The British on holiday

piątek, 30 kwietnia 2010

Schools close for the summer in the UK about the middle of July and open again at the beginning of September, so most families go on holiday in July or August.

Many families go to the Mediterranean to get two weeks of sun. The most popular destination in Europe is Spain. Outside Europe, Florida in the USA is the top destination. Many British people like to go skiing, too, in the winter months.

Many families stay in the UK for their summer holidays. Popular seaside resorts are Brighton, Torquay, Newquay and St Ives in the south of England, and Scarborough in the north. But even if the sun shines, the sea never gets very warm. A new alternative is to go to a leisure complex like Center Parcs, which has heated swimming pools under a big glass dome and many indoor and outdoor activities like cycling, horse riding and archery.