Win a £200 luxury Forest Holidays escape
Sep20

Win a £200 luxury Forest Holidays escape

Have you seen Forest Holidays yet? If not, you’re missing out. I *love* them. They have 9 stunning locations spread across the country, all exclusively on Forestry Commission land. Forest Holidays are for everyone, from the very young to the very old; they’re for families and couples and groups of friends and obviously they’re perfect for dogs (owners welcome, natch). Because you’re deep in forestry land,...

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Still Looking? I Found You Some Beautiful Last-Minute Villa Stays
Aug04

Still Looking? I Found You Some Beautiful Last-Minute Villa Stays

It has been brought to my attention that there are people who have never ever had to search for a Last-Minute Villa. There are people who book their annual summer family holidays a year ahead. For some it’s because time off work needs to be meticulously planned and family schedules organised. For others it’s just a natural progression for an organised mind (Oh how I wish I was one of *those* people). Other people book at...

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Stop trying to holiday-shame me for choosing a UK Holiday
Jul21

Stop trying to holiday-shame me for choosing a UK Holiday

Growing up, going ‘abroad’ was for those who lived in the posher houses (like my lovely friend Nikki with her annual trip to Spain). For us, holidays meant camping – Somerset, Cornwall, Lake District, Peak District… and I never ever felt embarrassed or like I was missing out. It was a holiday! New places, new people, new beaches, new castles. And Mr LittleStuff enjoyed the same (though he was more upmarket...

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WIN a Family Break to the first ‘MADE IN BASINGSTOKE’ Festival!
Jun29

WIN a Family Break to the first ‘MADE IN BASINGSTOKE’ Festival!

Basingstoke is set to become Hampshire’s cultural capital this summer, when the town’s creativity is celebrated in its inaugural “Made in Basingstoke Festival” , a jam-packed extravaganza of events catering for all tastes and age groups. Running from 14th July to 13th August 2017 and comprising of four themed weeks entitled Create, Taste, Discover and Make, this family-friendly Festival will showcase the town’s talent...

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5 reasons to book early for your family ski holiday
Jun27

5 reasons to book early for your family ski holiday

When thoughts are turned to sunshine and beach holidays after Summer has finally arrived we want to highlight the reasons why it’s important to be one snow step ahead and get your top family ski holiday booked now. Family ski holidays have the perfect combination of getting the whole family out and about in natures finest mountain air, creating exhilarating experiences on the slopes and recounting the days adventures over alpine foods...

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A love poem. To my beautiful United Kingdom. #iloveyoUK
Apr20

A love poem. To my beautiful United Kingdom. #iloveyoUK

Growing up, foreign holidays were for the posh family next door. Us? We went camping. In Norfolk. And Cornwall, the Peaks, the New Forest, Somerset, the Lakes… And honestly? It was great. I never felt I was missing out – holidays were always… well, a holiday! When we were first married, we had pretty much zero disposable income – but we had a tent, and we continued to explore year after year. Then just as we...

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