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
Holidays
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…
Tips for a first flight, and a trip to Jersey
Tips for a first flight for kids, and what’s available for kids in Birmingham airport ahead of a trip to Jersey in the Channel Islands
How camping is the perfect summer family fun solution
*Ad – sponsored post Apart from being ill at the 2 guide camps I went to as a child, I’ve always been keen on camping. But my camping experiences have never been with family. It’s either been with the guides,…
First time rockpooling and beachcombing at Barricane Beach
First experience rockpooling and beachcombing at Barricane beach and Watersmeet Beach in north Devon, plus beach cafe lunch
Camping preparations second time round
We might only have our once a year camping trip, but it creates great excitement. Mainly because we’re going with friends again – I know the OH would never get that excited about a holiday. Back in February, N and…
South coast scooting in Eastbourne and Bexhill
I don’t know what we’re going to do with packing the car for camping and trying to fit in a bigger bike and a folded up scooter, but they’re certainly essentials for N when we go away for a break. …
A stay in the Grand Hotel Eastbourne
Review of our hotel break in Sussex staying at the traditional Grand Hotel in Eastbourne.
Tips for booking a campsite that’s perfect for you
After last year’s successful camping trip with mum friends from school and our farming group, we were all champing at the bit to book another trip this year. For most of us it was a first time camping with the…
Entertaining kids during camping downtime
When we were away camping, quite a few of the mums mentioned that they loved the fact that you could do your own thing, and time seemed a lot slower on the campsite, with everything taking longer to do. That…
Camping lessons – 5 things that camping teaches you
Ok, ok, I know there’s been a lot of camping posts recently, but for newbies to camping there’s always lots of questions before making the decision to go. Even once you’ve booked to go, there’s still millions of questions especially…
