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Hi,

I live in N. Ireland, and my only visits to England Wales have been on business to London and a couple of times to York for the races.

Anyway we are heading on our first family holiday with the tent on the ferry and we are looking for some suggestions on where to go. I havent booked the ferry yet as I am waiting to decide where to go first so we are open to suggestions.

We will be heading on the 9th July for a week. will probably head south to get a bit of weather... hopefully. We are into a bit of cycling,site seeing water activities, eating out, BBQs etc. 2 adults and 2 kids 13 and 11.

I dont know England/Wales that well so need some suggestions please

Also should note, I have just bought the Hartford XL tent so need somewhere with large pitches and EHU.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Derbyshire has quite a lot in the way of cycle routes, water activies and beautiful scenery and plenty of places to visit.

http://www.visitderbyshire.co.uk/

Use the campsites search facility on UKCS to find details sites throughout the country.

The Costwolds also has a lot to offer http://www.cotswolds.info/

North Wales has lovely scenery and you could incorporate this within in journey if you travel to Holyhead.

As you are only coming for a week, I think it would be an awful lot of travelling if you were to head for Devon/Cornwall but that part of the country is a favourite for a huge number of campers.

It will take you the best part of a day to drive far enough South to benefit from better weather and even then there are no guarantees. May be better staying North if you're only over for a week?

The Lake District should offer everything you need and is easy to get to from the ferry port. The Yorkshire Dales and Northumberland are also stunning, as is North Wales.

You can use the campsite search to find sites with everything you need but I'm sure you'll get plenty of specific suggestions on here too.

Happy hunting!

Quote: Originally posted by magscon on 16/3/2011

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Hi,

I live in N. Ireland, and my only visits to England Wales have been on business to London and a couple of times to York for the races.

Anyway we are heading on our first family holiday with the tent on the ferry and we are looking for some suggestions on where to go. I havent booked the ferry yet as I am waiting to decide where to go first so we are open to suggestions.

We will be heading on the 9th July for a week. will probably head south to get a bit of weather... hopefully. We are into a bit of cycling,site seeing water activities, eating out, BBQs etc. 2 adults and 2 kids 13 and 11.

I dont know England/Wales that well so need some suggestions please

Also should note, I have just bought the Hartford XL tent so need somewhere with large pitches and EHU.

Thanks for any suggestions.

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thanks for all the suggestions, I think I will travel to Rosslare and get the Fishguard sailing., then head to three cliffs bay in Gower for a few days it looks stunning.

Then maybe head to north devon, or somerset for five days before heading home. I would love to visit bath for a day it looks stunning. Any suggestions for a good campsite in the area. I have so far looked at Little meadow and Batcombe Vale.

I had originally thought of Dorset coast but maybe a bit too far to go for the journey home again. I will however extend the holiday to nine days to allow for travelling.

I always bypass England and wales on my way to France so Due to lack of funds I have decided to give the UK a go this, after a bit of research I cant believe some of the amazing scenery and days out there is. Now lets pray for some nice weather. I am actually really looking forward to it now

I know this is heading in another direction but was maybe thinking of Alpine Grove in Dorset. the reviews on here are all very good.