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Treffry Tavern Table Table Restaurant Newquay Review

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September 21, 2015

We have visited Trevella Park in Newquay twice now and one of the highlights of our stay is always a meal at Table Table restaurant The Treffry Tavern which is named after Jospeh Thomas Treffry, a local Cornish engineer.
The restaurant was busy when we arrived but they found us…


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Discover the world together at the UK’s first family travel show

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September 18, 2015

The Family Travel Show, taking place at London’s Olympia, is the UK’s first exhibition completely dedicated to family travel adventures.
Show features include:
The biggest collection of specialist family travel operators under one roof
Get face-to-face with the best family holiday providers and specialist operators, all under one roof. They will be on…


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Funseeking Families Announced

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September 11, 2015

Carnival Cruise Line has today announced the winners of their Funseeking Family competition.
The nationwide competition, launched in June of this year, was launched by Carnival Cruise Line to find five families who could best represent all that’s great about cruising with Carnival.
The hopeful entrants were able to enter into five different categories…

Coombe Mill


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Christmas Time at Coombe Mill

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September 8, 2015

For the last two years we have spent Christmas away from home in the most wonderful setting, Coombe Mill in Cornwall.
Coombe Mill was originally a 16th Century water mill, but has been transformed into a beautiful and secluded hamlet of picturesque holiday cottages, Scandinavian and riverside lodges set amidst an…

Chimichanga


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Chimichanga Tex-Mex Restaurant Review

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August 31, 2015

On our recent visit to Cardiff we made the decision to leave the hotel in search of something different for dinner. In the hotel lobby was a huge interactive screen which gave the option of looking for the nearest bars and restaurants and although not the closest, Chimichanga jumped…

Five Guys


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Five Guys Restaurant, Covent Garden Review

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August 29, 2015

Over the summer holidays we were invited to an event at Hamley’s in Regent Street which finished unexpectedly early and left us wondering what to do. I hadn’t been to Covent Garden for years so we made the decision to make the 15 minute walk from where we were…

Bournemouth Air Fest


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My Top Tips for Surviving Bournemouth Air Festival with Kids

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August 23, 2015

It is no secret that we love Bournemouth Air Festival which is a free annual event put on by the town for four days in the summer holidays. This year the event falls between 20th – 23rd August and we plan on heading down to enjoy the fun for…


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Novotel Cardiff Review

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August 20, 2015

Cardiff is a location I have been wanting to visit for some time as it is home to the Dr Who Experience and is where much of Dr Who and Torchwood were filmed, however the length of time to travel there from our home in Dorset meant that a day…

Crowne Plaza Hotel Colchester


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Crowne Plaza Hotel, Colchester Review

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August 10, 2015

Our trip to stay in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Colchester had been booked for over a year and after some initial trepidation of leaving the children in their sister’s care for a weekend we were very excited about having a child-free weekend for Hubby’s best friends wedding -…

Camp Bestival


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How to Survive a Festival with Kids in Tow!

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August 4, 2015

We have just returned from our third year at Camp Bestival, a multi-award winning festival that combines an all-encompassing family festival experience with an action packed camping holiday. When we say we are off to a festival with children in tow, we get comments such as “Are you mad?”, “How…

KARA GUPPY
Bournemouth

Are we nearly there yet? is a new online blog run by me, Kara Guppy, and is named as such thanks to my daughter Eliza who always asks that very question when we are less than 5 minutes up the road heading off on our adventures. You may know me from my other family blog chelseamamma.co.uk