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Mums and dads desperate for a summer staycation that delivers on luxury, keeps the kids happy and out of their hair – need look no further. Luxury Essex country house hotel, spa and estate Down Hall has teamed up with the UK’s leading creative children’s party and event planners, Sharky &…
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Visiting Beaulieu and the National Motor Museum has always been one of our favourite days out locally.
Set in the New Forest, Hampshire, Beaulieu is a full day out that can be enjoyed by all the family and although cars do play an important part of the day out, there is so…
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Are you thinking about some of the fun things that you could be doing for your next holiday with your family? It doesn’t matter when it’s going to be, it is always fun to start planning so that you can plan the best holiday ever. The good thing is…
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Did you know that 44% of the area of Dorset is classed as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
If you are a keen walker, there are thousands of footpaths and bridle ways to explore, but often kids need something extra to keep them interested and there are plenty of…
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If you are going on holiday in a big group then finding accommodation can prove to be a lot more difficult than usual. There are many hurdles in your way. Firstly you have to ensure the costs don’t rise too substantially because there is more of you. In addition…
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Now that we’re all allowed to meet in groups of six outdoors just in time for the weather to warm up, many of us will be planning ways to catch up with friends and family in the spring sunshine. One activity to try while we get used to socialising…
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Now that we are allowed to travel farther afield, we have been busy exploring some new parts of our home county of Dorset.
Isaac is currently studying rocks in Geography in school and asked us if we could visit a quarry, so we took home to Tout Quarry which is…
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After the struggles that we’ve all faced since the start of 2020, the thought of a vacation is sweeter than ever. The United States has always been one of the most popular destinations on the planet, and this may be the perfect time to plan your trip. However, you…
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The county of Dorset sits on an area of outstanding natural beauty, making us spoiled for choice with brilliant spots for that perfect instagram shot.
Of course, different spots are better during different season’s, so here are a list of some of our favourites in the east of the county.
Mudeford
Mudeford…
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Last week we discovered the Dinosaur footprints near Swanage and on our walk to the southwest coast path, we spied some caves that we knew the kids would love to explore.
Winspit is an old disused quarry on the coastal cliffs near Worth Matravers, which provided building materials for many…
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
