seaside Archive

Last weekend, we thought it might be nice to take the children somewhere different. Somewhere they’ve not been before. So we packed ourselves some lunches and set off for Barry Island in Wales.     Barry Island is very well signposted, so …

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 …

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 …

Firstly, I should apologise to my loyal linkers for skipping a week. It was one of those mental weeks, where the Britmums Live conference and other commitments kind of took over. By Sunday I was physically and emotionally drained and so there was …

The weather might have been dismal, cold and blowing a gale. We might have got there so late on a Sunday afternoon that the fun park had closed and there was not much left to do. I may have been tired and …

 Author Bio Messed Up Mum is a parenting, lifestyle and beauty blog. I am a 26yo recently single parent of one, my baby boy Josh born May 2013. I blog openly and honestly about the trials and tribulations I face in day …