Personally I don’t see what the problem is with Gatwick, I live in Bristol so it’s about 140 miles for me, but I just drive up the night before for early morning departures, book a hotel for the night including parking for around 70 quid for a week, and stay overnight and get the shuttle in the morning. It really couldn’t be much more convenient unless you really want everything available on your doorstep. Even if you can’t drive there are loads of National Express coaches from most big towns and cities, and the cost of that and an airport hotel is just something that needs to be thought of as part of the holiday! The original poster says it’s expensive to get to Heathrow, well there’s a bus from Gatwick to Heathrow for about £40 return, hardly going to break the bank is it, compared to not going on a holiday just because it doesn’t go from Gatwick! Just adding my point of view, please don’t take offence.
