When many people think about family holidays, the first thing to come to mind is going abroad, probably somewhere hot, with a pool for the kids and somewhere that sells something stronger than water for the adults. However, I’ll let you in on a little secret – there’s no need to travel so far or … Read more
Family holidays are supposed to be times full of fun and family bonding. Yet there are so many mistakes that people make that family holidays gone wrong are a whole movie genre in and of themselves. In this article, we’re going to expose seven mistakes people make when planning a family holiday. We’ll also discuss … Read more
With this in mind I have put together a little Family Holiday Wishlist for us to consider, where will you go this year?
We found the Conkers Camping and Caravan Club site by doing a search on the group website to narrow down our choices. We knew we wanted to go somewhere in Derbyshire, we wanted a site with a play area, with electric pitches, showers and good places to walk nearby. When we put in our available … Read more
The first week of our Summer holidays I’m delighted to say was spent enjoying the glorious sunshine camping at Cambridge Camping and Caravanning Club Site. Camping is such a fun way for families to get away from it all and to enjoy a slower pace of life. I have lots of happy memories of camping … Read more
If you’re anything like me then you’ll still be looking to book holidays for this Summer even though we are nearly half way through the Summer break already. Every year I have the best intentions about booking holidays but then I get busy doing things and it goes out of my mind until the holidays … Read more
We were invited to cross the waters into Wales and enjoy a long family weekend at Bluestone Wales. I think I may have actually squealed with delight when the invitation came through as it’s a place I have seen many people visit before but hadn’t had the opportunity to go to ourselves yet. By the … Read more
For years, economists have talked about the the great wealth divide in the UK. In the wake of the great recession, it was even estimated that the richest 10% of the UK population were more than 100 times as wealthy as the poorest 10% of society. While circumstances have improved slightly since then, the UK … Read more
So let’s be honest here, as a family of 6 with children ranging from 3 to 14 years old, we won’t be enjoying a week’s holiday in a Spa any time soon. Up until June last year all of our family holidays had been spent in the UK staying in cottages, caravans or camping in … Read more