I've started a thread to seek suggestions of (there was a url link here which no longer exists) - this thread is to seek suggestions of WHEN to go.
Some generalities: Mid March is probably the earliest and late May probably the latest, but that's just my feeling - feel free to suggest later/earlier.
That mean the weekends as follows: I have added school holidays (April is not looking good on that scale...):
MARCH
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14/15
21/22
28/29
APRIL
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4/5 : School Holidays start 3rd
11/12 : Easter
18/19 : school holiday ends 20th
25/26
MAY
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2/3 : 4th = May Bank Holiday
9/10
16/17
23/24 : Half-term starts 25th
30/31 : Half-term ends 29th
You may wish to consider misssing the 16th / 17th of May as FADU have already settled on that date for a Lake District meet. I am about to commit to that so can't be in two places at once. All the other dates mentioned are free for me at the moment.
My agent says Scotland in April or May is best, she doesn't like the UK weather at the best of times, but most definitely not over a school holiday or half-term
I had planned to go to Anglesey at the last minute as I was on the Ilford tour, but one look at the forecast and I retreated home
Anglesey in the rain is an enduring childhood memory from 2 miserable holidays spent there. Not something I wanted to repeat
Unfortunately I was only in the UK for 2 weeks so my time was better spent in my darkroom, hopefully my next trip back will co-incide with the Spring weekend.