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i love centre parcs but luckily i don't have to go in the august school holidays!

in fact the only holiday i would contemplate in the august school holidays is eweleaze farm! They are only open in august.

but i am quite old  

Quote: Originally posted by janso100 on 01/5/2007

.but then again the first visit to florida and watching the kids faces is special....

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Val

I did look into us going on a package holiday. And i couldn't find a price under about £1500, although that is for six not four. BUT it was only for two weeks not four.

I'd love to take the kids aborad just the once on a package but there is simply no wya we can afford it. Last year we spent appox £ 380 on holidays and for that we got 23 nights (new to it last yr) And all of those night was at high season times.

Can't compare price wise.

Quote: Originally posted by shelldean on 02/5/2007

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I did look into us going on a package holiday. And i couldn't find a price under about £1500, although that is for six not four. BUT it was only for two weeks not four.

 

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We are going to tunisia for 2 weeks all inclusive in 3 weeks time and it only cost 1300 for a family of four. With 2 more kiddies it would be around 1900

jans

Quote: Originally posted by Valk_scot on 02/5/2007

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There are some good campsites within spitting distance of Disneyland Paris, you know. You could slot a three day visit into a two week French camping holiday no problem, and the whole holiday would cost about the same as the tickets to Florida.

 

 

Hi.....we were going to camp france in august mainly in the normandy /brittany region........but i'm running out of money for hols so we are camping somerset instead.........

disneyland paris is ok but it doesn't come close to florida,no where near. But you are preaching to the converted now val.....next year i will be camping a lot more.

Quote: Originally posted by Valk_scot on 02/5/2007 Biggest bonus though? The kids. With a five year old there`s no peace in a hotel room. My daughter wants to be up and out doing things...beach, swimming, going to the park.

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Thats why we used to go for a villa or house when we went anywhere before the tent. In some ways its even better than a tent as you get to make (almost) as much noise as the kids want first thing in the morning.

Obviously its usually much more expensive - when we looked for this year for a villa for a week in the school holidays for the four of us it started at £2000 for the usual sunny places in a three bed place. Centre Parcs was about £1400 for a week in August (was a comfort plus three bed and included some major discounts as we go often, booked while on-site on a previous holiday, would be >£1600 without discounts and not including activities) time you added on the extra kids bits, but thats pretty much all your spending money bar petrol and food, which is as cheap as camping as you can cook your own.

Not including the cost of kit we are paying £140 for a week at Breen in July and about the same again for a week at Bala in August. No contest really and next year once we've "paid back" the cost of the kit to our savings account we'll head out a bit further to Spain, France and Holland.

I''d much rather be camping than having any other sort of holiday.

We have 35 camping nights away planned this year (already underway), including 17 nights in France. I've only had 3 hotel holidays in my whole life and really have no desire to repeat the experience.  I spend my life staring out of the window wishing I was outdoors and longing for the smell of mud and damp grass and woodsmoke!

Quote: Originally posted by brianc on 02/5/2007

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Thats why we used to go for a villa or house when we went anywhere before the tent. In some ways its even better than a tent as you get to make (almost) as much noise as the kids want first thing in the morning.

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I love my camping and I spend a fortune on it all. But it's an entirely different animal holidaying abroad in a decent hotel. Similarly, I love fish and chips out of the paper, but I also love a full blown sit down meal dressed up to the nines.

I wouldn't be able to say I prefer one to the other - they've both got their merits!

Quote: Originally posted by janso100 on 02/5/2007

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Quote: Originally posted by shelldean on 02/5/2007

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I did look into us going on a package holiday. And i couldn't find a price under about £1500, although that is for six not four. BUT it was only for two weeks not four.

 

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We are going to tunisia for 2 weeks all inclusive in 3 weeks time and it only cost 1300 for a family of four. With 2 more kiddies it would be around 1900

 

jans

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Trouble is youhave the correct size family.... ie; 2+2 having four kids it's harder tho not impossible to get a room that fits all of us. So thenw e ahve to have two room, with one adult in each, Then the rooms are classed as Under occupied, so they add a surcharge!!! And also our kids are 14, 11, 11, and 8 in a lot of place the three oldest are classed as Adults.

Simply out of our reach

Quote: Originally posted by janso100 on 01/5/2007

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Listen.........i have a villa in florida and i'd rather go camping! I always visit usa once a year but the hustle and bustle?? Give me Camping anytime............but contact me if you wish to rent the villa

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Quote: Originally posted by Sangria_girluk on 02/5/2007

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Quote: Originally posted by janso100 on 01/5/2007

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Listen.........i have a villa in florida and i'd rather go camping! I always visit usa once a year but the hustle and bustle?? Give me Camping anytime............but contact me if you wish to rent the villa

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I've seen the website, but like to know prices...

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Drop me a line  sangria girl use the contact on the website and i'll send you the info. The prices are on the website calender (use properties and availability link)....i'm sure i can sort a discount for you lovely lot