Help please with my s/c holiday

MonkeyGirl

Tin opener and matches. If you have small children and they have a childs size cutlery set take that as well as it can sometime put them off eating if they have an adult size set when they aren't used to it. Always take slippers or slipper socks whatever you normally wear. Thats all I can think of at the moment. If I think of anymore I'll let you know.

MonkeyGirl

jue

What about having a home delivery arranged to your holiday home. Do an internet shop before you go and have it delivered when you get there. This is what I am doing when we go to the Lake district in the summer for two weeks. Saves having to carry everything and as you know wine and beer as holiday essentials are very heavy!
Just remember your cork screw and the tea towels.

Lady_E

jue wrote:

What about having a home delivery arranged to your holiday home. Do an internet shop before you go and have it delivered when you get there. This is what I am doing when we go to the Lake district in the summer for two weeks. Saves having to carry everything and as you know wine and beer as holiday essentials are very heavy!
Just remember your cork screw and the tea towels.

What a brilliant idea !!! I always forget that I can use this facility and end up hiking loads of stuff with me . Now I must write that on my list . thanks

flufff

If you have children I would recommend taking some calpol,antiseptic cream and plasters.Baby wipes are invaluable at mopping up all sorts on a car journey.Take some ibruprofen.Plastic pop/water bottles are easy to refill with pop.Drinks are about A £1 upwards otherwise each.
I would just take enough food for breakfast and sarnies for lunch next day.You dont want to cram more than you need to into car you will only come back with lots and overload.Most supermarket websites have a store locator.You may well be too tired too cook first night with unpacking.Your on holiday remember so find a chippy!

Sugar/tea/coffee/longlife milk/squash
Bread,butter,cereal
sandwich contents cheese/ham to your taste..fruit like apples....crisps no chocci as it melts

Dont forget matches and teatowels,washing up liquid
May be worth ringing up blackpool tourist information see if they can forward you any leaflets with offers on and look on blackpool website

Most importantly have fun x

flufff

Forgot to add if you come dowm with gastroenteritus or a tummy upset dont bother struggling to find dioralyte.
Proper coca cola warmed up till goes flat and allowed to cool.Kids seem to prefer taste of this.Puts sugar and salts back in you quickly thanks to caffeine and perks you up better.Was recommended to me by a doctor in wales when whole camp site was dropping like flies.

flufff

sometimes worth taking a few clothes pegs .....remember soap is great for washing out undies or other clothing...dont bother with handwash and launderettes are expensive

Topher

I normally pack a frozen home cooked meal for the first night, as journeying & unpacking can leave you exhausted, and budget doesn't stretch to more than one take-away in the holiday (usually F & Ch on last night) The frozen meal (a big lasagne or cottage pie, or hash,)can keep other essentials cool within the plastic foodbox. We buy milk on our approach to the destination so that I can trust it for as long as it lasts (not to suddenly becone cheese). I then, as most other people seem to advise, just take enough to survive a breakfast (Tea/coffee decanted into containers, cereal or home made muesli decanted, loaf of bread, the aforementioned milk, and sugar.) 1 toilet roll ensures 1st night is covered, and each individual has their own soap /washbag. (Good training for independent packing by children in later years)
Then day one includes a shop.
We cook from scratch and enjoy scouting out foodie places, farmers markets on Sunday, organic outlets etc. but a supermarket shop as others mention would be what I'd have done in the past.

Aril

I make sure that I've got sufficient for two days meals as if you're in the middle of nowhere you can't necessarily make assumptions about the facilities available being open on a Sunday. I usually take a pizza and baked beans for the first night working on the assumption that I shall be tired and don't want to think and then the bits for a tuna bake on the next day as all they are all dried/tins [and a bottle of vino :beer: ]. We always pack a cork screw, one decent sharp knife and our potato peeler. If you're stuck for space is a roof rack viable? I think we shall have to go down that route this year as our present car is half the size of the company car we had pre redundancy!
Aril

hennagirl

Take all the stuff that everybody is talking about and also I include some disposable plates, glasses and serviettes to ensure less breakages espec. with young kids plus cut down on washing up etc - after all you are on holiday!! Reading books, some board games, an ipod and some crosswordy type puzzles for when staying in at night espec with kids.

Have a brill time.

Edinburghlass_2

I would only take food for evening meal and breakfast next morning and make sure its something easy to throw in the oven and heat up. Then when you know exactly how much kitchen equipment you have at your disposal you can shop accordingly. No point in taking things that require you to use several saucepans if you only have two in the flat.

Kitchen roll is something I always forget and a roll of sandwich bags is handy too.