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STAYCATION ON THE MOORS Dartmoor versus Exmoor and a taste of Cornwall I was supposed to be off to Puglia …. but with quarantine in place, and then EasyJet cancelling most of their flights…it was a non starter. To make up for my disappointment, I joined my walking friends once more. They wanted to climb…
Read MoreA WEST COUNTRY STAYCATION I have always got excited about travelling to the West Country for a holiday. I holidayed there as a child, with my children and now, for the first time this year, with my baby Grandson. Although we have stayed all over Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Cornwall including the Scilly Isles lately…
Read MoreA HOLIDAY IN ENGLAND’S WEST COUNTRY We decided to return to an old family favourite in Devon for our summer staycation this year. This is a place that we have been visiting on and off for the last 22 years and it is just as good now as it was then, but with even more…
Read MoreSTAYCATION IN SUSSEX “Go and get dressed. We are going on a little holiday”. The word “holiday” is one that we have all taken for granted for so long yet had now just created a wave of pure excitement and joy in the house. So many questions of where are we going, how long for,…
Read MoreSTAYCATION BLOG NORTH AND SOUTH DEVON Weekends away: yes, I have enjoyed these but more than a whole week’s holiday in the UK was a novelty for me. The first worry is always the weather for me and the lack of ‘foreignness’ which I normally so enjoy. However, when friends ask me to join them…
Read MoreSTAYCATIONS CAN BE FUN Ok – so it’s raining, but don those wellies and that rain hat – the rain brings out the best furry caterpillars, butterflies, muddy puddles and rainbows! Staycations are the in thing at the moment and I had a week away in a lovely corner of England, not too far from…
Read More2020 HOLIDAYS AT HOME IN THE UK The UK’s largest fleet of award-winning custom-designed campervans and high-spec motorhomes for hire in the UK The 4 berth Luxury Motorhome Features: Seats & sleeps 4 (+1 child) 2 double beds + 1 single bed Large double bedroom at rear Separate shower & toilet Kitchen with oven, hob…
Read MoreLONDON THEATRE BREAKS, TICKETS AND HOTEL STAY Witness some of the West End’s biggest shows with our unrivalled London theatre break packages – complete with tickets and a hotel stay! You can even add return rail journey to your theatre break in London as well as tickets for the city’s leading attractions. Outrageous, thought-provoking…
Read MoreOH TO BE IN ENGLAND And all the sights to see – just as good, often better than overseas. If you’re looking for something to do without the hassle of airports and passports/visas and vaccinations – try one or two of these gems in the English Crown. Who can help but love Shakespeare? And how…
Read MoreHAMPSHIRE HERITAGE Tucked away in the south of England is some fabulous English Heritage – and if you can get just one night away – let me tell you how to make the most of it! Let’s start at Beaulieu, I’m not a car enthusiast – but even I enjoyed the old cars from the…
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