Image credit. With May half term come and gone, it will soon be the summer holidays. Whether you love having the kids at home or just want to get through the break as peacefully as possible, organising some family days out in advance give everyone something to look forward to…

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I have said it many times before, but we really are lucky to live where we do. We have beaches, woodlands and open countryside right on our doorstep as well as lots of tourist hotspots and places of interest. One of those is Wellington Monument, and although it is only…

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The beach isn’t just for the summer. In fact, I almost prefer it in the winter, when it is empty except for the surfers and a few families, when there are heaps of new rock pools to explore, when the children can run undisturbed for miles. That’s just what we…

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Gemma and Jacob love anything to do with the sea and the water – I don’t know if this is due to living by the sea or whether it is just something that all children love, but they are definitely keen on visiting aquariums, ponds, rock pools and of course,…

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We love to get outside, let the kids get some fresh air and run about, but we don’t always go anywhere ‘exciting’ as such. Days out are expensive, time-consuming, and quite frankly I think it does the children good to learn that we are not made of money, and can’t…

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