UK Destinations Archive

A few years ago, I undertook the challenge of walking the Cotswold Way, a 104 mile cross country walk. This walk, was not for the faint hearted. A variety of different terrains and more hills than I care to recollect. Some so steep …

Growing up in Dorset, one of my nearest beaches was Weymouth. Dorset has many award-winning British beaches, where I have fond childhood memories, but Weymouth was always my favourite. For a few years, my parents owned a static caravan at Weymouth Bay …

It’s back! I have decided for 2017 that it’s time to re-launch my travel photo linky known as #CheckOutThatView (details on how to join in are at the bottom of this post). These photographs were taken on a family walk at Cannop Ponds in …

We have been on holiday to Padstow in Cornwall every single year since my son was born. He is now approaching 15 and we also have a 12 year old son and 10 year old daughter. You might think going to the …

We go on holiday to Padstow with our two boys, aged 12 and 14, and our 10 year old daughter every year. We like to try out new experiences as the kids grow up. So we decided to walk part of the …

Finding family-friendly activities that are the perfect blend of convenient, cost-effective and entertaining can be a bit tricky sometimes. However, with Norwich as your destination, you won’t be stumped for fantastic places to take the young ones. Within the city centre, you …

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 …

  To celebrate my mum’s birthday, she and I went for a girly weekend in London, just the two of us. We booked to stay in the stunning five star Royal Garden hotel in Kensington. I had stayed at The Royal Garden …

There’s so much to do at Center Parcs. Whether you’re sporty, adventurous, interested in nature or enjoy crafting, there will be something for you. Imagine anything at all you’d like to do, and it will almost certainly be available at Center Parcs. …

  Afternoon tea at The Ritz has been on my 30 before 30 list for a long time and it’s something my mum has always wanted to do too. So for my mum’s birthday this year, I decided that’s what I’d treat her …