set out the factors it will consider if it were to introduce an industry-wide redress scheme – though we won't know more about how this will work until after a key Supreme Court decision expected in July. In the meantime, the regulator has warned that you DON'T need to sign up with a claims firm to be included.
Winter Fuel Payments to be extended to pensioners earning £35,000 or less – here's what we know so far
Winter Fuel Payments will be extended to all pensioners with incomes of £35,000 or less this winter, the Government has confirmed. It means nine million pensioners will get the £200 or £300 top-up.
Winter Fuel Payments extension confirmed for this winter – watch Martin Lewis' instant response and his message to the Chancellor
Winter Fuel Payments will be extended to more pensioners this winter – though not to everyone – the Chancellor has today confirmed. However, exact details of who will now qualify still remain scant. Watch MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis give his instant response, as well as his key message for Rachel Reeves.
Nationwide Fairer Share: Free £100 bonus confirmed for 2025 – here's who will get it
If you bank with Nationwide, you could get a free £100 paid into your account in June or July as part of the building society's 'Fairer Share' scheme. The bonus will be paid to millions of its current account customers who also have savings or a mortgage with it.
Forced onto a prepay energy meter? You may be due money back as 10,000s to be compensated
If you had an energy prepayment meter forcibly installed or your smart meter was remotely switched to prepay mode without your permission, you could be entitled to compensation of up to £1,000 and may even be eligible to have your energy debts written off.

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