Hi bednobs, I guessed you were trying to avoid them, believe me, if I didn't have my own (and before I had my own) I would do exactly the same. Enjoy it while you can - in a few years time you will be in the same boat as the rest of us. As the holidays here are nott standard across the country, we do occasionally get days where we are off and not many others are, so you can safely head to attractions in that place and get relative peace - apart from our own kids that is!