If your 2020 New Year’s Resolution is to reduce your carbon footprint and to fly less, then you’re probably panicking right now as it’s time to book your summer holiday.
January and February are often the dreariest, months of the year so are peak holiday booking time as people plan summer escapes to distract them from the misery of a never ending winter. Everywhere you look, on TV, Online, on you social media feed there are adverts and posts encouraging you to book those flights and holiday and indulge your future self in a week of sunshine in Europe or the Caribbean
While taking a car, camper van or train to some far-flung place sounds fun, you’ve got limited annual leave and limited cash and, unlike Greta Thunberg, sailing across the Atlantic isn’t exactly something you’re willing to do.
However, there are plenty of places that really aren’t that far at all from home – places that take less than six hours to get to either by train and ferry or by car. While you’ve been scanning Instagram, yearning to head further afield, it turns out we’ve been ignoring beautiful beaches, incredible food and stunning scenery right on our own doorstep.
Ahead, we’ve rounded up our pick of a few places you can get to in six hours or less because, let’s face it, with all the faff of flying, what plane trip hasn’t taken you just as long?
Deauville France
