Family travel and days out ideas across the UK and beyond, with honest reviews, tips and inspiration for memorable adventures together.
To mark the start of the school summer holidays, the National Trust has run research revealing that it is, in fact, our grandparent’s generation that is the wildest of all: Three quarters (76%) of grandparents say they were far more adventurous and daring in their youth compared to both their children and grandchildren – with … Read more
We kicked off our Summer holidays this year with a trip to West Runton Camping and Caravanning Club Site in Norfolk near to Cromer. The children love to be beside the seaside and I had remembered staying in the area camping before the children were born so I was keen to go back. FINDING THE … Read more
British stand-up paddleboard (SUP) brand, Red Paddle Co is packing up its bus for an epic road trip around the UK, giving everyone who joins it the opportunity to ‘have a go’ and see for themselves why SUP is the world’s fastest-growing watersport. Stop two of the tour is Tallington Lakes, Peterborough on Sunday, 30th July … Read more
One of my favourite aspects of a Summer holiday was the chance to relax with a good book or two. My favourite time to read when abroad was early evening when the strongest heat of the day had passed and the sun was low in the sky. I would lay back on a sun lounger … Read more
Horse racing isn’t really something that I have ever considered taking the Beans to see. As a child, I used to love watching the horse racing on the TV with my Grandad on a Saturday afternoon but the older that I have got, the more horse racing hasn’t really crossed my mind. A couple of … Read more
Whilst Hubby was doing his 100 mile bike ride for Parkinsons UK (which actually turned out to be 117miles), my Mum and I took the Beans to Sacrewell Farm for the night camping. We have been camping at Sacrewell a number of times since living in Peterborough and apart from the time that the Beans … Read more
On the 9th June 2017, Hubby and I celebrated our 10th Wedding Anniversary, it’s unbelievable to think that we have been married for 10 years already, where does the time go? During our 10 years of marriage we have only stayed away from home 2-3 times without the children, unless you count the odd date … Read more
I’ve been feeling a little nostalgic recently. You see, Hubby and I are celebrating our 10th Wedding Anniversary this week which means it is nearly 10 years since our luxury honeymoon in Venice and Sorrento. We have precious memories of our time there and would love to return one day with our family. Nowhere would … Read more
Earlier this week we hopped in the car and took the Beans for a family day out a good three hours away to Chessington World of Adventures. When we became Sea Life Annual Pass holders last year we were also given a Theme Park admission ticket each so we made a note in our diary … Read more