On a recent weekend in Dorset we drove to the coast to visit Durdle Door, somewhere I have always wanted to see for myself. We were arriving at about 11am and I hoped this wouldn’t be too late to avoid the crowds.
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What to do in Nantes, France with Kids
When we went to Puy Du Fou we got an earlier flight so we could venture into Nantes and see a little of the area. I hadn’t even heard of Nantes France before our trip was booked and so we had no expectations of what the city would be like.
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Seeing Dolphins in Mauritius with Adrien’s Dream
One thing we really wanted to do when we booked to go to Mauritius was see dolphins in the wild. Dolphins spend time off the coast of Mauritius at various times of the year so we researched boat trips to see them for ourselves. We were recommended Adrien’s Dream and and booked their Sunrise Crystal
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Totof Tours Ile aux Phare Mauritius Boat Trip
When we booked our holiday to Mauritius we hired a car so that we could explore as much of the island ourselves, saving money by doing self guided tours and excursions. But, we wanted to spend some time at sea too, exploring local islands and snorkelling. We ended up booking a full day boat trip
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An Incredible Weekend at Puy du Fou
A few months ago I received an invite for a family trip to Puy du Fou. I had never heard of Puy du Fou before but a quick online search told me that it was the second most popular attraction in France next to Disneyland Paris. That told me all I had to know –
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The Children’s First Horse Riding Experience | AD
As part of our work with Great British Racing this summer, the children spent this morning at a local stables having their first horse riding experience. We’ve never really thought about horse riding until we started going to family race days and it’s given the children a real love of everything equestrian.
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A Family Day at Goodwood Races | AD
Last month we went to our very first day at the races – a family fun day at Ascot Racecourse. The children were really excited to go to another family fun day as soon as possible so yesterday we went to Goodwood Racecourse to see what their family fun day would be like.
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Pirates and Mermaids at Sea Life Brighton | AD
Last week we were invited to Sea Life Brighton to immerse ourselves in their Pirates and Mermaids experience. Sea Life centres across the country have been filled with pirate and mermaid fun all the way through until September and we couldn’t wait to see what it had in store for us.
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A Trip to St Paul’s Cathedral – London with Kids
A few weeks ago we were in London for an evening event but decided to drive up earlier in the afternoon to make the most of the day visiting somewhere new with the children. We had saved up our Tesco Clubcard vouchers and exchanged them for money off entry to St Paul’s Cathedral, somewhere the