In February I took part in the sponsored Team Honk relay for Sport Relief. I scooted across London in a Sport Relief onesie with 24 other bloggers as we tried to cover as much of the Monopoly board as we could in one day. The whole relay took ten weeks and followed a 3,000 mile route from Land’s End to John […]
Competition to win a Parkdean Holiday
Parkdean Holidays are running a competition to win a 7-night stay worth up to £750. The winner will stay at one of 24 holiday parks around the UK in beautiful locations such as Cornwall, Dorset, Norfolk and the Scottish Highlands. Parkdean was voted the Best UK Holiday Park Operator in the 2013 British Travel […]
Win a ski holiday to Austria
I can see why the Austrian Tirol is known as a great ski destination for families. It’s a beautiful, safe area with plenty to do and see and has an excellent infrastructure. The architecture is chocolate box pretty and the cuisine is easy for children to enjoy. It’s simple to get to either by flying […]
Holiday Extras survey & giveaway
The survey Holiday Extras have asked Mums do travel to host a survey to find out more about how we book short breaks. The survey doesn’t take long to do and everyone who completes it can enter a competition to win a great prize. The prize The winner can choose either a £100 gift voucher from […]
New travel guides from P&O Ferries
P&O Ferries have launched a useful new website called Mini Cruise Max to help you make the most of trips to Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Bruges and Ostend. The site has hundreds of recommendations for things to do and places to eat and allows you to make your own travel guide based on your interests. This video […]
Holiday spending calculator and giveaway
If you’re planning a holiday and want to know how much things cost in different parts of the world you can use this NatWest Holiday Spending Calculator to help you find out. Unless you’re on an all-inclusive holiday it’s handy to have an idea of these sorts of costs so that you know how much spending […]
Afternoon tea at The Milestone Hotel
The best hotel in the UK? The Milestone Hotel is opposite London’s Kensington Gardens in a 19th century Grade II listed building. In January the Milestone was voted the best UK Hotel in the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice awards and I went there for a tour and afternoon tea with a group of fellow BritMums travel […]
Photobox giveaway
I love this photo. I took it a couple of years ago in Wales when I rented a holiday house with a group of friends. The house is on the National Trust’s gorgeous Stackpole Estate on the Pembrokeshire coast. As we walked down to the beach just after arriving the evening light was beautiful and […]
First Great Western train ticket competition
The remote Isles of Scilly consist of a scattering of jagged rocks, reefs and small islands, only five of which are inhabited. This beautiful English archipelago sits 28 miles southwest of Cornwall and is home to about 2,200 people. I’ve never been there but have wanted to visit the Isles of Scilly ever since I […]
Santa’s Ski Holiday competition
If you’d like a chance to win flights, accommodation and Snowbombing festival tickets for two next April then I’ve found a lovely competition for you. To enter the Santa’s Ski Holiday Advent Calendar competition you just need to guess where Santa is. Each day up until Christmas day Santa will send over a different photo of […]