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…
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Ruff Wood, Ormskirk | Days Out
Read moreWe are so lucky in West Lancashire to have so many woodlands and nature reserves right on our doorstep. This week, we paid a visit to Ruff wood which is nineteen acres of beautiful woodland, situated just outside of Ormskirk.…
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Antony Gormley’s Another Place | Days Out
Read moreWe are so lucky that a few miles down the road from our house is the small town of Crosby which homes Antony Gormley’s Another Place.
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7 Things to Do in Blackpool with Kids
Read moreI don’t know what it is about Blackpool but I just adore the place. Where some may see poverty, drunkenness and an economy hit hard, like most British seaside towns, resulting in a widespread drug problem, I see sun, sea,…
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Costa Encantada Aparthotel, Lloret de Mar | Hotel Review
Read moreIn October 2017 we spent a week in sunny Lloret de Mar in northern Spain. Lots of my friends and colleagues told me they’d been to Lloret in their younger years but hadn’t heard of it for yonks, we were…
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Del Paso Car Hire Malaga Airport | Review
Read moreIn August we flew to Malaga to visit Neil’s father who lives in a small village just outside of Loja in Andalusia. Flying to Malaga was the obvious choice, despite his location being slightly closer to Granada, thanks to the…
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Madame Tussauds, Blackpool | Days Out
Read moreBlackpool is one of my favourite destinations in the North West when I’m looking for sun, sea, sand and fun filled family entertainment. We recently had a fantastic day out at Coral Island, and I’ve spoken previously about my love…
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Trentham Monkey Forest | Days Out
Read moreThis week, we travelled a little further afield and visited Trentham Monkey Forest in the Midlands. We are lucky in west Lancashire that we are so close to the M6 motorway, which means we can get down south pretty quickly.…
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Dundonald Castle | Days Out
Read moreWhenever we travel far away from home, we much prefer using A roads to motorways and stopping off at fun or historic sites for a break, instead of the usual boring motorway service stations. When we stayed at Wemyss Bay…
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Fairy Glen, Parbold | Days Out
Read moreOne of our favourite days out in West Lancashire is Fairy Glen, which sits the other side of Parbold Hill, just minutes away from the M6 motorway. Sprodley Brook has cut through the sandstone in this area to create a…
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