Category England

Beaches of Bournemouth

Although I have lived in London for the last ten years I am definitely a beach girl at heart – there is nothing more invigorating than a walk by the ocean or, if you’re brave enough, a swim in the sea.  Bournemouth is where I grew up and whilst its more tacky main beach always seems to crop up on the front cover of a newspaper every summer, it is

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Day Trip: Whitstable

The mums and I were getting a tad bored of meeting up in the same old grubby child friendly cafes and so we decided to live life on the edge and venture out on a day trip with the babies.  Not only did it break up the mundane of our weekly routine but gave us something to look forward to.  After 7 months of breathing in London smog, we decided our babes needed to smell

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Chill out with the kids at Mayfield Lavender Fields

Another weekend, another search for a family day out that doesn’t involve padded walls and even more screaming children to add to our own.  I know we all have to do kids stuff but sometimes it’s nice to find something that everyone can enjoy right?  Well, if the Lavender fields of Provence have always beckoned but are an unrealistic trip away – then why not visit the Mayfield Lavender Fields in

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