Honeymoon in UK vs abroad

We're thinking about doing the same thing for many of the same reasons. We have a 4 year old son and only have a week's window (he'll need to be dropped off at my parents' 3 hours away and picked up the following weekend) so we don't want to waste time travelling. We've both traveled a lot but have never really done the UK thing. OH doesn't like sunbathing and we'll be going in October so for guaranteed sun we'd need to go long haul which involves even more travelling.

We're thinking about doing a bit of a road trip to the Costwolds and surrounding area, spending a couple of nights each in some lovely boutique hotels. I've already fallen in love with this one: http://www.cotswolds88hotel.com/

Like you, a week alone together is a rare treat and we want ti maximise the time and just enjoy completely chilling out. I don't think we'll save any money to be honest - it can often be cheaper to go to Europe - but it's definitely more practical for us.

What about Marrakech? Three and a half hours flight.

I hate long haul and so we plumped for Italy. I would compare a few UK and abroad honeymoons with the qualities you want and see if you are saving much. I think there's something very romantic about some places in the UK (the places you name mainly) but there's no guarantee of sunshine. Happy honeymoon hunting!

True, but we went there last year and although we loved it we wanted to try somewhere new. We did mention Essaouira though as an alternative if we did go abroad so we might get some sun yet.

All this is defo the least stressful part of the organising!

Agreed!

I'm going to suggest to the OH a few nights just us in a hotel where he took me for the day the first weekend we met (had been chatting on a dating website before then), and then ask our guests to contribute to a camping holiday in the Lakes for us and our 4 kids from our previous marriages, if they want to come (they will range from 11 to 16 by then).

Want to get the best of time alone and time as a family

I wasn't the least bit excited about my honeymoon, honestly, not at all. But now we've made a decision that even if there's no saving we want to stay in the UK and do things we love I'm mega excited!!!!

We hope to match our Croatia budget (£1,200 for everything) and have 4 nights in a cottage in/near Dartmoor from the Monday. We'll take the bikes, the camping stove, we'll go for picnics, maybe canoeing, horseriding, and cook meals together in the cottage (hopefully saving some pennies there). I'm just trying to find somewhere not too dear that does part-week breaks. Then we'll head on to Cornwall and stay in a nice seaside hotel for meals out and room service and walks by the sea. Then head home via Stonehenge. I absolutely love the prospect of this and it's so much more us than aimless wandering around ruins and beach walks.

Oooh, sounds fab ?

This sounds perfect ?

For 1.2k I think you'll get a lot of good done in the UK! You can opt for more luxury with the extra dosh from the flights money!

Whilst continuing my under-budgeting theme that appears to be consistent throughout ALL my wedding planning, the 1.2k was to cover accomodation and basic spending. So it's not a massive amount but we've just got a fab cottage for £330 and a hotel for £360 and are just a thousand times happier with the prospect. And we can take food along (I'm thinking leftover wedding cheese, hhmmmmmm) and our bikes etc

This is something we are also looking at!

We have honeymoon type of holidays quite frequently and doing it in UK would save us money too.

I can't help much at the moment as I haven't planned anything for it yet, but can give you a tip to join Groupon which can have lots of offers for your trip!

I will keep an eye there when my time comes