Dunluce Castle (1)


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Visiting Dunluce Castle with Kids

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March 23, 2019

The Giant’s Causeway part of a stunning stretch of coastline called the Causeway Coast, but if you don’t fancy driving it, there are a couple of other must visit places close by, including Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge and Dunluce Castle, used as the location of Castle Greyjoy in Game of…

Stena Line Lagan


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Sailing from Liverpool to Belfast with Stena Line

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March 20, 2019

When researching travel options for our holiday to Northern Ireland we decided that taking ferry would be the sensible and most affordable option as we would be able to take our car with us.

Checking-in was straightforward and after picking up our boarding pass, we had a short wait before…

Guinness Storehouse


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Visiting Guinness Storehouse with Kids

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March 17, 2019

During our visit to Northern Ireland we couldn’t leave without heading over the border for a whistle stop tour of Dublin, as it is only a couple of hours drive from Belfast.

Hubby is a Guinness drinker, so visiting the Guinness Storehouse was the first thing on our list to…

Guinness


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Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge


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Crossing Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge with kids

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March 16, 2019

Northern Ireland’s Causeway Coast is home to some of the most stunning coastal scenery I have ever seen and a short drive from the Giant’s Causeway is the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge.

Owned by the National Trust, the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge is a famous rope bridge near Ballintoy in County Antrim,…

Castle Ward


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Finding Northern Ireland's Game of Thrones Filming Locations

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March 13, 2019

Series 8 of Game of Thrones is only a few weeks away and during our visit to Northern Ireland in February half term we visited many of the shows fantastic filming locations, many of which are dotted along the Northern Ireland Coastal Route.

Numerous key scenes have been filmed in…

Wheelchair Beach


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Top Tips for finding accessible holidays

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March 13, 2019

Many of us take booking a holiday for granted, but what about those with limited mobility or those needing pet friendly properties for people with hearing or visual impairments?

Many places in the UK and abroad now offer accessible facilities to cater for everyone’s needs, but it is important to…


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Giveaways

#Win an English Heritage Annual Membership with buyagift

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March 11, 2019

Taking the kids out and about to interesting places can be an expensive hobby, but I have a sure fire way of saving money and giving the kids a whole year of fun.

Buying an English Heritage annual membership for two gives you unlimited access to over 400 historic places…

Eliza Worst Witch


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Mildred Hubble


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Worst Witch Live at the Mayflower – Review

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March 8, 2019

Eliza is my little bookworm and devours entire books in a couple of days.

Her current favourite book series is The Worst Witch series by Jill Murphy, which I have fond memories of reading when I was at school.

If you have not read any of the books, in a time…

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