Sleeps: The Cottages sleep 4 Price: From £474 / week based on a stay in Cherry Cottage Location: Nutley, East Sussex Nutley Edge is a beautiful, traditional farm over looking the Ashdown Forest in the heart of East Sussex. Originally a working farm Nutley Edge now offers a wide range of holiday accommodation including accessible…
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Working with influencers: A guide for Glamping businesses
As a family travel blogger and freelance travel writer my job is to create engaging content for my clients regardless of the size of their business. I’ve worked for a wide range of travel companies from small, independent glamping sites to international travel companies. What often surprises me, at both ends of the scale, is…
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How to Save Money on Accommodation for Your Next Family Holiday
Taking a holiday with your family is always an exciting adventure, but the cost of finding somewhere great to stay can quickly add up. This is especially true if you’re heading out on an extended family trip with everybody together, where the cost of needing multiple hotel rooms can quickly eat into your combined budgets.…
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5 of the best family ski resorts in Europe 2018-19
When it comes to booking your first family ski holiday deciding where to go can be a difficult choice. Even a seasoned skier might find the prospect of accommodating a whole range of family needs a challenge in itself. However, there are a number of resorts that stand out as being well suited to families.…
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Is Spain the perfect family holiday destination?
Mainland Spain and it’s beautiful islands have drawn British families to their shores for generations now. Whether you’re a family who loves Benidorm or Ibiza, Majorca or Menorca or even a jet setting city family who prefer the cultural appeal of Madrid or Barcelona…Spain offers huge appeal as a family holiday destination. Here’s just a…
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6 Reasons you should relocate to your favourite travel destination!
Have you ever stared out of a rain-covered window at the grey, murky skies and wished that you lived somewhere a bit brighter? I have. I’ve sat, and I’ve looked at the grey clouds and I’ve remembered that it is AUGUST and we should be having bright sunshine. It’s the summer, which by definition means…
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Wickham Manor House on the Charles Palmer Vineyard
Sleeps: up to 4 people Price: £170 / night for bed & breakfast for a family of 4 in the William Penn Suite Location: Winchelsea, Sussex Charles Palmer planted the first vines on this stunning estate in Winchelsea near Rye back in 2006. Since then the vineyard has gone on to produce a selection of…
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The Old House Inn: A Country Retreat Perfect for Gatwick Stopovers
Sleeps: 2 people Price: from £110 / night for bed & breakfast Location: Copthorne, West Sussex The Old House Inn is a pretty, period pub with guest rooms on the outskirts of Copthorne in West Sussex. The historical pub looks as though it belongs in the heart of the countryside, but in actual fact it’s…
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The Lodges at New House Farm – A Relaxed Rural Escape in Sussex
Sleeps: up to 6 (Based on North Stable Lodge) Price: from £145 / night (Based on North Stable Lodge – other accommodation prices start at £85 / night) Location: Etchingham, East Sussex Set in a very discrete and fairly remote lane in the village of Etchingham lies the idyllic location that is New House Farm.…
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Hoburne Bashley ~ A Traditional Holiday Park Transformation
Sleeps: up to 6 Price: From around £450 / 3 nights in Aug Location: New Milton, Hampshire Hoburne is one of the UK’s oldest and longest established holiday companies having opened their first park in 1912. Over the past century the company has made it one of their key goals to reinvest and continually improve…
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7 Fun Family Activities to enjoy in Jamaica
Jamaica, a Caribbean island nation, has a lush topography of mountains, rainforests and reef-lined beaches. Many of its all-inclusive resorts are clustered in Montego Bay, with its British-colonial architecture, and Negril, known for its diving and snorkeling sites. This is the place that is known to its richness of the beaches and resorts. Once you…
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5 Essential Steps for a Stress-Free Family Holiday
With the anticipation and chaos that precedes a family holiday it’s easy to over-look the more run of the mill essentials needed to be in order to allow the smooth running of your trip. Whilst you might be more focused on preparing your holiday wardrobe or travel itinerary it’s easy to overlook paperwork and documents…
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8 Family Day Trips in Basque Country / Pays du Basque
We recently spent a week exploring Basque Country whilst we stayed in a fantastic Glamping dome with Glisten Camping. We were really surprised at just how much there is to see and do for families in this region of South West France and Northern Spain….here’s just a taster of what’s on offer for families in…
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Wild Wales: A Destination for Family Adventure
Of all the parenting advice I have been given over the years, one that sticks in my mind was from a daddy on Instagram who simply said: be more kid. That’s what it’s about. It’s doing away with all the things society says about growing up and embracing that childlike wonder, and what better way is…
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Review: Glisten Camping, South West France
Sleeps: Up to 4 adults and 2 young children Price: From £86 / night (2 night min) Location: Near Biarittz, South West France Glisten Camping is more than just a Glamping brand…it’s a whole concept. Focusing on offering guests the opportunity to engage with their natural surroundings whilst enjoying the comfort of a unique and…