Travelling with children can be stressful at the best of times, but over Christmas if you have to travel that can go up a notch. Some new research from the Accident Advice Helpline has cited lots of tips from parents for travelling with children over the festive period. Leaving in plenty of time, filling the car with […]
I love the idea of travelling by train as a family. The last big train trip we did altogether was actually to the Alps on our last skiing holiday. We travelled from Ashford to the Alps by train and the children absolutely loved it. Despite having four children (which at the time included a baby […]
Tis the season to be jolly at Albert Dock attraction Mattel Play! Liverpool – they have some lovely plans for their small visitors this festive season, my gang had a blast at the weekend and didn’t want to leave (even the older children). December is a busy month for Father Christmas which is why the […]
Norfolk and the Norfolk Broads remind me of geography lessons at school. We studied The Broads as a topic for GCSE geography and I loved it. The Broads, a National Park with over 125 miles of navigable lock-free waterways, set in beautiful countryside, are possibly what Norfolk is most known for. The closest other example I can think […]
Soft play centres on many levels are truly an amazing creation. There are tons of centres across the UK these days, although some areas are blessed with many more than others. We’ve always been totally spoilt for choice with regards to the number of soft play centres near us, and even in the last year […]
The Winter can be a really magical time to visit London, in particular, December. Much in the same way as New York takes on new appeal during the run up to Christmas and the New Year. How many times have you seen a movie with a scene of New York in December and thought how […]
Devon, a county in southwest England, is full of sandy beaches, fossil cliffs, medieval towns and moorland national parks. Devon is often known as The English Riviera, due to its series of picturesque, south-coast harbour towns including Torquay, Paignton and Brixham. For us it’s a long way to travel to get there, but when you […]
When I think of Kent I can’t help but think of the white cliffs of Dover. As well as them being a British icon, they are also a childhood memory of mine. For years, I travelled with my family backwards and forwards across the channel to France, and those white cliffs are a vivid part […]