I booked a ferry to France last week for August. No bother getting the booking and the price was grand.
Spain one was 3k.
Where did you book can I ask?
Anglesey is grand. Bangor is a nice town. Holyhead is an utter kip. Caernarfon, Snowdonia, Abersoch, Betws y Coed all good spots. Grand place for a week if you get the weather. Fucking miserable if you don’t though.
and you can’t go on as a foot passenger either I think (if you wanted to rent a car instead). 3k mental.
Irish Ferries. Dublin to Cherbourg car and cabin about €1100 return. First two weeks in August. Travelling Tuesday both ways.
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There’s a beach and lighthouse on the south of Anglesey island (Twr Mawr is the name of the lighthouse) that is a glorious spot. Went up Snowdon via the Watkins Path as part of the same trip a few years ago. A mighty hike. All in good weather, as you allude to in fairness. Stayed at the time near Llandudno, which I guess is like a larger, more interesting Bray, if that floats anyone’s boat.
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Like much of the west of Ireland.
I don’t think anyone would argue about Holyhead.
I went up Snowdon on the train.
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Tenby is a nice buzzy spot for a short holiday with kids, not sure if there’s still sailings to Pembroke from Ireland. I quite like that part of the world, better than North Wales.
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V good price
It’s only myself though in fairness
Are you sleeping on one of the cinema seats?
No. Cheap cabin.
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1300 now that I check it.
Tis fellas like you nearly ruined the whole thing for me. Slogging away up through the mist on the last steep stretch to the summit and then you get there and the place is jammers with fellas in sandals brandishing cappuccinos, children and cameras. An odd experience.
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I’d have to state for the record that I’d prefer to go to the continent as long as there’s no heatwave, of which there is an ever increasing risk.
We used to go to Tenby on family holidays as kids. A place called Kiln Park, which was like a Butlin’s style offering. Over on the ferry and then an hour or two drive down there. Huge Caravan Park with mobile homes, swimming pool, pitches, a club/bar with arcade games, pool tables etc. At night, the parents would be in one of the bars listening to a crooner or a comedian while we’d be running amok. No supervision - innocent times. Nice beach there and picturesque little town. My older sister wants to organise a next generation holiday over there for sentimental reasons.
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It’s a lovely part of the world in fairness. Bangor is gone very run down the last few years. Upper Bangor by the University is nice and the pier is nice on a sunny day. Anywhere within Snowdonia is lovely. Then you’ve Menai Bridge, Beaumaris, Red Wharf Bay and Rosneigar beach that are smashing on Anglesey. Same with Conwy and Llandudno. As you said Holyhead is a dump. Caernarfon has a few interesting characters hanging around but the castle is worth a trip.
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We are off to Clonmel later this week for reasons I’m unsure. Other than tipping on into Cork for the Queens Jubilee celebrations, is there much to be done in them parts with a couple of pre-school youngsters? Coumshingaun lough looks a lovely walk but I presume would be tricky enough with kids?
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That’s not a walk for kids,
But if you’re in that neck of the woods you could tip over to the magic road by Mahon falls.
Cashel and Cahir are nearby and have more to offer the day tripper than Clonmel
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