Holidays for a single woman

Former Member

Sooo London is starting to grate on me a bit and it has been suggested that I need to take a break and go on holiday.

Tbh, since my parents divorced, I haven't really done the holiday thing, apart from the odd family trip to Prestatyn, or a coach trip to Cornwall. We couldn't afford that...

Well, I'm twenty six and looking to actually go somewhere. Hopefully not Haven, or a camp site full of families or a coach full of drunk people in their twenties being rowdy.

I just absolutely don't know what I'd do on holiday, as it's something I haven't thought about much. I have thought about maybe a meditation or yoga retreat, or a detox course... Maybe a walking holiday... Basically, if I am not active, or learning something, I feel I have wasted time.

Any ideas on places to go?

Somewhere affordable too.

Former Member

The national trust do working holidays which look quite fun and cheap - https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-trust/w-volunteering/w-workingholidays.htm

I'd quite like to go on a Yoga Retreat but the one which my yoga teacher offers is super expensive for just a few days though i'm sure you might be able to find a more cost effective one - I think they'd pretty much be exclusively single women.

Former Member

I went to a Buddhist retreat and it was lovely and also affordable. The one I went to was women only, but they have a mixed retreat and men as well (I guess it depends on your preference, the place is close to my parents).

National Trust looks cool!

Former Member

Tripadvisor.com is a great website for researching places to go, i booked a holiday through the sun newspaper for about £40 for five days after collecting tokens, we stayed at a top caravan site right on the shores of Lake Garda in Italy, we flew to milan and got the train, I planned the whole trip thanks to that website, i knew what trains to get, where to go, we see Verona, Venice, Mount Baldo, nice places around the lake.

My advice is think of a location and search online for what to do in that area and where there is to go and take it from there... :thumb:

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If you're up for a walking holiday you can't beat the Yorkshire Dales or the Lake District. There's a fair amount of hostel accommodation as well, if you're looking to do it relatively cheap.