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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I would suggest devon and cornwall. It is a lovely place to spend a week. There is lots to do, eg the Eden project, Lands end, as well as loads of beautiful beaches (lots of them calm and with shallows for paddling and rock pools) and gorgeous countryside. Plenty of national trust places as well. The weather should be decent, and it will be busy - but then you'll get that wherever you go! If you want to keep costs down you could hire a static caravan in a couple of places for the week. At the bigger holiday parks, if thats your cup of tea, there will be plenty to keep the girls occupied, or there's hotels, or even a big tent if you feel up to it!
You could travel down by train or you could drive down (beware of the inevitable traffic jams down there in August), and split the journey if needs be by spending a night somewhere on the way - there's a big outlet mall in Swindon! Most of the towns in the SW have plenty of little touristy shops selling all kinds of knick knacks, as well as surf theme clothing etcetera.
My favourite places in the south-west are St. Ives, Padstow and Bude. Newquay is fun for a day but by night full of stags and hens and underage kids trying to get into bars, I wouldn't stay there. Have a look on line for some tourist information to get an idea about the different towns and all the countryside in between.
Might be worth considering Center Parcs although that can be quite expensive in the height of the hols! But it has just about anything you could ever want to do (admittedly at extra cost) and would perhaps provide the security element that you could do things separately, meeting for lunch etc. No sea or sand (except in the toddlers area of the swimming pool!) and certainly no guaranteed sun, but a really great holiday in my opinion for a 'mixed' group such as yourselves. www.centerparcs.co.uk The basic accommodation (Comfort) is perfectly acceptable but does not generally have a dishwasher - this is the most relevant difference between the accommodation to me! It is generally located a little further from the main centres though.
As money is an issue, do you collect the Tesco clubcard vouchers - with them being worth 4 times the shop value, they can make a really big dent in the price of holidays and can be used for various hols in UK or abroad (including Eurodisney) and exchanged for AirMiles to help towards flights.
Hope you find something great!
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