Emma Archive

One of our regular favourite places to visit as a family, in spring and summer particularly, is St James City Farm in Gloucester. It is a very small farm, in a built up part of the city, where you’d least expect to …

I’m pleased to announce that Check Out That View, my travel photo linky, is now back after an unscheduled break! Unfortunately, due to personal reasons (which you can read more about on my family lifestyle blog), I had to take a break from this …

The Great British public has once again collectively chosen the very best beaches in the country, as revealed by Trip Advisor. And if there was ever any real doubt about it, Woolacombe Beach has wiped the floor with the competition to come …

Just before Christmas, Joy and I, went to enjoy a girly night at The Hallmark Hotel and Spa in Gloucester, which is a three star hotel and spa, situated four miles from junction 11A of the M5 motorway or three miles from Gloucester railway …

  Whilst on a spa break at the Hallmark Hotel and Spa in Gloucester with my friend Joy (who you can find blogging as PinkOddy), we had the spontaneous urge to try tubing. Having just discovered that our hotel was opposite Gloucester …

Growing up, my parents owned a caravan at Devon Cliffs near Exmouth in Devon. I have fond memories of many weekends in this part of Devon and I’ve been there since as a teenager and as an adult with my own children too. Exmouth is a …

Our favourite place for lunch in Peschiera Del Garda, Italy, was Caffe Centrale. We ate there numerous times by the end of our 6 day holiday.     Firstly is the beautiful setting… right on the lake (well… in the harbour)!     …

Whilst staying in the beautiful village of Peschiera Del Garda in Italy, we read about a fabulous restaurant on TripAdvisor that came highly recommended for its casual dining experience. On finding out that the Vecchio Mulino Beach Bar was only a five …

In 2009, my oldest daughter Bunny and I went on a little four day road trip exploring France. We caught the ferry to St Malo and travelled to Rennes, Nantes, Poitiers (and the Futuroscope) and finally down to La Rochelle. My highlights …

One of the places we’ve been to recently is the beautiful, picturesque Cotswold village of Bourton-On-The-Water. It’s a lovely place to go for picnics, walks by the stream, traditional giftshops, old fashioned tearooms and local ice-cream. We’ve had a few days out …