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…
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London Hilton on Park Lane | Hotel Review
I was recently given the chance to stay at the London Hilton on Park Lane, one of London’s most luxurious hotels and I was so excited to see what it had to offer. My branch was nominated in two categories in the Retail Sales Awards hosted by the business that employs me and myself and…
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AD | A Weekend in Hull – The UK’s City of Culture 2017
Disclaimer: We were invited to Hull by Visit Hull who paid for our food, accommodation and the activities we did during the weekend. I was not asked to share a blog post and all thoughts are my own. Last weekend we were invited to the city of Hull by Visit Hull to experience everything this…
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The Midland, Manchester | Hotel Review
I absolutely adore old fashioned hotels and The Midland in Manchester is one hotel I’ve admired for a long time. I spent five years of my life living in Manchester and while I was living in this vibrant, multicultural and very historic city, I couldn’t bring myself to stay there as it was right on…
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Wemyss Bay Holiday Park | Review
We have just returned from a four night stay in Wemyss Bay Holiday Park located in Renfrewshire in Scotland. I booked this Parkdean Resorts holiday via Hoseasons for the absolute bargain price of £169 for the four of us, despite it being the Easter holidays. When I was looking for reviews online to try to…