Morning all, just after some nice advice for once! off on holidays in a few weeks and just got a few questions if anyone can answer or lend me some of there worldly knowledge and guidance.
1. off to the lake district, week one of my 2 weeks off with family and a certain low life CL member! have never been before, whats worth seeing and not to miss up there? also whats the best route to drive up there, i thought it was just passed Manchester but had a look at the map and gulped when i saw how bloody far away it is! bearing in mind i will have a 2 year old in the back seat will either need the quickest route or one with some good places to stop off to rest and refuel.
2. second week, off to a place called Almafa? a eurocamp place just outside benidorm, anyone been? never been to benidorm and really not sure if i would want to spend much time down there, as above any good places to go/avoid? most importantly tho it will be my boys first time on a plane, he loves looking at them and playing with his own toy planes so im hoping he will be ok, i have loaded my ipad up with episodes of peppa pig and humf for him to watch if he freaks out anyone got any good tips? he is a really good boy and hopefully will just love it but just incase would love some top dad tips.
cheers all.
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me and choice are going benny on monday if i remember anything about it when we get back i'll let ya know
http://www.stridingedge.net/Lake District Features/Striding Edge.htm
that he'll be able to let that take his mind off the noise and
vibrations at take-off. If you've got a window seat then let him use it (with you next to him of course). That way he can actually see why the plane is making that horrible noise. My 3 year old was scared the first time but by doing a countdown as the plane goes down the runway and making it fun, he quite liked it once the plane was actually off the ground. Take one of his toy planes on board too as that way you can make comparisons with the real thing.
My advice would be to be prepared for bad weather. It rained for virtually the whole week we were there - I guess those lakes don't just make themselves! - but the scenery is breathtaking and well worth it (when the mist clears!)
As you've got a little one you obviously won't be doing too much walking but that's fine as we drove everywhere and still got to see/experience more or less everything we wanted.
We got a boat across one of the lakes one day to an aquarium - can't remember where. To be honest the aqu3ium wasn't all that, but it was a good excuse to get out on the lake. I think there's also a steam train somewhere, which is handy if the weather is really shit.
As for the journey, I think we went M1/M6 before turning off right up past Blackpool somewhere. Bloody long way. Seemed to take forever. Good luck with that!
Benidorm is ok for a day trip just to say you've been, but full of northeners! Beaches are nice.
Probably ok for Nick and Choice who I'm sure have different agendas!
One place that is well worth a visit is:-
Les Fonts de L'Algar (Algar waterfalls), Costa Blanca, Spain
About 30 minutes drive north of Benidorm. It's absolutely stunning, crystal clear, cool waters that you can swim in, fantastic scenery and waterfalls. We only had a half day there, but lots of families stayed for the day (take swimming costumes, towels and a packed lunch). There is a restaurant on site though. If your'e not driving, lots of minibus excursions go there
Couldn't agree more about this - absolutely lovely place. Water is freezing cold but that is great as the weather is so hot. Make sure you wear shoes you can wear in the water as it can be hard on the feet if walking through the fonts. It's definitely a must visit though.
Aqualandia is also really good but as said above can be busy. The slides are fantastic though - particularly the steep yellow one.
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-fellfootpark
M6 up to junction 45 i think which is Kendal then drive through to lakes, benidorm is ok nice beaches bit ladish plenty of stags out there.