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Review: MAMMA MIA! – The Tour, Bournemouth

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July 23, 2022

We love musical theatre in our house, but one musical which had eluded us was Mamma Mia, until now.

On Thursday evening, we were invited to see MAMMA MIA – The Tour, which is at Bournemouth Pavilion until 30th July.

Did you know that MAMMA MIA! is the sixth longest-running show…

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Review: SuperBloom at The Tower of London

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July 4, 2022

Last weekend we paid a visit to London and stayed at the Hyatt Place London City East Hotel, just a short walk to the Tower of London.

We have visited The Tower of London before, but when we found out that they had filled the historic moat with meadow flowers…

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Review: Hyatt Place London City East 

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June 28, 2022

Back in January, we stayed in the Hyatt House Hotel in Manchester and had such a good experience, that when we started looking for a hotel in London for my birthday, the Hyatt chain was our first port of call.

We had tickets to see Ed Sheeran at Wembley and…

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Review: Fantastically Great Women The Musical

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June 10, 2022

This week we headed to Lighthouse Poole to see a new musical Fantastically Great Women the Musical

Based on the book Fantastically Great Women That Changed the World by Kate Pankhurst, the musical begins with a group of teachers running through the audience, trying to round up their class so…

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Finding the Harry Potter filming locations in Oxford

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May 31, 2022

We are a family of Harry Potter fans and during our visit to the Harry Potter Photographic Exhibition in London, we were introduced to some new filming locations to visit.

Yesterday we visited The Story Museum in Oxford, so decided to tie in a visit to the Harry Potter filming…

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KA-BOOM! The Art of Creating Comics at The Story Museum

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May 2, 2022

The Story Museum in Oxford will inspire children to become the next generation of comic creators with their exhibition KA-BOOM! The Art of Creating Comics. Presented in partnership with three iconic British publishers – The Phoenix, Rebellion and Beano – the exhibition will bring together characters from across different…

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48 Hours in Slough

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April 15, 2022

When is comes to a UK staycation, Slough isn’t up there as a popular tourist destination, however, it is a brilliant base for exploring the delights of the surrounding area.

We were invited to stay at the Residence Inn in Slough for two nights and took the opprtunity to explore…

Brickosaurs Marwell


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Hampshire: BRICKOSAURS! Evolution at Marwell Zoo

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April 12, 2022

Marwell Zoo is one of our most visited local attractions, as there is so much to do and see, that the kids don’t get bored.

Now, for 2022, they have a world-first collection of 55 prehistoric creatures made using more than 2 million toy bricks – BRICKOSAURS! Evolution.

Step back in…

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Review: Residence Inn, Slough

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March 12, 2022

When is a hotel not a hotel?

When it is an aparthotel.

We were invited to review Residence Inn, in Slough which shares the same building as the Moxy, but occupies the upper floors of the building.

The hotel is in the perfect location for visiting nearby attractions, including Legoland and Windsor…

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Riding the Arcelormittal Orbit Slide

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March 5, 2022

Back in 2018 I set my 50 before 50 challenge and it is safe to say that with various lockdowns, it hasn’t gone exactly to plan, with only 14 challenges ticked off so far.

Last weekend, I managed to tick another of those challenges off the list by riding the…

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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