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We were recently invited to test out a £99 deal in Leicester that brings together ‘family adventure’ activities with a night in a luxury hotel for two adults and two children. This is called the Leicester Stay, Play Explore, Family Adventure short break. Families can sample bed and breakfast at one of five Leicester hotels – four four star or one three star and visit three attractions of their choice or take part in three [...] Read more »
Beautiful Gardens – North West England What: Guided tours of the beautiful and extensive gardens of the Holker estate, in support of the National Gardens Scheme charity. Admission is £6.50 for adults and £3.50 for children. Where: Holker Hall Estate(link www.holker.co.uk), Cark-in-Cartmel,Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 7PL When: Sunday, July 10. 10.30am until 5.30pm Agricultural Show – Midlands, England What: The Newport Show – one of Shropshire’s most anticipated agricultural events, set in stunning surroundings, with something [...] Read more »
By Carol Garrington YOUNGSTERS, parents and staff at Eccleshall Pre School in Staffordshire are holding the town’s ultimate baking competition this Saturday. The competition, which runs from 2pm to 4pm, is free to enter and will be held at Eccleshall Community Centre, Shaws Lane. Adult categories in the Great Big Eccleshall Bake Off include Victoria sponge cake, scones, cupcakes, novelty cakes, fruit cake, chocolate brownies and chocolate cake. Children are also being encouraged to whip up a treat [...] Read more »
By Carol Garrington AS a regular visitor to Cornwall I’m always on the look-out for different things to do and places to go. So news of a Summer Food Festival event being launched by Cornwall Food & Drink in partnership with Duchy College, in Stoke Climsland, near Callington caught my eye. That’s not only because it involves sampling a variety of delicious Cornish specialities, but also because it is near to where my parents live and entry for the whole [...] Read more »
RECENTLY, Potty Mummy wrote about stuff she’d recommend for visitors to London with children. She has kindly allowed us to reproduce her advice here as a guest post. Being a Brit abroad, and a long term London resident to-boot, I often get asked for my tips on London by people making short trips there. (I think this probably happens to most people who live or have lived in hot destinations for short city breaks). Over [...] Read more »
This was by no means my first trip to Manchester, which had once been a favourite spot for shopping and socialising, but it was the inaugural one as a family, and so it was obviously going to be very different. We were taking the train and on a strict budget (from Virgin Trains – see my previous post) so the key to the trip was about planning, writes Helen Moffat. The money we had was [...] Read more »
No burgers on the menu at Epcot's Teppan Edo. By Camilla Chafer CHICKEN nuggets or burgers and fries – they're all on the menu at theme parks. In America, your eyes may also have boggled at the turkey legs families plump for. Who could blame you for turning your nose up at such an artery clogging, lack lustre menu? Read more »
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