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I was lucky enough to book a last minute deal through Best of Wales for a lovely looking bungalow near to New Quay, Wales for a hastily arranged break this year. Over on Ready for Ten, Catherine Cooper, author of Travelling with children, a parent’s guide, has rounded up some offers including in the Isle of Wight, France and Egypt. You can see Catherine’s post here: Expert post: Late deals on family holidays. Read more »
Family deals can be great, helping to save us a few pounds when we go on a day out together somewhere, or on holiday. But such deals often class families as two adults and two, occasionally three, children. So what if your family doesn’t fit into this box? Families come in all shapes and sizes, especially with step-children and extended family included in the mix. Days out Tania Sullivan from Kent is mother to nine [...] Read more »
THANKS to a competition on parenting website Ready For Ten and in conjunction with Disney and Starwood Hotels, Becky Willoughby along with her mum and two children won a luxurious three-night break at the Castillo Hotel Son Vida in Palma Mallorca. Becky writes: This was an amazing opportunity for us as my children had never left the UK or been on an aeroplane and I hadn’t been abroad for nearly nine years! The look on my four [...] Read more »
ACCORDING to the Met Office, the Grimsvotn Volcano in Iceland which caused the latest disruptions has “paused”. This means that UK air space is not expected to be affected by volcanic ash in the near future. Yet volcanos often have several pauses during their eruption phase, and it is only when it has been paused for three months that a volcano can be considered dormant. These are the wise words from Catherine Cooper over at Ready [...] Read more »
New Zealand is often labelled with exciting titles such as the ‘adventure capital of the world’ and ‘nature’s theme park in the South Pacific’. Its rugged and spectacular landscape lends itself well to adventurers keen to bungy jump, jetboat through the deep gorges, ski off track, white water raft or trek to the top of simmering volcanoes. But with many of these adventure activities not suitable for children, how can you make a family [...] Read more »
HEAD over to Ready for Ten today to find out how you can win a family holiday to Florida — all by making a scary monster from an empty squash bottle. But hurry – the competition ends on Friday. Our Have a Lovely Time colleague Helen (currently sunning herself in France…) has had some great fun with her girls fashioning a monster from a leftover Robinsons Double Concentrate bottle. This is a national competition designed to [...] Read more »
Some of the life size figures DID you know there is a Playmobil Fun Park in Malta? On a recent visit Joanne Mallon discovered it's one of the Mediterranean island's top tourist attractions. Joanne writes: The Playmobil Fun Park is situated right next to the factory where the little figures are made, with the aim of letting children play with the whole range at once (including all the big sets that you might not have the space for at home). So if [...] Read more »
IT’S something you look forward to throughout the year, your holiday. You build your excitement and wonder what you’re going to be treated to, but wouldn’t it be helpful if you could have a conversation about your dream holiday in advance, with the team who work there? Wouldn’t you be interested to see exactly what’s going on at your holiday today? And in the summer? This has now been made possible by one of the most [...] Read more »
Looking for hotels near Bristol Airport?
Or even better Bristol Airport hotels with parking and transfer to airport services?
Then choose Winford Manor, one of the best Bristol Airport hotels which has recently won a gold award as an eco hotel and is a very welcoming family hotel.
A large range of tents including Outwell tents and Vango tents which make ideal family tents. Also stocks a vast selection of sleeping bags and air beds at very competitive prices.
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