AD | Christmas has arrived at @thelexiconbracknell AD | Christmas has arrived at @thelexiconbracknell and there’s so much to entertain the whole family whilst you do your Christmas shopping! 

Visit The Lexicon Glow Room for a magical light experience that will dazzle you with 20,000 LEDs. It feels like the room goes on forever! Then, take a dip in the Light Pool, a magical ball pool with golden balls to be found and prizes to be won!

If that wasn’t all, have a photo in the giant Christmas bauble ‘sparkling selfie station’ and follow the Twinkle Trail, spotting baubles in shop windows to collect the clues and enter to win fabulous prizes this Christmas. Plus, share your sparkling selfie station pictures, tagging #thelexiconbracknell or email them to marketing@thelexiconbracknell.com and you will automatically be entered in a competition for the chance to win a restaurant gift card too. 

There are also special performances from local choirs, bands and singers and even the chance to meet Bluey, Hey Duggee and Chase from Paw Patrol! You can be sure that a trip to The Lexicon will have something for everyone over the festive season this year. We loved our visit to The Lexicon last weekend and know we’ll be back again before Christmas!

Find out more on @thelexiconbracknell website.

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AD - Press Trip | What a lovely evening that was! AD - Press Trip | What a lovely evening that was! We had our first Glow Marwell experience tonight - and we loved it. It may even be the best light trail we have been to.

We spent well over two hours at @marwellzoo, enjoying the light installations, indulging in the food stalls and cafe, toasting marshmallows and even meeting Father Christmas! 

Glow Marwell was such a nice way to kick off the festive season - and it’s on all the way through December! If you’re looking for a really nice festive activity the whole family can enjoy, this could definitely be it!
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Multiple family members can use the same subscription, all posting messages to be added to one gazette - and sharing the cost of the subscription too! It’s great for parents, siblings and children to all share their news with grandparents each week, fortnight or month. 

We’ve been sending my dad Family gazettes for a while now and he absolutely loves them. It means we tell him all the little things that are happening and not just the big news you remember to mention in phone calls. The children get to upload their own messages to their grandad and it’s definitely made them feel closer, building a stronger relationship despite living far apart.

Find out more about Family over on the blog - link in bio - and buy a subscription for your nearest and dearest this Christmas. It’s a gift they will definitely love to receive.
Two weeks of Fred & George! I won’t be doing the Two weeks of Fred & George! I won’t be doing these updates every week but I like having somewhere to put all these photos!

They’re now three months old, super loving and happy, making biscuits and purring constantly.

They stay in ‘their’ room overnight but explore the house during the day, getting more confident as time passes. They even got to the point of relaxing on the sofa with us last night.

Fred & George are now very much part of our family and I can’t imagine them not being there now - even at 7am when they’re miaowing at the door for breakfast!
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Here’s a little look at the Banjo Robinson subscription - Troy loves it! Travelling to world with Banjo is so much fun! You can read our full review over on the blog and claim your free activity pack too - link in profile.
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We weren’t meant to get more cats just yet but sometimes the universe sends you things when you don’t expect them.

These little guys needed a home and a family to love them. And we had a home and a lot of love to give. We still miss Leia but this pair are definitely helping make me feel whole again.

They are both used to us now, and love us. They’re less nervous, give us cuddles and let us pick them up. They’re still living in our spare room but starting to explore the rest of the house under supervision. 

They play fight constant. Love toys, especially a crinkly feather thing on a string attached to a stick, and love being up high. They are an awesome pair and we are so glad to have them.

Thank you @millbrook_rspca @rspca_official for trusting us with ‘Lonestar and Starfish’. We could not love them more. 

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I wanted to put some of my favourite photos on the grid too as the kids did so many fun activities - they had THE best time. 

Giant swing, segways, climbing, archery, laser clays… there was so much to do that we couldn’t fit it all in - we need another trip!
And there ends our October half term - well, apart And there ends our October half term - well, apart from Troy who has a bonus week off!

This half term has been pretty lovely. Troy had his school residential the first weekend and then we had a really lovely few days in Norfolk before heading home and picking up two new members of our family - Fred and George. 11 week old rescue kittens who have pretty much stolen our hearts.

It’s been so nice to have a chunk of quality time with this pair and now I’m looking forward to the Christmas holidays. These two are the best company and I really do live for the school holidays. 

How has your half term been?
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Holidays & Accomodation, London, Reviews, Travel · June 4, 2019

Stay Park and Fly at the Holiday Inn London Heathrow M4 J4

Disclosure: We were invited on this break for the purpose of this review however all opinions are my own.

We love finding family friendly accomodation options wherever we travel. When we were planning our trip to Rome we were invited to make use of a Stay Park and Fly at the Holiday Inn London Heathrow M4 J4 to make the 7am flight time just a little easier.

A Stay Park and Fly package is fantastic for early flights but it’s also great if you live further afield and have to travel some distance to the airport. Holiday Inn have so many packages, some with parking included and others consisting of a night in the hotel before or after your flight as well as food and airport shuttle transfers.

Our Stay Park and Fly package gave us parking for the duration of our trip and when we arrived at the hotel we did find the parking situation quite interesting with cars parked literally everywhere. But we found a space by a rear entrance to the hotel, unloaded the car and began our stay.

