Puy du Fou- Top tips

I had never heard of Puy du Fou before stumbling upon it on a internet search. I was actually looking for a Son et lumiere having remembered how exciting they are from when I was a child. As it happens, Puy du Fou's night show 'Cinescenie' is only on on Friday and Saturday evenings so...

Padstow

Once again I've got a little out of sync with my blog posts - too much time enjoying our adventures and not enough time writing about them! We are just back from a repeat visit to Dennis Cove Campsite, a short stroll from Padstow. This was our fifth visit to this campsites in the last...

Cotswold Farm Park

We're always on the lookout for good camp spots close to our hometown, Bristol. So when we planned a weekend with our good friends and neighbours, we were keen to try our the Cotswold Farm Park otherwise known as 'Adam's' Farm (Country File' Adam), which opened its campsite just last year in 2017. We were...

What Bank Holidays should be about….

British weather is notoriously unpredictable and I think it's fair to say that we have come to expect Bank Holiday weekends to be a washout. This winter seems to be lasting an eternity; our spring, so far, has been cold and apart from a few unseasonably hot days in April, we've barely seen the sun....

Haven: Burnham on Sea

I do love an easy camping trip and they don't come much easier than a holiday village! I must confess that just a couple of years ago, the idea of this type of holiday would have been my worst nightmare but the children absolutely love the activities and entertainment and if they're happy (and exhausted),...

National Trust: Tredegar House[

As a child, my family were National Trust members. Living in South East London, our trips out to Knole and Ightham Mote gave us the opportunity to escape the hubbub of the city. I remember my brother and I diligently collecting stamps in our NT passports, keeping a record of the sites we visited close...

#Throwback Thursday: A fleeting trip to Bruges

I was looking through some pictures and found some of the beautiful Bruges. I realised that I didn’t include the fleeting visit in either of my Center Parcs posts so thought I’d sneak in a little one retrospectively. When we decided to go to Belgium with friends last summer, I knew that without a doubt,...

When Fun can’t come First

Some people can be critical of what one chooses to share on social media, suggesting that people paint a rosy picture of their lives. I have had people passing comments to me about life in our house being good/perfect. Don’t get me wrong, I love my life but it certainly isn’t perfect! I do however...

Pentewan Sands in (mostly) Pictures

The Easter that rained  and rained and rained (and snowed a bit too!). I know, let’s go camping!!! Long ago we decided that off season camping was all about the holiday parks. The clubhouse offering a warm retreat and cheesy entertainment to keep the children occupied, a pool and places to eat on site. As...

Belgium Part 1: Centre Parcs, Erperheide

We love Centre Parcs and have had an annual trip to our local park, Longleat, for the last four years. Each time we go we comment that a weekend just isn't enough time to do everything you want to do so when considering our summer holiday, we looked at spending a week at Longleat but...