Archive for the ‘Cornwall’ Category

• Newquay and Truro Cottages with £50 OFF

  Date: 2012.10.21 | Category: Cornwall, Cottages, Latest News, Self catering, South West England, Special offers - time limited | Response: 0

  If you are heading to Cornwall in 2013 then take advantage of an excellent £50 Off discount voucher through Find Cottage Holidays.

  It’s not often we can give you a head start on a discount, so we are happy to recommend this great offer from the Find Cottage Holiday and Mardens Holiday Cottages teams.  You can find full deatils of the selected Cornwall cottages the offer is for and more details about the Cornwall Cottages with £50 Off.

• Get away this May half term – cottages, lodges, caravans and attractions in the south west of England

  Date: 2011.05.13 | Category: Cornwall, Cottages, Devon, Dorset, May half term, Places to go, South West England | Response: 0

  If you haven’t booked your May half term break yet, don’t worry, as there is still plenty of action-packed or quiet and relaxed breaks available for you to choose from.

  Visit the miles and miles of beautiful coastline that the South West has to offer, where you can enjoy sandcastle competitions, surfing and a wide range of watersports. Or for a more relaxed break, head to the Cotswolds; the essence of everything British. Hire push bikes and explore the beautifully preserved, charming towns and villages. Or don your hiking boots and take to the wild moorlands of the Peak District, taking time out to visit one of the many theme parks in the area to keep the kids entertained!

  Whether it’s for the full week or just a short stay, for the whole family or just the two of you, there is something for everyone. Why not book one of the larger properties and get away as a group?

  Take a look at a selection of self catering cottages, self catering caravans and lodge holidays in the south west of England:

  • Self catering holidays and attractions in Cornwall >
  • Self catering holidays and attractions in Dorset >
  • Self catering holidays and attractions in Devon >
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• 15% discounts on UK cottage stays of 7+ days in South West England in May and June. Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset self catering

  Date: 2011.05.06 | Category: Cornwall, Cottages, Devon, Dorset, holidays, Latest News, Self catering, Somerset, South West England, Special offers - time limited, Whitsun Break | Response: 0

  Let’s face it, 3 nights away in Cornwall Devon, Dorset or Somerset is just not long enough (after all, it was a pretty cold winter!) so give summer a proper welcome with a 7 night holiday and get a 15% discount.

  Our holiday partners Blue Chip Holidays are offering all guests who book a stay of 7 nights or more a very handy 15% off holidays from 6 May – 25 June 2011. Just click here and use the discount code ‘Jun11′ when you book and you’ll save 15%, leaving you with a little extra for your spending money too.

  Here’s the small print for the offer… your stay must be for 7 nights or more, and it must start between 6 May and the 25 June. You must also book between these dates to receive this discount, so why not plan an early escape this year and beat the crowds on the beach?!

  If you are looking for a holiday in the south west of England this May Bank Holiday then check out some of the following:

  • Holiday cottages in the South West of England
  • Holiday parks in the South West of England
  • Holiday lodges in the South West of England

  Alterntiavely check out the new sites: Self catering in Dorset, Devon self catering and Find Cornwall Cottages

• Driving in Cornwall – dump the SatNav!

  Date: 2011.03.04 | Category: Cornwall, Family Man, holidays, South West England | Response: 0

  Is it just me or does the car Sat Nav system deliberately set out to add to my stress when driving with a full car (family and luggage) and towing our caravan? And, what is it with Cornwall in the South West of England that makes the use of a Sat Nav so completely and utterly pointless?

  I was pondering these questions on last year’s summer holiday.  On our way to Newquay the SatNav spent a great part of the journey telling me I was actually driving through fields.  Now I may be a bit of a townie but I can assure you that I can tell the difference between tarmac and pasture!

  The SatNav could be slightly excused because maybe I should have paid out for newer maps (although it is only a couple of years old and why should we be conned in to constantly paying out for something it should update for free) but there is no such excuse for it when it took us the fastest route to Newquay airport via 4 different routes even though we left from the same place.  However, that was nothing to the route it took us next – when the road got smaller and smaller until it was better described as a path.

  By this point we had lost confidence completely in its ability to get us anywhere.  Which is a problem when you are on a caravan touring holiday.  After all you rely on the SatNav a great deal with your caravan on the back to help the journey go smoothly, but when you are suddenly thrust back into pre SatNav days how do you cope??

  Er, well not well actually.  It is amazing how quick you can fall back in to those map reading arguments -driver demands for instant direction decisions and navigator panic followed by refusal to work under such streesful conditions!

  Our learning from last year’s trip to the South West:

  • Update the satNav maps
  • Plan your route using an internet route planner and write down the basic route
  • Make sure you have an up to date map book in the car for those all else fails situations