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Chocolate week, 12th-18th October

Fantastic - no need to feel guilty when I sneak a chocolate bar home after school drop off!!
It’s chocolate week 12 - 18 October, sheer indulgence.
London Mums can head to May Fair Hotel on 10 & 11 October to sample from the best chocolatiers

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Chapel Porth, Cornwall

Wow, we’ve been to this beautiful Cornish beach hundreds of times but this was a different story.  On the lowest tide of the year, the white sands stretched for miles, all the way along to Porthtowan.  Exposed by the low water, the caves cut right back under the overhanging cliffs, with enormous rock pools, deep …

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Family fun in the Lake District

Just returned from the Lake District - just breathtaking. Great location for families: walking, cycling and canoeing - all in one day! Watch out for our new features.

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We’ve met Wallace and Gromit at Explore-At-Bristol

We have just returned from a great visit to Explore-At-Bristol. This amazing science centre has a long term ‘animate it’ hands-on exhibition where children can create their own short animated films and then revisit them online once they return home. The whole event is a joint production between Aardman Animations creators of Wallace and Gromit …

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EXPLORE PENSTHORPE’S WINTER WONDERLAND

EXPLORE PENSTHORPE’S WINTER WONDERLAND
Families looking for a fantastic day during October Half Term and during this autumn and winter can find a whole raft of interesting and exciting things to do at Pensthorpe Nature Reserve & Gardens, near Fakenham, in Norfolk.
Here you will find nature at its very best and there is always a superb …

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It’s a Yummy Summer Sundae

Just back from a top family festival experience at Summer Sundae.  This is one of the most child-friendly festivals we’ve been to.  The site, in the grounds of De Montfort Hall, Leicester, is small and un-crowded, so older kids can have a bit of freedom to wander safely.  Great variety of music over 5 stages, with Bon Iver, The Zutons, Lighting Seeds, …

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Eyes to the sky - Fowey Royal Regatta

This week the annual Fowey Royal Regatta takes over this picturesque Cornish coastal town. We took our little reviewers to last year’s event and the highlight was the Red Arrows display over the water. This year’s display takes place on Thursday 20th August @ around 6.00 and is great for children of all ages. Our …

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Milton Country Park - get close to nature.

Just back from taking 3 boys aged 4-14 to Milton Country Park. It has recently received a lot of funding and is spending much of it on attracting families with plenty of new wooden play structures, dens etc. There is also a cafe serving proper coffee and nice looking cakes for mum and dad with …

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The sun shone on Cambridge Folk Festival (most of the time)

So Cambridge Folk Festival is over for another year and it was another great success for all the family. There was loads to do for  music fans of all ages including brilliant story telling, juggling and lots of great child friendly activities.
The festival site is brilliantly organised and despite the large crowd of over 10,000 …

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Our FREE Horrid Henry download is hilarious!

We are so excited to be offering another Free audio book download from our friends at Audible.co.uk. All our team have been all been chuckling along to Horrid Henry’s Car Journey – it’s brilliantly read by Miranda Richardson and a great way to keep the children entertained at bedtime or in the car as you …

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