Letting off steam at Lappa Valley

Lappa Valley

All Aboard . . . a day at Lappa Valley Steam Railway We arrived quite late in the evening on Saturday after a long drive to Cornwall and spent our evening sifting through leaflets for local attractions to make plans for the week ahead. One attraction which immediately stood out for our train-loving Beans was … Read more

Where would you like to call home?

Display Village

It’s a question I have asked myself many times throughout my life. When I was younger I assumed I would stay where I was and grow up in my home town but slowly over the years I have moved further away. Not so far that I can’t go back in a daytime, in fact I … Read more

Explore Great Yarmouth on your holiday

Great Yarmouth Seafront

Whether you’re staying in Great Yarmouth, Caister-on-Sea, Gorleston-on-Sea, Clippesby, Hemsby, Burgh Castle, Hopton-on-Sea or anywhere in between, there’s loads of places to go and things to do. Great Yarmouth beaches form a stunning coastline with something to suit everyone, from quiet deserted beaches with sand dunes and not another soul in sight to traditional seaside … Read more

Brancaster Beach – Day 1 #MummyMattersSummer2015

Brancaster

As a family we are such creatures of habit, we know the places we like, we know the things we love to do and we tend to stick to them. We have been visiting Norfolk for as long as Hubby and I have been together but tend to stick to the places we know because … Read more

A cold day in Wells-Next-The-Sea #MummyMattersSummer2015

#MummyMattersSummer2015

Last year when on holiday with Simon and the Beans we stumbled upon the beach at Wells-Next-The-Sea, which was a bit daft bearing in mind we have been visiting Wells for years!! This year I wanted to take my Mum to show her the beauty of this beach with its huge stretch of pretty beach … Read more

Sarah ‘Dragons Den’ Willingham offers her top tips on bagging the best hotel deal

Hotel

Holiday Inn Express have launched a new booking offer which guarantees consumers will get the lowest price by booking directly – they won’t get the same room for less, anywhere else. The Lowest Price Promise initiative came about from talking to guests, revealing that people typically check five to seven different comparison sites before the … Read more

Squeezing out the last of Son Bou at the end of our long weekend . . .

#instantfreedom

We always knew that our weekend would pass by in the blink of an eye but unfortunately with Hubby’s new job that was all the time that he could afford to take off so we had to be grateful for the opportunity and see it as a chance to see whether a holiday under foreign … Read more

Villas.com top tips to avoid teenage angst this Summer Holiday

Teens

Going on holiday with your teens this Summer? Need a few tips on how to avoid teenage angst? Never fear, Villas.com have come up with their top tips to ensure your holiday is stress-free for everyone. Spice up your travel. Don’t look at the journey with dread, it’s a great opportunity to bond with your … Read more