The Goodwood Hotel is on the Goodwood Estate on the edge of the beautiful South Downs National Park near England’s South coast. Goodwood House was bought by the first Duke of Richmond as a hunting lodge in 1697 and today is home to the Earl of March, heir to the current Duke of Richmond. The […]
Magna Carta 800th anniversary
What is the Magna Carta? The Magna Carta is a document which was issued in 1215 by King John of England in a bargain with a group of rebellious barons. ‘Magna Carta’ literally means ‘the Great Charter’ and it is one of the most famous documents in the world. Why is the Magna Carta so […]
Room Report: Coombe Mill, Cornwall
This Room Report is by Ting Dalton who writes about her family’s travels and adventures at My Travel Monkey. Ting stayed at Coombe Mill farm in Cornwall in Southwest England in October and it sounds like they all had a lovely time: “Myself, husband and three-year-old son took a week-long holiday in a self-catering Scandinavian Lodge within […]
11 great things to do in Bath with kids
Bath is a beautiful Georgian city in Southwest England. It’s so gorgeous and historically important that the whole city is actually a UNESCO World Heritage site. Famous for its Georgian terraces, Regency architecture, seven hills and thermal springs, the city has one of the best-preserved Roman spas in the world. During the eighteenth century Bath […]
Camping at Embers Bentley
‘If we were at home I’d be on the Xbox’ says my 11 year-old son. It’s a sunny, breezy, August morning and we’re in a lush, green field in the Sussex countryside. He’s sitting on a deckchair happily toasting breakfast marshmallows on the fire which he and his 13 year-old cousin have created in the […]
Embers: family campsites with campfires
When Murray McPherson took his children camping for the first time in the UK he wasn’t impressed. ‘It was awful’, says the South African, who’s been living in the UK for fifteen years. Murray wanted his children to experience camping like he had as a child back home. He wanted lovely spacious locations where his […]
Easter family days out in the UK
If you fancy a family day out over the Easter holidays there are lots of things happening in the UK. Here are a few ideas. Easter egg trails There are some adventurous Easter egg trails on offer at National Trust and National Trust Scotland properties across the country from 18-21 April. There are hundreds of […]
Penshurst Place and Gardens, Kent
My eleven year-old son’s eyes widen as the woman offers him a tankard of beer to drink. He looks towards me. The woman says: ‘The young master is of age. Everyone from the age of five drinks beer. But if you don’t want to drink it why don’t you just smell it?’ She tilts the […]
Seven great things about Seven Stories
I think Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children’s Books, may actually be one of my favourite places in the world. I spent a morning there exploring on a recent trip to Newcastle. There’s loads going on from story times, craft activities, exhibitions and special events and there’s even a bookshop and a café. Here […]
Things to do in Newcastle with kids
Newcastle is a cool, quirky, vibrant place and a great destination for a short break with the family. Newcastle is in North East England and the River Tyne runs through it. I went to Newcastle for the fabulous Traverse conference for travel bloggers, but I managed to see some of the city too as it’s a compact place […]