Anyone who gets to know us as a family quickly realises that Bude in North Cornwall is our happy place. We visit every year without fail and it never gets old. Our week-long trip is usually filled with a variety of favourite excursions: windswept walks along the beach, digging our toes into the sand, jumping…
As an only child, I spent plenty of one-to-one time with my Mum: we’d visit my Nana and Grandad on Sundays; go and stay with my aunt and cousins in Cornwall during school holidays; we baked together; she’d ferry me around to horse riding, gymnastics and art lessons; as well as being there every day…
Every year, we have a week-long family holiday in Bude in North Cornwall. (You can read all about last year’s holiday here). We were due to go in May half term this year, but by the time January came around it felt like far too far away and so we decided to bring it forwards…
“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light and winter in the shade” ~ Charles Dickens Last week we had a completely unexpected day of sunshine and warmth after what has felt like weeks of snow, rain, wind and…
This post, all about Animal Kingdom and Disney Springs, is Part Five in a travel diaries series about our trip to Walt Disney World in Florida in October 2017. You can read Part One, all about where we stayed and our first ever visit to The Magic Kingdom, here. Part Two, covering the fun we…
Back in half term at the end of February, the girls and I spent a winter afternoon together at Trentham Gardens. It’s one of our favourite places to visit and we hadn’t been for absolutely ages. In fact, we hadn’t really been anywhere for months thanks to weekends being taken up with other activities (such…
This post, all about Hollywood Studios, is Part Four in a travel diaries series about our trip to Walt Disney World in Florida in October 2017. You can read Part One, all about where we stayed and our first ever visit to The Magic Kingdom, here. Part Two, covering the fun we had at Pirate…
I absolutely love having my girls home from school for the holidays. Relaxed mornings, no schedule to stick to and the chance to spend some quality time together. February half term can be a bit of a tricky one to know what to do with though: there isn’t the excitement of all the festivities to…
This post, all about our visit to Celebration and our second day of adventures at The Magic Kingdom, is Part Three in a travel diaries series about our trip to Walt Disney World in Florida in October 2017. You can read Part One, all about where we stayed and our first ever visit to The…
As a family of six, with all of us being very different and unique individuals, finding a holiday that suits us all can be tricky and it often takes a huge amount of planning and research to find something that works for everyone. It’s usually down to me to book our holidays, and with four…