#BlackpoolHasItAll – Part one

blue flag beach

Blackpool is somewhere I remember visiting as a child with my grandparents. I mainly remember the beach and the illuminations. Blackpool is somewhere we have visited a few times with the children and each time they have loved it. With their blue flag beach, the summer is the perfect time to visit Blackpool. There is […]

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Camp Bestival: best bits

camp bestival 2016

If you are a regular reader of the blog you will know that we headed to Camp Bestival at the end of July. Four days, four children in a tent…what could possibly go wrong? Reflecting on our time at Camp Bestival on the way home, it was clear that we all had different ‘best bits’. This […]

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Dear Dubai…

Dubai Dreams

Mummy and Daddy fell in love with you a long time ago Dubai. When we asked them why, they couldn’t give us just one answer. They clearly love you for so many reasons, rather like how they love each other really. They love your weather, your stunning beaches and warm sea, your spectacular architecture and […]

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“Ferry across the Mersey”

It’s years since I went on the Mersey Ferry, which is daft really as it is only 45 minutes from us. I asked the little boys what they wanted to do today and was told that they wanted to go on a boat. Serves me right for asking. Then I remembered about the Mersey Ferry […]

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A feast at Camp Bestival

Camp Bestival

Are you looking for a family festival to attend this year, where there is something for everyone with camping and great food involved? Camp Bestival might be just what you are looking for! If Katy B, Jesse Glynne, Fat Boy Slim, Reggie N Bollie, Aliens Love Underpants and Mr Tumble aren’t a big enough draw for […]

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