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As busy parents, we are know that trying to find an hour or two away from the kids can be tricky!
If you are finding it difficult to find time to have a romantic night with your partner this Valentine’s while keeping the kids entertained? Make use of Drop ‘n…
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We all have our own special Christmas Eve traditions and one of ours is to watch The Polar Express film, before leaving our treats out for Santa and his reindeer. This was started back in 2014, when we rode the Polar Express in Dartmoor, whilst staying at CoombeMill.
This year,…
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This weekend we were invited along to Beaulieu to see an open air performance of A Christmas Carol, set against the stunning backdrop of Beaulieu Abbey.
Featuring a world-class cast of West End actors, this immersive journey through the Abbey ruins retells the heart-warming story of Ebeneezer Scrooge, a wealthy…
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This weekend we were invited to the opening of Aladdin at Lighthouse Poole and what a night it was.
Starring CBeebies and Poole panto favourite favourite Chris Jarvis, who appeared as Widow Twankey, as well as writing and directing the show; the amazing Andrew Pollard and Alim Jadavji, who played Nadine and Doris in Cinderella last year…
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If you’re fond of walking or simply want to cut down on your spending, we recommend getting out there and discovering London on foot. Prepare your best shoes and clothes because these tours might take some time to complete, and if you also want to enter some of the…
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This weekend we were invited to see Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs pantomime at Bournemouth Pavilion and what a brilliant show it was.
The legendary Su Pollard is leading the cast in the role of Wicked Queen and has brought her own brand of wicked humour to the production.
Bournemouth panto favourite…
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Nothing beats a family road trip if you want to spend some uninterrupted quality time together and visit some pretty incredible destinations. Road trips are increasing in popularity, and it’s not hard to see why. Not only can you plan your trip exactly as you like, but you can…
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Visiting Marwell at Christmas is something we have been doing since the kids were tiny and as the years have gone by, their offerings have adapted and grown.
2023 is their second year of Glow Marwell, a magical light experience and although we thoroughly enjoyed last years display, this year…
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One of our Christmas traditions for the kids was always a Sail with Santa Cruise in Poole Harbour with City Cruises, but sadly they have outgrown them now, but I was keen to keep the tradition going somehow.
This weekend we booked a Festive Harbour Cruise instead which includes a…
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Travelling your home country is one of life’s more vastly underrated pleasures. Many, in search of experiences new, place their holiday ambitions in the hands of commercial airlines and package holiday providers – the latter of which have become markedly more expensive in recent months.
But the art of ‘staycationing’…
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
