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Southsea Castle


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Destination UK

The Mary Rose Takes Over Southsea Castle

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August 3, 2018

Looking for a great FREE family day out this summer holiday?
Join the Mary Rose team at Southsea Castle from where Henry VIII watched his beloved Mary Rose sink during the Battle of the Solent in 1545.
There will be talks about the sinking of the Mary Rose, real Tudor objects…

Camp Bestival 2019


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Camp Bestival 2019 Pre-Sale Announced

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August 2, 2018

Despite our weekend at Camp Bestival being cut short thanks to the mad change in the weather, we had an amazing time.
Plans are already afoot for Camp Bestival 2019 which will run from Thursday 25th July to Sunday 28th July at Lulworth Castle – I am already doing a sun dance and I am…

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Destination UK

Our Top Ten Tips for surviving the heat at a Festival

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July 31, 2018

Last year we experienced our very first wet Camp Bestival and I wrote a post with my top tips for beating the rain at a festival.
This year we had the opposite problem. We have had a glorious 6 weeks of heatwave conditions here in Dorset, with little to no…

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Fishing


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Win £40 of fishing supplies and get hooked on angling

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July 25, 2018

Get set for National Fishing Month.
The public campaign, which was originally set up to help get more people interested in the sport, will this year run from Friday 27th July until Sunday 2nd September 2018. There are plenty of special events taking place throughout the period across the country…

Southwest Coastpath


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Destination UK

Visiting Tyneham Village and Worbarrow Bay

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July 23, 2018

We are very spoilt living in my home county of Dorset, as not only do we have the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Jurassic Coast on our doorstep, but much of the county is classed as an area of outstanding natural beauty.

There are also lots of fascinating places…


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Aurora Borealis or northern light above kirkjufell mountain in iceland


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Destination Europe

Why a visit to Iceland is top of my bucket list

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July 18, 2018

Visiting Iceland has been top of my bucket list of destinations for a few years now, but events have conspired against us each time we have tried to book a visit, but we are hoping that next year is the year we get there.
Why visit Iceland?
As a student I…


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Arundel Castle


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Destination UK

Our favourite castles to visit in the UK

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July 9, 2018

Did you know that the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from J.K. Rowling OBE’s Harry Potter books and movies has topped the poll of 1,000 kids aged six to 16 – despite not being real?
The study on the top 10 castles that kids want to visit was commissioned by…

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