Staying at Crowne Plaza Hotel Nottingham – review
A review of our stay and experience at the Crowne Plaza hotel Nottingham, in the city centre, for a mini break
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Staying at Hy Hotel Lytham St Annes
Review of our mini break experience at Hy Hotel Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, a 5* aparthotel
Staying at Heywood Spa Hotel Tenby
Enjoying a stay at Heywood Spa Hotel Tenby, over Easter break with a child, and how we found our visit.
First holiday away post pandemic
The experience of a first mini break, a first holiday away since the pandemic restrictions were relaxed and how we found it
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. Â Plus it was somewhere we could fly to without passports, so we could tick off N’s wish…
First flight and a trip to Jersey
Aside from our early summer camping in Woolacombe, I wanted to take N away for a few days at the end of the summer holidays as well. He was bursting to go on a plane for the first time, but…
Eating ‘posh’ fish and chips at Rockfish, Torquay
It had been my plan to do a full write up of the various restaurants we ate at when we were on holiday in Devon. But it’s now weeks later and I’ve forgotten most of what I wanted to write….
Month of Firsts 7 – buttoning up
Phew, I wasn’t sure if I’d get this month’s post up on time, but result, here it is!  We’re into month 7 of month of firsts, and I was worried I’d not have any firsts to talk about.  But fear not, I…
Colourful clothes for boys
While I’m quite a conservative dresser myself (navies and purples make up a large part of my wardrobe), I do like to see N in brights. Not wacky but colourful clothes, something that pops colour, rather than just jeans and…
Introducing films to children – Disney and more
Until we went on holiday in October, N had never watched a film all the way through. He could just about sit still for the 30 minutes of a Tractor Ted dvd, and had managed to watch 40 minutes or…
Holiday – a week of firsts, a hotel in Bristol
We rarely manage a full family holiday as the OH works all the time (damn that harvest getting in the way of a summer holiday), but we went away for a few days away somewhere new that wasn’t a road…