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What to expect at Camp Bestival 2017

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January 18, 2017

It is no secret that Camp Bestival is one of the highlights of the year for us.
Based locally here in Dorset at the spectacular Lulworth Castle, Camp Bestival is a true family friendly festival that features entertainment, activities and live performers that will delight guests, young and old.
For the…

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Taking a Novasol European Tour

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January 13, 2017

Have you heard of Novasol before?
No?
If I am honest, neither had I before they asked me to run a fun quiz in my house with a bunch of my friends, all about the locations in Europe where they have holiday homes.
Novasol Holiday Homes  is part of the Wyndham Holiday…

Trunki


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Packing Light with a Family

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January 12, 2017

As a family who travel regularly with 4 of our children, we often find that space is at a premium, so packing light is essential.
We have a seven seater car and with one of the seats up in the boot, you can imagine that squeezing in all the paraphernalia that…


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The Annual Poole New Year’s Day Bath Tub Race 2017

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January 8, 2017

We always try to attend local events, especially those that are raising money for charity and this year we finally got to the annual New Year’s Day Bath Tub Race on Poole Quay.
What we were not expecting was the sheer number of people who turned up to watch the…

Bournemouth Seafront


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10 Reasons to Buy a Merlin Annual Pass this January

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January 2, 2017

We love exploring the UK with the family and often head out for day trips both near and far from home.
Of course day trips cost money and one of the way we save on our travels is to buy a Merlin Annual Pass which gets us into 32 attractions…

Bournemouth Pier


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Bournemouth Pier


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10 Things to do in Dorset in Winter with Kids

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December 30, 2016

Finding things to entertain the kids in winter can be a real challenge with many local attractions shutting down for the coldest months, but there are still lots of fun things to do with the kids.
Bournemouth Wheel

Fancy seeing Bournemouth from 100ft in the air, then this is for you….

Robin Hood


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Robin Hood at The Mayflower Southampton

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December 26, 2016

This year I have been in Panto heaven with not one, not two but three pantomimes to see.
My first was Cinderella at the Pavilion, Bournemouth, the second was Aladdin at Lighthouse, Poole and on Christmas Eve, Hubby surprised us with tickets to watch Robin Hood at the Mayflower.
We love…

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