Lightopia 2021: A Christmas Fantasy at Heaton Park, Manchester
We take our children on a family trip to a Christmas light festival in Manchester We return for a second year to Lightopia, here is our full guide. What is it The Lightopia Festival - A Christmas Fantasy - is an award-winning and socially-distanced lantern and light...
Harry Potter: The Forbidden Forest Experience – guide, review, video and top tips
We follow Harry Potter, Ron and Hermione into the Forbidden Forest and test our nerve among the creatures who live there https://youtu.be/xH7fTBkdQQY Name Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience. What is it? A night-time trail through the ‘Forbidden Forest’, known...
A surprise to wake to in Mallorca at a hotel full of swimming pools
We take a family holiday to Mallorca and stay at the five-star Zafiro Palace Alcudia https://youtu.be/MplNy766u3A To land at night is to preserve the mystery of your surroundings until morning - and we were in for a pleasant surprise on our break to the Balearic...
We take our children and new dog on a family holiday to Cornwall – find out how we get on
We stay in a beautiful cottage and explore the area and discover if Cornwall is dog-friendly as well as child-friendly Our dog is barking furiously, drowning out the sound of waves washing the rocky Cornish shoreline below, as our daughter approaches a huge,...
Delight in Devon on a family holiday to Dawlish with our children
We take our children to Cofton Holiday Park and explore the surrounding beaches and attractions "This is amazing," says our son and we all feel the same. The sheer joy of a family swim makes the months of lockdown seem a distant memory. This perfectly warm indoor pool...
We discover all the best places and activities for children in Exeter, Devon
We take a trip down memory lane in Exeter and find out if it is family-friendly and good for children https://youtu.be/xtbxBNeHOWw A tatty white door, three overflowing bins and a weed-covered driveway isn’t the normal tourist photo opportunity. But it’s the outside...
Lightopia 2021: A Christmas Fantasy at Heaton Park, Manchester
We take our children on a family trip to a Christmas light festival in Manchester We return for a second year to Lightopia, here is our full guide. What is it The Lightopia Festival - A Christmas Fantasy - is an award-winning and socially-distanced lantern and light...
Harry Potter: The Forbidden Forest Experience – guide, review, video and top tips
We follow Harry Potter, Ron and Hermione into the Forbidden Forest and test our nerve among the creatures who live there https://youtu.be/xH7fTBkdQQY Name Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience. What is it? A night-time trail through the ‘Forbidden Forest’, known...
Poole’s Cavern & Buxton Country Park – REVIEW, GUIDE and top TIPS
We take our children to explore spectacular caves on a family day out in the Peak District https://youtu.be/--7q_90IK4w Name Poole’s Cavern & Buxton Country Park What is it? Poole's Cavern is a two milion-year-old limestone cave. It is one of the best show caves...
Peak Wildlife Park – REVIEW, GUIDE and TIPS for this Staffordshire Peak District zoo
We take our children on a family day out to Peak Wildlife Park https://youtu.be/XUmganOTDTo Name Peak Wildlife Park What is it? A small zoo with exotic and endangered animals from three continents including wallabies, lemurs and penguins. It specialises in...
Annual passes and membership at top attractions across the UK in 2021 – our tips and advice
We investigate some of the popular annual passes for 2021 including Merlin, National Trust, English Heritage and Chester Zoo There are so many amazing places to take children across the UK but the cost can really add up, especially over the holidays. So is it worth...
Canal boat holiday guide for beginners – EVERYTHING you need to know
Our 14 most important tips for first time canal boaters You don't need a license or even any training to 'drive' a narrowboat but it can be a daunting experience to take the helm of such a long vessel for the first time. Boat hire companies should tell you the basics...
Our 10 top tips for taking children on a canal boat holiday
How to keep children happy and safe on a narrowboat trip To our children's great excitement, we recently took them on a narrowboat holiday - the prospect of our own barge for a few days really captured their imagination. Home for the break was a 67-foot boat along...
Coronavirus home-school guide: How to teach your children, have fun and stay calm!
What to do with children at home during schools closures and our top tips to educate them Schools have shut and parents all over the country are wondering how best to look after their children at home. It’s daunting to realise you are now their sole educator for the...
New Cheshire family attraction BeWILDerwood has opened
A 70-acre adventure park has opened in South Cheshire a year later than planned Tickets are now on sale for a new family day out, which opened its doors for the first time on April 12 (2021). BeWILDerwood Cheshire - the Curious Treehouse Adventure - was meant to open...
Big, family, all-inclusive hotel with water park opens in Dubai
A first for Dubai with four-star beachfront hotel from Riu The first four-star, all-inclusive, beachfront hotel has opened in Dubai. Hotel Riu Dubai is a large family hotel with children’s pools and a water park. It is Riu’s 100th hotel in the world and the chain’s...
Children can meet Santa live from Lapland over video call this Christmas
It's a Digital Christmas 2020 with the new Santa's Lapland video call experience Taking your children to meet Santa may not be possible this year due to lockdown restrictions. So holiday company Santa's Lapland is bringing Father Christmas into children's homes using...
Opening date revealed for one of the world’s biggest LEGOLAND parks
Work starts next year on one of the biggest LEGOLAND resorts in the world Work to build LEGOLAND Shanghai is set to start in 2021, Merlin Entertainments has announced. The huge new park is expected to open in China in 2024 and will incude a 250-room themed hotel....
Canal boat holiday guide for beginners – EVERYTHING you need to know
Our 14 most important tips for first time canal boaters You don't need a license or even any training to 'drive' a narrowboat but it can be a daunting experience to take the helm of such a long vessel for the first time. Boat hire companies should tell you the basics...
Our 10 top tips for taking children on a canal boat holiday
How to keep children happy and safe on a narrowboat trip To our children's great excitement, we recently took them on a narrowboat holiday - the prospect of our own barge for a few days really captured their imagination. Home for the break was a 67-foot boat along...
We review an Anglo Welsh canal boat with our children – is it family friendly?
We share all the details of our 67 foot bond class Anglo Welsh barge https://youtu.be/IuCDQDJtlxA Boat hire company Anglo Welsh has more than 160 narrowboats at 11 bases across England and Wales. We hired one from its Trevor Basin site in north Wales to take across...
Coronavirus travel tips: How to keep children safe from germs on aeroplanes
How to protect your family from germs on a plane – all the precautions you need to take I’ve always been a bit OTT when it comes to germs and my children – I’m the mum brandishing a hand gel at parties and soft play. But the spreading coronavirus has seen us all...
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