Would you pay £6,000 for a week’s staycation? This Morning viewers are left baffled as holiday company reveals how much it could cost to rent a UK cottage after lockdown
- James Norton director of Toad Hall Cottages appeared on This Morning today
- Company owns cottages in Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset and New Forest
- Average cottage for family of four costs £1,000 per week but can cost more
- Viewers baffled by prices teasing they’ll be ‘sticking to a weekend in Blackpool’
This Morning viewers were baffled after the director of a British holiday company revealed a stay in one of their cottages can cost up to £6,000.
James Norton director of Toad Hall Cottages from West Charleton, Devon, appeared on the show today where he told of the ‘huge relief’ he and the rest of the hospitality industry felt at the news pubs, restaurants and hotels can reopen from 4th July.
His holiday company owns staycation homes in Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset and the New Forest and he explained that prices start at £400 per week but average at £1,000 for a family of four – and can cost as much as £6,000.
Viewers were quick to take to Twitter to share their shock, with one claiming she’d ‘paid less’ for a trip to New York, while another said they’d be ‘sticking to a weekend in Blackpool.’
James Norton (pictured bottom) director of Toad Hall Cottages from West Charleton, Devon, appeared on This Morning to speak about the government’s easing of lockdown restrictions
When asked how much one of his cottages cost, James said: ‘Things vary hugely. Prices go from £400 a week to £6,000 a week.
‘It’s hard to estimate, but for a family of four you’re probably looking at 1,000 a week.’
One viewer wrote: ‘Six grand a week to go Cornwall. I’ve paid less than that to go to New York.’
‘Six grand a week? I can’t. Looks like a weekend in Blackpool for me’, agreed another.
Viewers were quick to take to Twitter to share their shock, with one claiming she’d ‘paid less’ for a trip to New York
A third raged: ‘Six grand a week are they taking the p**s?’
Despite viewers shock at the cottage prices, James went on to explain that bookings have been ‘unbelievable’ since yesterday’s announcement.
He told: ‘We have taken a lot of bookings. we’re delighted. We’ve been waiting here for things to open so this is a sign of relief .’
Boris Johnson yesterday announced the relaxation of several coronavirus restrictions, with life in Britain finally back on the path to normality following more than three months of lockdown.
Driftwood house near the award winning Sandbanks beach is one of their priciest properties at over £5,000
Toad Hall Cottages told FEMAL that Driftwood house near the award winning Sandbanks beach is one of their priciest properties at over £5,000 and told that there are no additional service or cleaning fees charged.
The Prime Minister said he wanted to ‘make life easier’ after an ‘incredibly tough time’ for people all over the country and revealed that bars, restaurants, cinemas and hairdressers in England will be able to get back up and running from July 4th.
Speaking of the announcement, James said: ‘A huge sign of relief. It was the news we’ve been waiting for for months, we’d been sitting there hoping it would open.
‘We were getting closer and closer and nothing was happening, the South West and these coastal towns rely on people coming down.
His holiday company owns staycation homes in Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset and the New Forest
‘So we’re over the moon people can come down and all the businesses can start getting some cash flowing in the tills, because everyone needs it.’
James hopes that the pandemic may attract a ‘new kind of audience’ to staycations in the UK.
He told: ‘There’s plenty to do in England, the scenery is as nice as anywhere. You’ll see, there’s plenty to do and I hope some people do try new places, I really do.’