Author: mummyandmeonholiday

We've just returned from a short break on the south coast, staying in Brixham. We'd been invited to a child free wedding (and it was a beautiful wedding!) and decided to make a break of it by taking my parents along as childcare! Accommodation We booked a wonderful little cottage in the heart of the conservation… Continue reading Brixham with children 

Like most toddlers our daughter was a big fan of Peppa Pig (I was a fan of the 1.5 hour episode on You Tube!). It's long been on my radar....I knew that we should take her to Peppa Pig world but we never seemed to find the time. When we were invited to a naming… Continue reading Peppa Pig World 

Ok, so since we've had children people have continuously sung the praises of center parc holidays and I've seen friends make trip after trip in close succession. I couldn't help but wonder what all the fuss was about. Jump forward to Christmas 2016 and I was hit with the usual panic about what to get… Continue reading Center Parcs Sherwood Forest – love it or loathe it?!? 

So, regulars to my blog will know that we had an unexpected staycation back in June 2016, visiting Bristol Zoo and Legoland instead of enjoying some much needed Spanish sun in Murcia. With baby number two safely delivered in early July my attention quickly turned to getting a holiday planned (again the novelty of changing nappies… Continue reading Sun, sand and a forest fire! Menorca with children

We've now been to Dubai twice - once with our 2 year old (when I was pregnant) and most recently with both of our children (now aged 3 and 7 months). On both occasions we've been to Dubai during the British winter. We've found the weather to be very family friendly in January/February - somewhere… Continue reading Dubai Part 1 – Family friendly accommodation 

Planning a trip to Legoland? Legoland. It's almost a rite of passage for parents of toddlers! Check out my top tips here. Living in Warwickshire, we felt it would be over-ambitious to travel to and from Legoland in one day (from Alcester) so we booked a hotel (besides it was a holiday!!). I grew up near… Continue reading Accomodation for Legoland Resort, Windsor

Ok, so being a holiday addict I was determined to get some sun before the arrival of baby number 2. The optimist in me booked a trip to Murcia, Spain. Well...I was due to attend a conference in Murcia so we were (as usual!) going to tag a family holiday on. Baby no 2 had… Continue reading Unexpected Staycation Part 1 – Bristol Zoo