Dunston Hall hotel – family friendly break
I love going away. Home is great, but I much prefer getting out and about. And feeling like you’ve really had a good break. Even more so now we have N, because if we stay at home, holidays would be…
Holidays
The key camping essentials you don’t want to forget
I’m a big list person. Without them I’d forgot a lot, so going on holiday definitely needs a list. But going camping for the first time in years, I was initially a bit stumped on what equipment I’d need. There…
How to choose a tent for family camping
Now spring has arrived, we’re thinking forward to camping again. Our camping trip with friends is booked, although some are dragging their heels about getting organised and actually booking. People are also indecisive whether husbands are going too. Secretly I’m…
Half term break at the Crown Manor House Hotel, Lyndhurst
We rarely go abroad, but I do like to get away from home as much as possible. That means short breaks during school holidays. Most of our holidays are 4-5 days long, and most are just N and myself. The…
Afternoon tea at The Delaunay and other London eateries
I’m terrible when I’m away for a weekend break or a holiday. So much of the structure of my day revolves around food, and when I went away for the weekend for my 40th, we certainly made the most of…
A ‘scary’ visit to Mont Orgueil Castle, Gorey Jersey
We visited Mont Orgueil Castle in Gorey, on Jersey. It’s a castle with plenty to do for children, unless you’ve got on ethat gets scared for no reason
40th birthday celebrations in London at K West hotel
When my best friend announced a year ago that birthday parties were over-rated, she suggested that for our 40ths (within a couple of weeks of each other), we should leave our boys at home with their dads while we went…
Alternative transport in Jersey, a trip to Elizabeth Castle
We experienced different types of transport in Jersey, a tourist train and the Castle Ferry taking us over to Elizabeth Castle
Eating out in St Helier Jersey on holiday
Eating out in St Helier Jersey on holiday was our usual wander around trying to find new places. Read our experiences eating out
Howard Davis Park discovery in St Helier
Having a park near your hotel on holiday can be great when you’re there with kids. We discovered the Howard Davis Park in St Helier Jersey
A child friendly stay at Merton Hotel Jersey
Our summer trip to Jersey was a bit last minute (as so many of our holidays are), and booked on a vague recommendation. Plus it was somewhere we could fly to without passports, so we could tick off N’s wish…
