Europe Archive

One bright spring day, Easter Sunday 2017 to be exact, my boyfriend Mike and I, visited Painswick Rococo Gardens in the Cotswolds. Despite there being Easter trails and activities provided for the children, we left the children with grandma. This was a …

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 …

I’ve only been to Scotland once in my whole life. I went to Craig Tara in Ayr with the girls and their dad about two years ago. We drove the journey and despite being a country girl myself, I was amazed at …

In 2014 we went to Ladram Bay in Devon, just for one night at the end of the season as I was judging their end of season talent competition. I wish we’d been staying longer, but we had literally just stepped off …

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 …

Have you ever been to Amsterdam? It isn’t all prostitutes, stag parties, sex shows and coffee shops that don’t just sell coffee. It’s a really beautiful city and a great place to visit with kids. You just have to know where to …

Most of my #CheckOutThatView posts feature a long distance shot of a large area or horizon. This week I thought I’d do something a bit different and share a close up photo, which still depicts part of a pretty view. On a recent …

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 …

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)!     …