We decided to climb Pen y Fan with our 6 and 8-year-old kids on holiday in the Brecon Beacons last summer. Pen y Fan is the highest peak in South Wales and one of the most popular mountains in the Brecon Beacons, so we thought it would be great for them to be able to […]
Travel: 34 Tips For Taking A Toddler To Center Parcs Woburn Forest
So you’re taking a baby or toddler to Center Parcs? Let me fill you in on some essentials you need to know before you go… We’ve been to Center Parcs a lot. Like, really a lot. The husband works at Woburn Forest, and we’ve been to the other 4 villages several times, so it’s become […]
Travel: North Yorkshire For Kids 2018 – Top 5 Activities For Under-5s
A couple of weeks ago we packed our bags for a mid-week break in Skipton with Gorgeous Cottages – you can find out what we got up to here. We only had four full days to cram everything in, so before we set off I spent hours researching things to do with young children – […]
Travel: 6 Reasons We Love Higher Scarcliffe Cottage In Yorkshire
We’re just back from a mid-week break in Skipton, north Yorkshire, and – right at this moment – we’re not sure we ever want to holiday anywhere else again. Now, I realise that’s a pretty bold statement (and I’m sure we’ll change our tune soon enough), but the self-catering cottage really did deliver on all […]
Travel: 9 Tips For Going Away As A Group With Children
We have a group of friends we try to go on holiday with every year. There are four families between us, and this year we totalled 16 – that’s 8 adults and 8 children – so we needed a UK holiday cottage with plenty of bedrooms and lots of space. As we were only going […]
Travel: 6 Indoor Activities For Toddlers At Center Parcs
It feels like an age since I wrote about outdoor activities for toddlers at Center Parcs, so it’s high time I ticked off things to keep young children – that’s babies, toddlers and preschoolers – busy indoors. While I focussed on our stay at Center Parcs Whinfell Forest last time, I’ve covered several different villages […]
Travel: 10 self-catering essentials to take to Center Parcs
We finally unpacked the last few bits from our break at Whinfell Forest over the weekend. Yep – that’s a whole month after we got home. Impressive, eh? In my defence, we do pack a LOT of stuff. I’ve never been one for packing light, and with the kids I’d just rather be safe than sorry, so I tend […]
Travel: 6 outdoor activities for toddlers at Center Parcs Whinfell Forest
With the Lake District’s track record for rain, we were a bit worried about the weather at Whinfell in early June. We needn’t have been – I think we got one light shower during the whole week we were there, and other than that it was lovely and sunny. That meant we could make the most of the […]
Travel: Center Parcs Whinfell Forest Highlights
This time last week we were savouring our last night at Center Parcs Whinfell Forest with an al fresco bottle of wine. Fast-forward to this evening and it’s fair to say we’re all still on a bit of a downer (I’m typing this in front of the tellie – enough said). The Boy is especially […]