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Top Reasons Travel Is Great As A Family

Photo by Porapak Apichodilok from Pexels While 2020 wasn’t the best year for travel, there is light at the end of the tunnel in 2021 and, hopefully, we can soon…

WWT Martin Mere Wetlands Centre, Burscough | Days Out

Right on our doorstep is the wonderful WWT wetlands centre, Martin Mere. Located just outside of Burscough, six miles from Ormskirk and ten miles from Southport. It's a fantastic day…

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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…

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Health Checks You Should Make Before Any Trip

If you are planning on going on a trip somewhere abroad, or even at home, you need to make sure that you are truly ready for that when the time…

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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…

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The Best Family Days Out in West Lancashire

8th June 2019

Welcome to West Lancashire, an historic borough with so many family friendly attractions, you could spend months here and not get bored. Whether you’re a wildlife lover, a historic building aficionado or just a lover of being outdoors, West Lancashire…

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Wemyss Bay Holiday Park | Review

29th April 2019

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…

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- Wales
A Week Away in Bluestone Wales | AD

3rd April 2019

*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…

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Malmaison Hotel, Birmingham | Review

28th March 2019

We were recently invited to spend the weekend in Birmingham by Visit Birmingham, and as part of the weekend we stayed the night in the Malmaison Hotel Birmingham, located next to the Mailbox in Birmingham City Centre. We love a…

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Thinktank Museum, Birmingham | Days Out

21st February 2019

In November, Visit Birmingham invited us to the UK’s second city to show us exactly what it had to offer. As part of this trip we visited Thinktank Museum, an award winning science museum perfect for families.

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National SEA LIFE Centre, Birmingham | Days Out

31st January 2019

In November, we were invited by Visit Birmingham to spend the weekend in Birmingham and we packed in so many fun attractions including the National SEA LIFE Centre which is located next to Brindleyplace in the centre of Birmingham.

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- North West
Windmill Animal Farm, Burscough | Days Out

24th January 2019

One of my favourite days out in West Lancashire is Windmill Animal Farm. We are so lucky that we now live so close to it so we can go whenever we want!

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A Weekend in Birmingham with London Northwestern Railway and Visit Birmingham | AD

6th December 2018

It had been a while since the three of us had managed to get a weekend away together, what with me having the worst pregnancy ever and working every Saturday known to man so I could have a day off…

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- North West
West Lancashire Light Railway, Hesketh Bank | Days Out

10th September 2018

Dexter is at the stage where is OBSESSED with anything that comes with wheels, whether it be cars, aeroplanes, tractors or trains. He takes a particular interest in choo choos and enjoys activities at home which involve building tracks, running…

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A Weekend Away in Herefordshire and Beyond

18th April 2018

This past weekend the three of us jumped in the car and headed down south for a weekend in Herefordshire where we had booked an Airbnb for the weekend.

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