According to a survey by “life assistance company” CPP around an extra 4 million Brits who would have travelled abroad this year won’t be doing so due to the stress of British airports.
It seems the great British fly-away to the Costa-del-Sunshine might be a little smaller than before as people are discovering airports with all their extra security checks and addon prices for luggage etc., are simply too stressful for what is meant to be the one really relaxing part of the year – the annual Summer holiday.
Of course if you’re anything like me, you’ll already know that it’s so much simpler to stay in the UK for your holidays as we have pretty much everything here you’ll ever need, but without worrying about the Euro’s.
Costa-del-Sol alternative – why not head either for the English Riviera which seems to stretch from Cornwall to Weymouth in Dorset. Or if you really want the sunshine, how about Pembrokeshire in west Wales which some has more sunny days than Devon!
Cultural alternatives – forget Venice and head for Birmingham if you want canals as our second city actually has more miles of canals than the famous Italian destination and if you’re selective, some of the best architecture in Europe. Plus there are few places on the planet with a wider range of foods to sample alongside the famous curry of course.
Remote locations – need I say more than the Highlands of Scotland which must qualify as one of the greatest wildlife and get-away-from-it destinations in the world, and certainly in Europe. If you need the company of people, perhaps to show your photos of Red Deer to, then there’s always the towns of Inverness, Fort William and Oban which are all highly recommended.
Having covered only a tiny fraction of Britain, perhaps its time for more people to abandon the stresses of the airport, jump in the car or on the train and explore this fantastic location we’re lucky enough to call “home”.
If we’ve inspired you to head for the highlands, please don’t all go to Fort William as I’ll need to be able to find a parking space when on holiday there next week…
More UK Resources:
Hotels around Britain
Things to see and do in the UK
Self-catering cottages in Britain
Campsites in Britain and Northern Ireland
One Comment
I’m all for holidaying in Britain! I don’t think that a lot of Brits know a great deal about its history. You could go to somewhere like Cambridge, where hotels are plentiful, and take in the architecture and history of the university.