Ideas for a UK short break

sillygoose

missbiggles1 wrote: »

Shrewsbury/Ironbridge is a great idea - Oswestry's exceedingly dull.

lol well it was only in case of emergency...

JIL

A few bed and breakfasts along the Norfolk coast. Boat trip to see the seals, wells next the sea for a look round, Sandringham, lots to do in Norfolk and lots of wildlife and great pubs. If its good enough for the royals... http://www.visitnorthnorfolk.co.uk/

PenguinOfDeath

Chester and the Cheshire/North Wales area?

p00hsticks

PenguinOfDeath wrote: »

Chester and the Cheshire/North Wales area?

I was also going to suggest Chester.

Also the OP hasn't mentioned Manchester - plenty to do there on a short break, with the Lowry, War Museum, Museum of Science & Industry etc (although the latter in particular may not be kid-free in the school holidays)

QueenBeruthiel

Bath. Lots to do.

3forholidays

Edinburgh or Glasgow?

gettingtheresometime

Cardiff !!!

Murphybear

greenface wrote: »

North Wales . Land of Castles here . Mid july enters into the kids holidays when prices go up and kids come out . Caernarfon , Conwy & Llandudno to name a few

I concur. We are currently in Snowdonia for a week. If you like castles then North Wales is amazing, 4 of them are a World Heritage site. Nice if you like cute trains as well;)

gillh2

There's also The Great Orme at Llandudno and the dry toboggan ride. Although last time we visited it was very windy and they stopped the cable car up to the top.

I'd second Cardiff too - in the Cardiff Bay area the Millennium Centre has a really interesting tour and Pierhead is a fantastic building. There's also the Dr Who experience if that's your thing although I've not done it myself. Cardiff Castle is stunning - quite small if I remember rightly but amazing wall murals in many rooms.

Alye16

If you like castles you can stay in university rooms at the Castle in Durham
http://www.laterooms.com/en/p1301/pv!!!465174uknaDVCc/hotel-reservations/93991_durham-castle-hotel-durham.aspx?gclid=Cj0KEQjw-tSrBRCk8bzDiO__gbwBEiQAk-D31YvVQMs5LQZu71iageVVSRXWIs70Q_jMqWv_Qfk4abcaAohf8P8HAQ&WT.srch=1