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I love where I live. I also like travelling abroad but I'm wondering if I've missed out a bit with what's on offer in England.

I've barely been south of the Midlands! Without being anti-southerners I read a post on the Enjoy England forum about Bournemouth I was thinking to take my girlfriend down there for a few days over Easter. I don't know much at all about Dorset, but am drawn to visiting the New Forest.

It's a long way to drive but if we went for 4 or 5 days then would be worth it. Either that or take the train. What do you think? Bit too ambitious?

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It is a long time since I went to Bournemouth, but recall that it was a bit like Scarborough without hills.

Eastbourne and Isle of Wight are for geriatrics -so avoid them.

Any English resort is going to be grim for a visit any time before easter and maybe even then unless we get an early warm spring.

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Skegness is my favourite, though I haven't been for ages. Whats wrong with Blackpool? I keep asking my boyfriend to take me to blackpool but I got a swift no :( he offered to take me to Ireland but its just not the same is it?

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I have heard that Dublin is a lively place to visit and has plenty of classy shops

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We werent going to Dublin, we were going to somewhere in the middle of nowhere.

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Well, I am off to the Isle of wight in a couple of weeks, and was there this time last year. The days were cold but sunny and bright.......and yes there are a lot of the older clientele about, but that does not detract from the beauty of the place.
At least these geriatrics(as you call them) are not lager louts and respect their surroundings...at least that has been my experience of them anyway.

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Whats a geriatric?

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I went 2 years ago - there were coachloads of oldies everywhere you went
and I was in one of them :D

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South of the Midlands but to the West you've got South Wales. The Gower peninsula has beautiful scenery and good beaches. Across the Severn there's Somerset - Weston-Super-Mare - where you can (or you could when I was last there) take your car on the beach like at Southport.

Devon is very nice, Exeter is an attractive town and there are some lovely seaside places. Cornwall is the IN place, these days, and it is lovely. I last went to Bournmouth about 20 years ago and enjoyed it immensely. What all these places have is warmer weather, generally, than we get in the North West.

Nice coastline all the way round Kent and Sussex and then into East Anglia you've got good beaches and nice flat countryside.

There's loads to see. Stick a pin in the map and go for it. :D

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pontins in april prstatyn country and western festervil for one week

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I definately wont be anti-southerners......:D:D:D
If you dont mind travelling for a bit longer than 5 hours i highly recommend Kent-but i would wait until after Easter,we are going before but were only there for one attraction,our new nephew.
The Kent coast is gorgeous-as much as i love Blackpool (and i really do),its not a patch on southern beaches-although has better arcades.
It really depends on how you want to spend your holiday though-are you after particular tourist attraction/historical stuff or chill out time?

The only downside is it costs MORE to stay in England than to go abroad these days :(:(:(

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i'll probably just be going on my usual jaunts up and down the country

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Newquay takes some beating, more so if yer under 50, great beaches, great pubs n nightlife,surfing, loads of places handy to visit, have done most of southern end of britain, including bournemouth n newquay wins by a mile for me.:)

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I can't believe you asked that.

Geriatric is an old fashioned term for someone who is elderly.

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One of my favourits is Great Yarmouth, because its flat, a bit lke Blackpool, only clean:D Torquay aint bad either but its a long time since I've been. I did have an advantage in the travel stakes as I used to travel the length and breadth of the county, including Scotland, with my work, but its not quite the same as being on holiday, although you do get to see a lot of the country side

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If you dont ask,you will never know!!!!

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The new forest is lovely, we go every year usually to calshot spit as knowone is usually there, we have family in southampton , we tend to go down 2 times a year, if your driving i would say visit most of the south coast whilst your there, you can fit alot in in 5 days

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Its a German footballer who scores 3 goals..................

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Go to Scotland ! Go to the Isle of Bute! It's a wonderful place with loads to see; you could get a B&B and do a bit of Island hopping but there is enough on Bute to fill a long weekend. The scenery,the people and Mount Stuart House make it well worth the long drive up ! :)

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angelsey any time of the year nice quite roads
warm climate and at a pinch you could say its over sea

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There must be lots of great places to visit in England. Millions of people from all over the world make England their tourist destination; so there must be something to see. I decided a few years ago to take all my vacations at home. (Of course, Canada is a little bigger, but this is not a size thing). Just got back from the great povince of Nova Scotia, visiting friends in the beautiful city of Halifax. Staying at home helps the economy too.

