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Dog and Baby friendly UK holiday
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Do they exist?!
We have a budget of about £400 to get away for a week at the beginning of July, but everything that accepts dogs and provides a cot and high chair seem to be really expensive!
We're not even fussy on location, just no more than 3 hours drive from Oxfordshire! My only must-have is a nice bathroom and comfy bed. A second bedroom for the cot would also be nice, as DS is a noisy sleeper!
It's starting to look like it's SO much cheaper to leave the dog with the inlaws and go abroad!
I've tried cottages4u, but for some reason, the selection criteria doesn't seem to work, so when I ask for pet friendly, it keeps coming up with ones that say no dogs!
And any suggestion on locations? We've done Wales and Weymouth. Would anyone recommend Norfolk? Or Devon?
We have a budget of about £400 to get away for a week at the beginning of July, but everything that accepts dogs and provides a cot and high chair seem to be really expensive!
We're not even fussy on location, just no more than 3 hours drive from Oxfordshire! My only must-have is a nice bathroom and comfy bed. A second bedroom for the cot would also be nice, as DS is a noisy sleeper!
It's starting to look like it's SO much cheaper to leave the dog with the inlaws and go abroad!
I've tried cottages4u, but for some reason, the selection criteria doesn't seem to work, so when I ask for pet friendly, it keeps coming up with ones that say no dogs!
And any suggestion on locations? We've done Wales and Weymouth. Would anyone recommend Norfolk? Or Devon?
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What about the New Forest? Great place for dog walking
try here appears to have pet and child options at reasonable prices
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Thanks for the link!
I've also just found this one:
http://www.holiday-rentals.co.uk/
It lets me search for pet friendly and child friendly properties and seems to be better than the cottages 4 u site, so hopefully we'll find something!Should've = Should HAVE (not 'of')
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loads of different parks at hoseasons we had a week at hengar manor last month and our villa for 6 was bloomin lovely and only £200!! would def recommend.
i put in south west 2 adults 1 child 1 pet...have a play with different areas and see what you come up with, you can rent a cot/highchair for £10 each.
http://www.hoseasons.co.uk/holiday-parks/search/south-west-of-england?CHCT=1&SDATE=2-7-2011&PETCT=1proper prior planning prevents !!!!!! poor performance!
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Cheers angchris! Will have a look at those too!
I don't know which is harder - taking a dog or a baby on holiday! The baby has more stuff, but the dog either takes up the entire boot, or has to sit on the front seat.
We went to the Isle of Wight last year with the dog (DS was just a bump!), and upon arrival discovered that we weren't allowed to leave the dog unattended in the apartment! It would have been nice to know that BEFORE booking, as it meant we couldn't go out for dinner in the evening.
I can thoroughly recommend the Heritage Centre in Gower (Wales) though, as it was dog and child friendly, and the lodge had a yard for our dog to vegetate and dry off in, plus you get a free pass to the museum. Some fantastic walks nearby, although just lacking a good pub within walking distance!Should've = Should HAVE (not 'of')
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how about woolacombe sands in woolacombe devon- spent many happy holidays there with my kids and dogs when I was younger. Good entertainment most evenings and not to far from beach and other things to do." When life keeps trying to let you down just remember you are not full of hot air so cannot be deflated"0
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If you look on the website Roverrecommended.com you can sort dog friendly cottages by price ascending so that the cheapest cottages in price band 1 appear first. You can also see dog friendly pubs and beaches that are nearby by clicking on What's Near. Wishing you all a fab holiday!0
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Do they exist?!
We have a budget of about £400 to get away for a week at the beginning of July, but everything that accepts dogs and provides a cot and high chair seem to be really expensive!
We're not even fussy on location, just no more than 3 hours drive from Oxfordshire! My only must-have is a nice bathroom and comfy bed. A second bedroom for the cot would also be nice, as DS is a noisy sleeper!
It's starting to look like it's SO much cheaper to leave the dog with the inlaws and go abroad!
I've tried cottages4u, but for some reason, the selection criteria doesn't seem to work, so when I ask for pet friendly, it keeps coming up with ones that say no dogs!
And any suggestion on locations? We've done Wales and Weymouth. Would anyone recommend Norfolk? Or Devon?
We went to Park Resorts Southview park nr Skegness in May. We stayed in a Gold caravan, which they wouldn't allow you to have pets at, but the bronze 3 bed van is £325 for the week commencing 2nd July. We really enjoyed it - thought it was a lovely big park with enough to do, although we ventured to the beach and the town most days.
http://www.park-resorts.com/holidays/?dates=02%20Jul%202011&booking_group_id=1&unit_types=&durations=7&date_id=510&duration_id=43®ions=2&parks=49
Give it a look. Trip Advisor reviews for the site are good too. I can't comment on the bronze vans, but I am pretty sure we'll go back there again, possibly even next year. These are the reviews for the site. I would agree with the grumblebum who says that kids entertainment goes on for a while (although I would argue that it's family entertainment really) but hey, with a young child that is the market you'll be in for years to come. :rotfl:
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g190733-d1899496-Reviews-Southview_Holiday_Park_Park_Resorts-Skegness_Lincolnshire_England.html0 -
go to www.rated-places.com and choose the 'dog-friendly' and 'family-friendly' criteria and see what they've got. At least you know that what your getting is a recommendation by people who have already stayed there rather than the owners of the property who are just trying to flog you their accommodation!!
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Try Exmoor - lots of child/dog friendly places0
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