The staff were really lovely at the Holiday Inn and gave us all the information we needed for our stay. We paid £8 per adult for return transfers to the airport the following morning and were advised of where to have dinner and breakfast – although we’d be leaving before the breakfast service started the following morning. However, we could request a breakfast to take away at no additional cost.

The hotel was really modern and had a really bright and airy feel to it. We were on the third floor and had no idea how vast the hotel was until it got busier later in the day.

Stay Park and Fly at the Holiday Inn London Heathrow M4 J4

We had been given adjoining double rooms which were perfect for a family stay and each room had the addition of a sofa bed, TV, air conditioning, free wifi, tea and coffee making facilities and a good size bathroom with complimentary toiletries. As each room had a sofa bed a standard room can accommodate a family making this a really great option when travelling with children.

Stay Park and Fly at the Holiday Inn London Heathrow M4 J4
Stay Park and Fly at the Holiday Inn London Heathrow M4 J4

We relaxed in our room for a couple of hours before dinner and it was lovely to just unwind for a while. The children loved their room and made themselves really comfortable whilst watching cartoons on the TV.

For dinner we went to the Seasons Restaurant and had our meal included in our package. It’s great to know though that children stay and eat free at Holiday Inn making them one of the most family friendly chains I have come across.

Stay Park and Fly at the Holiday Inn London Heathrow M4 J4

There was some confusion over our included meal and we did feel pushed to have a buffet option that had quite limited choice for the children. When we queried it we were told we could also order from the main menu which had much wider choice and a fantastic children’s menu too. The children were given colouring sheets and crayons which is always really appreciated.

Stay Park and Fly at the Holiday Inn London Heathrow M4 J4

For our starters I chose prawns and chorizo which was served with bread and was full of flavour. Dave went for the calamari which was a really good size portion and a really good way to start a meal.

Stay Park and Fly at the Holiday Inn London Heathrow M4 J4
Stay Park and Fly at the Holiday Inn London Heathrow M4 J4

For our mains I went for a superfood salad which had a choice of add ons like chicken or salmon. I chose chicken and it was a really lovely meal with so many different elements to it and so filling too.

Stay Park and Fly at the Holiday Inn London Heathrow M4 J4

Dave chose the Mediterranean Chicken Burger which made a really nice change to a traditional burger. It was served with fries and coleslaw and had the addition of a pesto dressing in the burger too. It was a really lovely meal.

Stay Park and Fly at the Holiday Inn London Heathrow M4 J4

For our desserts I chose a crumble which couldn’t have been better. Lovely and warm, lumps of fruit and served with custard. Dave went for the honeycomb cheesecake which was so rich and had just the right amount of honeycomb in it.

Stay Park and Fly at the Holiday Inn London Heathrow M4 J4
Stay Park and Fly at the Holiday Inn London Heathrow M4 J4

The children had garlic bread with cheese, followed by sausage mash and beans. These were really great portion sizes and we found the whole of the children’s menu really varied and homely.

Stay Park and Fly at the Holiday Inn London Heathrow M4 J4
Stay Park and Fly at the Holiday Inn London Heathrow M4 J4

For desserts Little Man had ice cream and LP chose the fruit sticks served with dipping sauce however, there was some confusion and a simple fruit salad appeared. We asked about the fondue style dish and the waitress brought out a bottle of chocolate sauce to put on the fruit salad but LP had been excited at the prospect of a fruit chocolate fondue. The waitress didn’t really understand our issue and in the end we asked for ice cream for LP instead. It was a bit of a disappointment for LP and really it wouldn’t have been an issue if we’d been told the fondue element hadn’t been available when we ordered.

After dinner we went straight to bed and slept so well. The room was a really good temperature and we had our own temperature controls, the beds were comfortable and the bedding was great quality. The room was completely silent despite it being a hotel airport in a busy location and the blackout curtains were fantastic.

In the morning we got ready quickly – at 4am – and checked out of the hotel. We were then able to board our London Heathrow airport transfer bus directly outside the hotel and as it was the first stop we practically had the bus to ourselves.

The transfer took about twenty minutes and before we knew it we were at our terminal ready to drop our bags off and go through security. It couldn’t have been easier.

Stay Park and Fly at the Holiday Inn London Heathrow M4 J4

When we arrived back at Heathrow after our holiday we just had to pick up the airport transfer bus from the designated bus stop – which runs every ten minutes during day time hours – and stay on it until the final stop for the Holiday Inn Heathrow M4 Jct 4. Our car was then waiting for us right where we had left it.

Our Stay Park and Fly package at the Holiday Inn London Heathrow M4 J4 took so much of the stress out of travelling with a family and made a really early flight much more bearable. We didn’t have to leave our keys with the hotel – something I always worry about with park and fly packages – and it as nice knowing that our car was in such a safe location whilst we were away.

Children eat and stay free with Holiday Inn and the Stay Park and Fly Package would be just slightly more than a standalone airport parking package which makes it fantastic value. I would definitely stay with Holiday Inn when we next have an early flight!

Stay Park and Fly at the Holiday Inn London Heathrow M4 J4
Stay Park and Fly at the Holiday Inn London Heathrow M4 J4

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