Who doesn’t love a UK road trip? With dramatic scenery, rugged countryside and picturesque coastlines, the UK offers some of the best road trips in the world. From the North Coast 500, Causeway Coastal Route and The Cambrian Way to The Atlantic Highway, Jurrasic Coast and Coastal Way, we take a look at some of the UK’s most scenic journeys and what each offers.
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Halloween is always great for family fun what with the dressing up, trick-or-treating and spooky goings-on. We love pumpkin picking, ghoulish activities and creepy trails! Here are some of the things you can do during Halloween and check out this post to see what’s happening over October half term.
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There’s a great opportunity at the moment to visit museums and landmarks from home. Google Arts and Culture is an online platform (also available on the app store and Google Play) where you can get your daily dose of arts and culture. There are videos, high res images and street views with activities to do with the kids as well. Here’s a list of some of the museums and landmarks offering virtual or 360-degree tours.
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Lots of you have asked about our family road trip to Switzerland but let’s be honest it was EPIC! We hiked to the most stunning lakes, took in the breathtaking scenery and felt like we were on top of the world. Not only that it was our first time camping (as a family) and the site we stayed at had the most spectacular mountain views whichever way we looked. Having breakfast while watching the mist rise from the peaks and the sun hit the valley was the best. But what about the journey there? There are hundreds of kilometres between the UK and the Swiss Alps so here’s how we broke up the drive.
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Hands up if you’re missing autumn already! We certainly are what with the abundance of colour and those contrasting blue skies. It might be a little crispier but those red, orange and yellow hues make time outdoors blowing away the cobwebs even more satisfying. Here are just a few of the best places to see autumn colour in Surrey.
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You know you’re going to have a great day when breakfast comprises of fresh coffee, Italian pastries, and Millionaires Shortbread. Melt in the mouth delicious they were too. The pastries were made by the Giovannini family who had travelled from Italy to show us how to make Tuscan food. The Millionaires Shortbread a Miranda Gore Brown (Great British Bake Off Finalist) recipe re-created by Jo Mackay from Bookings For You.
It’s said “Glamping is likely to satisfy any city slicker seeking a little refuge in nature – without foregoing any of life’s luxuries”. This was very much at the forefront of our minds when we reviewed the glamping experience at Chessington World of Adventures for our parent blog. They have a fantastic set up and while there was little we needed to take with us, that’s not always the case.
We didn’t realise until we visited quite how much there is to do on the Isle of Wight. We had a list as long as our arm of places we wanted to see but we went with the flow and didn’t quite make it to all. One of the places we are yet to see is Blackgang Chine which is the UK’s oldest amusement park. Set in beautiful cliff top gardens on the south coast, experiences on offer include water slides, roller coasters and barrel rides. POD would love to be a fairy princess in her own castle although fighting pirates on a ship would come a close second!
The most well renowned place for street art is around Brick Lane and Shoreditch. This part of East London is a mecca for talent with artists travelling there from all over the world. Banksy, Roa, Stik, Malarky, Dscreet, Jim Vision and D*Face are just a few of the names associated with the area. There are truly incredible pieces to be found and, while organised tours are available, I took to the streets with my camera with a view to capturing some of the creativity.
I recently spent a fabulous weekend in North Devon courtesy of holidaycottages.co.uk. Our accommodation was Lympscott Barn which is one of their larger properties set in a 300 acre dairy farm. Situated just a few miles from Kilkhampton and Bradworthy, it is perfectly positioned for exploring the likes of Summerleaze beach in Bude and Tamar Lakes.
