What to do for New Year’s Eve?

I’m just not sure about New Year’s Eve.  I ADORE Christmas, basically obsessing about it from the very minute that bonfire night is over, but New Year? Not so much. We’re not big party animals, and usually end up sitting in, watching the fireworks on the telly and having a nice glass of red, which is nice, but frankly a bit boring.

This year, however, we’re determined to do something a bit different. But what to do? I was initially tempted to book one of those country house hotel places, but most of them do a black tie dinner on New Year’s Eve and I can’t imagine it would be very easy to tempt either of my teens into a dinner jacket, even if I’d want to.

The other thing we’ve considered is maybe renting a little cottage somewhere. Picture the scene: crisp country walks, a roaring log fire, a roast dinner and a big slab of cake…

Check out this gorgeous place: ‘a delightful early 19th century stone-built cottage, part of a small terrace in the attractive, sleepy village of Penmachno, 4 miles from picturesque Betws-y-Coed, within the Snowdonia National Park’. I could definitely imagine myself slumped in front of that fire:

It looks divine.  And I’d have the added advantage of the sweet little kitchen too.

There are also some adorable cottages to rent in Yorkshire  - I’m thinking a stroll around the harbour in Whitby, then home with a hot parcel of fish and chips… or a little farmer’s cottage in the Dales?

What about you, then?  Home or away for New Year?

Very many thanks to Sykes Cottage for allowing me to reproduce these images.  Check out their website for more cottages to rent.

3 Responses to “What to do for New Year’s Eve?”

1. likemamusedtobake says:

   November 2, 2011 at 1:15 pm

   I hate New Years eve, I find it such a non event with two choices. 1. Go out and spend the night with lots of extremely drunk people or 2. Stay home and do nothing. I always go for option 2 and have a quiet night in with the hubs but we keep saying we would like to rent a nice house somewhere one year and maybe invite some friends. We’re heading away to a rented house in Westport in a couple of weeks. It’s in the middle of no where but has a lovely kitchen and big open fires so is perfect for a lazy foodie break. We must look at booking it for New Years soon. The only problem is it is nearly impossible to get a booking for it over the Christmas period. I reckon it’s the prefect way to celebrate New Years as a family. Enjoy it.
   • English Mum says:

     November 2, 2011 at 2:48 pm

     EXACTLY how I feel. I can’t stand being around drunk people either. I love the idea of being totally away from it all – enjoy your break!
2. Mrs TeePot says:

   November 4, 2011 at 10:48 pm

   I love New Year but mostly because it’s a chance to meet up with friends and everyone’s cheery and looking forward and nice to each other!