Category Archives: Accommodation reviews
So who’s a happy camper now? Meon Springs Yurt Village, reviewed
Let it be said: I’m not a happy camper. It’s the faff of it all – the packing, the assembling, the disassembling – that puts me off. Add to that the lack of comfort (for all the blow-up mattresses in … Continue reading
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Tagged glamping holidays, glamping with kids, Hampshire camping, Meon Springs, yurt holidays
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A high five for the Legoland Hotel
It has to be said that my relationship with the Legoland Hotel did not get off to the best of starts. Like many young boys, my son, Leo, is a Lego fanatic. My wife and I knew taking him to … Continue reading
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Tagged Legoland breaks, Legoland hotel, Legoland hotel review, UK days out
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The Trunki Files 2014 Hotlist Part 2: The UK
Perhaps now, when Brits are still sodden and weary from another terrible winter, is not the best time to be extolling the virtues of a staycation. But we have to believe the weather will get better and that another scorching … Continue reading
Do it for the dessert-trolley: the Cottage Hotel, Hope Cove, reviewed
Imagine being able to travel back in time for your next family holiday. Dinosaurs instead of Devon? Romans rather than Ramsgate? Camelot, not Corfu? How cool would that be? Alas, whilst I know of no Tardis available for hire, I … Continue reading
If it ain’t broken… Why we went back to Periyali Villas, Zakynthos
When it comes to holidays, my wife and I have never quite understood ‘returning types’. With three Geography degrees between us and a hunger to score new cities and countries on the ‘where I’ve been in the world’ chart, we … Continue reading
Reviewed! Legoland hotel, Windsor
by Cassie Martin Once upon a time, my idea of a perfect hotel break would have been a four poster bed, spa bath and long lie in followed by delicious breakfast. But hey, things change once you have kids and … Continue reading
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Tagged Legoland breaks, Legoland hotel review, pirate room
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Alsagra, Umbria, Italy: accommodation review
I’m just going to come out and say it: this was not our most successful family holiday. But before I lead you to the wrong conclusion, I must quickly assert that it was not our choice of accommodation that was … Continue reading
7 ways to spend 7 days in North Cornwall… and 1 lovely place to stay
The minute you have your first child, you know you will be spending one, if not all, of your summer holidays in Cornwall. In fact, for many families, it becomes their default destination. Far enough away to feel exotic but … Continue reading
Woodhey Hall, Cheshire: accommodation review
by Lynsey Van Foreest In August 2012, we descended on wonderfully rural Cheshire for an Anglo-Dutch get-together for my dad’s 70th. After weeks of searching, I stumbled upon the website of Woodhey Hall dairy farm and its fabulous 17th-century barns. … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheshire holidays, places to stay Cheshire, UK family holidays, Woodhey Hall
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Cotton Bay Village, St Lucia: accommodation review
Always up for a blast of tropical sunshine, and keen to get an off-season bargain by travelling in May, we scoured the internet to find the best hotel for me, my pregnant wife and our son, Leo (who was two … Continue reading
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