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The whole of the Uk is beautiful, and Dorset no exception. Try and stay somewhere like Christchurch, that gives you access to the New Forest and Bournemouth. Driving ? Piece of Cake.M65,M6,M40,A34,M3, etc., .. no problems . don't be a whimp .. done it there and back many times in a day.

Northumbria is exceptional too, and the secret of the British Isles. Whatever, you can't go wrong in your home country. Depends what you like ?

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I agree 100% ... you can't go wrong in your own country ... damn those people from Clayton are smart.:D

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Thanks so much to everyone for some great advice on places to visit. We're thinking now to take in Dorset and Devon over the course of a week down on the south coast. Looking to stay in a couple of B&Bs and explore as much as we can.

Will definitely check out the East coast (Norfolk Broads), Sussex and Kent next time though as there are some truly beautiful spots to visit.

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I'm sure you won't be disappointed. Just give Porlock Hill a miss.

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so is it wrong to call someone old a geriatric? are elderly people homes geriatric homes then? why have I never seen the term used in a nice way even though it sounds like a medical type of word?

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I just means old - but tends to be applied to the VERY old
What you consider 'old' tends to be influenced by how old you are yourself ;)

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Ah ok. I think old is 70+.

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I don't think even old people are called Geriatrics in medical terms any more...it is seen as somewhat derogatory......nowadays this branch of care is called Elderly Medicine.

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Very PC :D

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St. Ives is my favourite little holiday spot - you're guaranteed to fall in love with the place.

there is absolutely TONS to do in the Midlands if you're into history or places to visit. Warwick is nice, the castle is fab, then there is always the bits around Telford like Iron bridge and Blists Hill museums - lodas of places to go to in Shropshire, then there is the Cotswolds to name but a few areas in easy reach...

then there's London, and ive also missed off Carlisle (nice place to spend some time), Scotland (fantastic place) and North yorkshire - blimey theres loads of places to go!!!

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We go to Ipswich,Suffolk twice a year.
Lovely place, the fella's Mum n Dad have a static caravan there
Loads of places for us and the kids to visit!
We also like visiting Essex, where he comes from. Only do family visiting there tho, not much else to do
Can't go wrong with places like Scarborough, Mablethorpe, Skegness, Blackpool!
Love all them places:D

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Whats a geriatric
That was when Muller scored three goals against England

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me and my family are off to burnham on sea, this year, havent been before so it better be good:D

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I'm actually really excited about going away now. I read a couple of favourable comments about the Cotswolds on the Enjoy England forum. Just joined up there.

There are some amazingly beautiful places to go. Everyone's made me feel very enthusiastic! I almost feel spoilt for choice, but have to be decisive about choosing somewhere this summer fairly sharpish or I'll never hear the end of it!

I think we'll stick with a week exploring the south coast this time round as neither of us have spent much time round there. I'd really like to go to Bath too!

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Lovely beaches here, Panther, but the sea is muddy on a lot of them. We stayed in a farmhouse in Brean, a really beautiful old house, and we also stayed in the area several times when we had our caravan. Hope you like it too.

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best of luck panther went about 15 yrs ago- it was SHUT.:D

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Holidays in England or mainland Britain are for people who don't drink-don't smoke and like coaches.When I can get to Benidorm for £10 I'll take it every time.

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Cheeky so and so! lol

I drink, don't smoke and very rarely do coaches (I prefer to drive!). I've had some great experiences exploring England as I have travelling abroad. But I'm bored of the cheap, tacky beach holidays I've been on in Spain, Greece, etc.

That's not to say I'm a little Englander who never goes abroad and enjoys myself. Quite the opposite. But since my missus is not from these shores I like to show her some of the sights, sounds (and smells when driving through the English countryside) of this country. She seems to love it!