Who needs to holiday abroad when we have so many amazing counties and cities on our beautiful British island? This summer has been perfect for the staycation with all the amazing weather we’ve been having, and with us moving house, buying a new car and my husband having a slight obsession with buying bike parts,…
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Ullswater Heights Holiday Park | Review
*This post first appeared on Mummy to Dex in January 2022 We’ve recently returned from our second break at Ullswater Heights Holiday Park. Located just outside of Penrith in Cumbria, Ullswater Heights in a relatively new holiday park that offers 5 star luxury. Find out more about our stay in a Family Escape Plus lodge,…
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A Week Away in Bluestone Wales | AD
*This post first appeared on Mummy to Dex blog in April 2019. In March we spent the most fabulous four night stay over at Bluestone in South Wales. We enjoyed glorious sunshine, fantastic company and absolutely stunning scenery in one of the most beautiful parts of the UK.
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Top Places in The UK to Visit on a Budget
Image credit Holidays help you to unwind, which is excellent for your health and mental wellbeing. The World Health Organisation revealed that stress-related health conditions would be the second leading cause of disability. Therefore, taking time off to de-stress is in your best interest. Fortunately, you can spend less and have a good time. That…
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Why UK Holidays May Be The Norm In 2021
Pixabay – CC0 License As we venture into a new year, hope is seemingly on the horizon. A vaccination programme is taking off and the cases of coronavirus are decreasing once again. However, there is still a level of caution that everyone is taking. Plans are not set in stone and the thought of booking…
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4 Ways To Staycation In The UK
Photo by Stijn te Strake on Unsplash The travel industry has been turned upside down this year. Between lockdowns, quarantines, and general COVID related carnage, it’s difficult to satisfy that wanderlust. As and when lockdown has been eased, many people have chosen to stay closer to home and have a good old staycation. If you’re…
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The Fabulous Benefits of Caravan Holidays
At the moment, we’re all a little bit worried about booking trips. Your 2020 summer holiday may have been cancelled, and if we’re honest, there’s no guarantee that we’ll be able to travel normally in 2021 either. You might be worried about infection rates around the world, the likelihood of a vaccine in the next…
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Four Nights in New Abbey, Scotland – Exploring the Solway Coast and Beyond
As lockdown restrictions eased earlier this summer, we decided we needed – for our own sanity – to get away for a few days with the boys. We trawled AirBnB and settled on a small cottage in a sleepy village called New Abbey, a few miles from the Solway Coast. And, what a few days…
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11 Things to Do at Morecambe Seaside
Morecambe is a stunning little seaside town, up the coast from it’s bigger and bolder neighbour Blackpool and a stone’s throw from the city of Lancaster. Although it feels a little run-down, like most seaside resorts in the UK, Morecambe is a gem of a place, with gorgeous views across Morecambe Bay towards the hills…
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Holiday Inn, Shepperton | Hotel Review
Just after Christmas, we spent a couple of night down south so we could visit my sister-in-law who lives in the gorgeous county of Surrey. We’ve been huge fans of the Holiday Inn for a number of years thanks to their cheap prices and comfortable rooms, so when we found the Holiday Inn Shepperton, which…