Best use of £300 for a few days away....

Taylo_2 · 7 July 2009 at 5:21PM

Hi!

Me and the girlfriend have got a week off work booked next week, very badly needed R and R time and we barely see each other even though we live together so we are both looking forward to it immensely. In essence it doesn't matter too much where we go, however we are both pretty broke at the moment but have around £300 to spend and we want to get away for 2-3 nights.

The plan was to pop down to St Ives for a couple of days camping and eating nice seafood, however with the weather taking a bit of a turn this week I am not so keen to subject her to a small tent in the rain!

What I was hoping for is some inspiration from anyone who has some to spare. I have been trawling last minute websites trying to find any possibility of some cheap sunshine but it just seems to me that it is impossible to get anything "last minute cheap" these days. If anyone has got any suggestions or secret places I should be looking then I would be eternally grateful!

Here's hoping

Bogof_Babe · 7 July 2009 at 5:26PM

Where do you live, how far are you prepared to travel, and do you have your own transport? Hard to make suggestions without knowing all this.

Taylo_2 · 7 July 2009 at 5:29PM

Good point!

Live in the south west - near Bath, have a car and would be happy to drive for a few hours (particularly if it were to an airport).

Bogof_Babe · 7 July 2009 at 5:47PM

Sorry, haven't come up with anything yet, keep thinking of more questions.

I imagine you are hoping for a coastal resort? How about somewhere in Ireland? Not sure how flights and costs work out but I'd avoid Dublin as it is expensive. The west coast is absolutely idyllic, isn't there an airport at Cork?

Just playing around with ideas at the moment. I'm sure some more experienced travellers will be along soon with their suggestions.