As I ran through the train station with my toddler in a pushchair and my three boys running closely behind, I honestly thought we were going to miss our train. Of course, it was leaving from the platform furthest away and I was, as always, running late. With a little bit of luck and a …
Cramming as much as possible into a long weekend in Madrid!
Do you want to surprise your significant other with a romantic trip that you will remember forever? This is a sweet gesture, and although it requires much preparation and patience, it will definitely bring you even closer and sparkle the romance and passion in your relationship. As mentioned already, you need to think carefully and …
One of my favourite things to do in the Lakes is to hire a boat on Windermere. We haven’t been for around five years so when we visited as part of our camping holiday in the Lakes this year it was a definite on the activities list. There are two main tourist points around Windermere. …
One of our favourite summer events over the last few years has been the Just So festival. Last year my sister and I took the children and we had a ball. We dressed up as bees, danced our socks off and sang our little hearts out – and that was just the adults. The children …
In May we spent just short of two weeks camping at the Haven Lakeland. We love camping but we hadn’t done more than a long weekend for a couple of years, so I did wonder if the boys would get a bit restless and fed up. I needn’t have worried though – I don’t think …
Squidge and I are just back from a weekend in Skegness, where we spent 48 crazy, toddler-led hours at Butlins. We were accompanied by my sister-in-law, and Squidge’s cousin, Bear. It’s been ages since I did anything just for Squidge. Home Education means the boys are with me almost all of the time, and their …
Last month we spent a few days in Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire. It’s a place I really enjoy visiting and though I was actually born down in Warwickshire I haven’t been for a good few years now so it was lovely to be able to take the boys there. The children, my mum, my grandma …
We recently spent the weekend at Riverside Holiday Park, Southport. My son wanted to go camping for his birthday so we took the motorhome an hour down the road and met up with a group of friends who were there for the week. Riverside Holiday Park accepts tourers, motorhomes and trailer tents and has static …
During our latest trip to Spain, w drove an hour or so from where we were staying in Pamplona to spend some time in San Sebastián. We’d really only gone there because it came up on Google as the nearest beach, so we had no real expectations. The weather forecast was a bit disappointing so …