Weekend Breaks UK have really taken off as the credit crunch starts to bite. It’s also become fashionable to take three or four weekend breaks UK style, rather than taking just the one long annual vacation. Busy people with busy lives are often able to fit in a short weekend or a few short breaks throughout the year much more easily than putting aside two or three weeks in one long go. People also find that they can fund a couple of days away much more easily than having to finance two or three weeks at a time. This is especially true of essential workers such as doctors, dentists and small business owners.
Weekend Breaks UK: Balmer Lawn Hotel, New Forest
Certainly one of the great advantages of Weekend Breaks UK is that they do not have to cost a fortune. There are a great number of breaks that can be booked for under a hundred pounds and the choice even at that price level is extremely wide.
Most hotels offer specially priced weekend breaks, particularly those who are based in accepted holiday destinations. The best deals at these hotels will tend to be out of the usual peak holiday seasons – for example in the late autumn and early spring, plus of course the winter season (avoiding public holidays). Watch out for deals that may be priced at the usual room rates but might offer evening meals or use of extra facilities like beauty treatments or health spas included in the normal price. These little extras can make a weekend break just that bit special and much better value than usual. A short break away where you can get pampered and really relaxed is often just what the doctor ordered for many of us with hectic work schedules.
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Teepee or Treehouse Weekends
Take a weekend break with a difference: why not stay in a teepee or even a treehouse? Companies like Into the Blue offer a range of different packages and allow you to tailor to your own requirements for one of those unforgettable Weekend Breaks UK.
Paintballing Excursions
There are a number of operators in the UK who offer activity weekends based around paintballing and other fun activities, including archery, rock-climbing, pot-holing, soccer, cricket and… the list is almost endless. Check out links and search for suitable examples.
Murder/ Mystery Weekend Breaks
These fun weekends have become very popular and it’s not hard to find one to suit your location and idea of a good weekend away. A word of advice: don’t pick a hotel purely for the entertainment on offer, make sure the rooms, beds, food and bars are what you are looking for. It has occasionally been known for bad hotels to try and attract guests by offering weekend activities like Murder/ Mystery Weekends.
Some urban hotels may not be so affected by seasonal holiday peaks and troughs but they will also offer good deals for Weekend Breaks UK. These hotels may have a large business cliental during the week but this trade will disappear at weekends – thus they will often offer very reasonable deals for weekend breaks that are there to be taken advantage of, at all times of the year. Go hunt them out!
The types of weekend breaks available are almost endless. Do you want a restful, pampered couple of days or are you looking for new activities and stimuli? Many specialist weekend breaks are available that will appeal to all sorts of enthusiasts: Pony trekking, rock climbing, paintballing, golfing, shooting and fishing for the sporting types perhaps. Art, craft, architectural, historical houses and gardens for those so inclined. For the curious perhaps, just a chance to discover a new area of the UK that you have not visited before. Health spas, beauty treatments and foodie retreats are perennially popular. Think of a theme and I am sure you will find a Weekend Break UK based on it running somewhere – if not, why not suggest your idea to those hotels that already run some themed Weekend Breaks UK? You may be surprised as to what can be arranged.
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Romantic Country Breaks
Where better to spend a weekend away than in a country house hotel, with four-poster beds, champagne, fresh local produce, lots of country air and nothing to do all day but be pampered. Believe it or not, the best way to find these types of Weekend Breaks UK destination hotels and spas is by following links on websites such as this and on search engine results.
London City Breaks
London is where it’s at if you are looking for some of the very best hotels, restaurants, art galleries, music and cultural venues and museums in the world. The Hotel Deals UK website is the best place to find your ideal London City Breaks hotels and apartments.
Seaside Breaks
The UK has a lot of coastline and a wealth of great seaside destinations, all of them different. The list is long, from Blackpool, Dunoon, Port Rush and Llandudno to Whitley Bay, Largs, Brighton, Bridlington and Scarborough, with dozens more besides. You’ll get the best prices (if not the best weather!) off-season and I always find the British seaside in winter spectacular; but maybe that’s just me!
Weekend Breaks UK: Scarborough's South Beach
The locations that you choose for your weekend breaks can also be very varied. The classic old style countryside hotel is often the first choice for that weekend away for many people, while others will decide on a new urban hotel with all the modern conveniences available in the centre of a city. Find a hotel break that suits your mood at the time – if you have several breaks a year you will no doubt want to experience a number of different locations and hotel types.
Don’t forget that the search for a great weekend break starts here – check out the many hotels we show on our website and it will not be long before you are enjoying that perfect well earned Weekend Breaks UK.