During October half term, we made a bit of a last minute decision to get out of the capital for a few days. As soon as Alex and Sophie’s swimming lesson was finished on Saturday morning, we hit the M4 … Continue reading
We’re big fans of Chatham Historic Dockyard in Kent and were excited to be invited to visit again during their special ‘Salute to the 1940s‘ theme weekend. As Matt was away for the weekend, I invited our next door neighbour … Continue reading
So this is it – the final instalment in our staycation 2017 reporting! Phew! And it’s a short one – but a real highlight of our holiday. After our stop in the Lake District, we had time for just one … Continue reading
Having travelled up to Scotland along the east of England, we decided to make the most of our trip and see a tiny bit of the west on the way home. So we broke our journey back to London with … Continue reading
As I mentioned a couple of posts ago, the entire purpose of our 2017 staycation was to join my family for a week long celebration. My parents both turned 65 this year, and so four generations of our family gathered … Continue reading
One of my favourite trips during our summer staycation was a family hike at St Abb’s Head. Not only is it a real pleasure to finally be able to take the children on decent walks, but it was a particular … Continue reading
After our week long journey to Scotland, we made it to our home for the second week of our summer holiday – an enormous rural house in the Borders which we were to share with four generations of my family! … Continue reading
Middlesbrough doesn’t always feature top on the list of tourist attractions in the North East. But it has a real gem at its industrial heart that shouldn’t be overlooked – the magnificent Tees Transporter Bridge. Built in 1911, the Transporter … Continue reading
Our final day trip in the North York Moors was Whitby – somewhere I’ve wanted to visit for ages. We headed straight towards Whitby Abbey, thoroughly enjoying wandering through the seaside resort. I loved the mix of traditional fish and … Continue reading
After our very brief foray into the Yorkshire Dales to visit Brimham Rocks, it was the turn of the North York Moors next! With our good friend Jo living in the village of Great Ayton, we based ourselves with her … Continue reading
After our weekend in York, we continued our journey north with a morning on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales at the exceptional Brimham Rocks. Matt and I had visited years ago and were excited at the prospect of showing … Continue reading
We’re big fans of the British staycation – but with the weather being pretty disappointing in July and early August, we weren’t sure we’d made the right choice for our 2017 summer holiday, thinking the Mediterranean would have been pretty … Continue reading
What a summer! I’m curled up on my sofa after three weeks away from home on a family holiday, a work conference and a group camping weekend. I’m exhausted – but satisfied that we’ve had an excellent break with several … Continue reading
After the bustle of Barcelona – and some crazy busy months of work and school – we were all ready for a bit of family downtime. So we had booked a few days on the Spanish coast to relax and … Continue reading
An email today from British Airways about our flight delay compensation reminded me that I haven’t yet shared the story of our May half term adventure to Barcelona – so let me catch you up. We’d been planning our trip … Continue reading
