Osborne House


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London Eye rain


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A day in London with our Merlin Annual Pass

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April 24, 2018

During the Easter holiday’s we headed to London for a day out.
We are Merlin Annual Pass holders and I made sure I took our passes with us as there is so much to see and do, especially on the South Bank.
Our first stop was The Shard View for an…

Isaac Zip Line


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Stourhead


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A Visit to Stourhead, Wiltshire

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April 17, 2018

There has been one National Trust property on my to-do list for what seems like forever – Stourhead in Wiltshire.
On our recent visit to Longleat we drove past the familiar brown sign and I made a promise that this would be the year we visited and we did just…

watersports-11


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Giving your teen a summer of fun with NCS

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April 16, 2018

Have you got a Year 11 currently stressing over exams?
Why not give them something to look forward to this summer.
Being the proud owner of teenagers (and older), I am all too aware of how worried you can get when they start to head into the big wide world, but…

Stourhead


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Highline Isaac Blindfold


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An Easter visit to RockReef on Bournemouth Pier

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April 13, 2018

We have been big fans of RockReef since it opened its doors back in 2014, so much so that Eliza had a climbing birthday party there in January this year.
As a birthday gift, RockReef gave her a return ticket back to the centre and with the weather so hit…

Corfe Castle


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Making the most of our National Trust Membership over Easter

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April 10, 2018

We have had a National Trust Membership for about 7 years now and it is something I recommend to families looking to save money on days out.
The National Trust is a UK conservation charity which protects historic places and green spaces, opening them up for everyone to enjoy. They…

Day Out With Thomas Watercress Line


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A date with the mischievous monkey's and other animals at Longleat

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April 6, 2018

It has been a good couple of years since we last visited Longleat.
Longleat is the UK’s first safari park and is a place where you can see lions roam, tigers stalk and monkeys getting up to no good, normally at your car’s expense.
We arrived at opening time and with…

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