Staycation Summary

I recommend Staycation! We had a lovely week, and my daughter had great fun planning what we were going to do, telling me off when I interfered and things went wrong, as well as being in charge of the budget.

Buying Freedom tickets for the bus made sure that we went out every day so that we got good value. We went on 22 bus journeys in total so this works out at about 50p a journey. Bargain! Never thought I'd say that about Southern Vectis. A budget of £20 a day was sufficient for two people, considering main meals and bus journeys were generally not included. We came in under budget by about £8, after spending quite a lot getting in to Blackgang Chine, and having a meal at The Bugle. Worth every penny for the latter at least.

 

We both enjoyed the hiking in the countryside; we do quite a lot anyway but the two walks we did really reminded us just how beautiful this Island of ours is. Dimbola Lodge definitely gets the award for best tea and cake on the Island. Absolute value for money, and the cake was scrumptious.

 

Doing a Staycation made us look more closely at the Isle of Wight, and had the benefit of getting us out of the house every day, doing something interesting, and spending time together without the distractions of housework, television and computers. Everyone should do it, and get the kids to plan it!