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Easter fun at Sandbanks, Poole

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May 12, 2018

Lets face it, the weather over the Easter holidays was pretty shabby for most of the country, with rain and even snow for some.
We tried not to let it stop us going out and having fun and on one such day, we did battle with the sea mist at…

Osborne House Gardens


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A visit to Queen Victoria's beloved Osborne House

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May 8, 2018

Have you been watching the TV series Victoria?
I have to admit that it has completely drawn me in to the history of the Victorian era and I have been busy looking up facts about the infamous British monarch and her family.
When I found out we were visiting the Isle…

Peacock


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Carisbrooke Castle Eliza


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A Visit to Carisbrooke Castle with English Heritage

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May 1, 2018

This weekend we were invited to stay on the Isle of Wight with Island View Holidays at Rookley Country Park and I put together an itinerary of where we would like to visit.
Typically, the kids picked Blackgang Chine and Robin Hill, where we had visited and enjoyed last year,…

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…

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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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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