300yr old Cornish Cottage for half term, anyone?
I was browsing the cottage sites, as you do (well, as I do… I have a shortlist of amazing £2000-a-night gems that I’ll go stay in One Day), when I spotted this lovely little place in Cornwall is still available for half term! I know! Laburnham Cottage is a cosy, beautifully refurbished 300-year old character cottage in the hamlet of Trewint, only a mile away from Altarnun, one of the most beautiful villages in Cornwall. It...
Family Holidays – Big properties, perfect for sharing
There is no doubt that once you have children the word ‘holiday’ taking on a whole new meaning. Let’s face it, while they’re little, it’s not really a holiday is it. More of a change of scene really (but without a washing machine or any of your own things). So the concept of the holiday takes on a whole new meaning. One great way of bringing back the true meaning of holiday is booking a big self catering property and sharing it...
Glamping in the UK – fancy it? | Travel Tuesday
Us grown ups might be all longing for long lazy beach days, and trips to ancient monuments, but if you stop for just a nanosecond to consider what your 1/4/7/10/12 year old (delete as appropriate…) might want, then the chances are they’re not remotely interested in rural seclusion and cultural excursions. And here’s where glamping comes in. There’s nothing quite like it, and genuinely, it suits everyone. For the `I’m not a fan...
7 Tips To Get You Sleeping Like Sleepy McSleepyface.
A good night’s sleep. It’s a small thing, isn’t it? I’m actually blessed in that I can sleep anywhere. Anywhere at all.I think we absolutely take it for granted in our youth… and then we have babies.I was lucky that pregnancy never affected my ability to sleep (I’m well known for my ability to nod off anywhere. On my honeymoon I slept through a drive along a river bed in Kenya, my snoozing...
The Kettle Had the Front To Die on Me. I Know.
It’s a small thing, isn’t it? A kettle. It sits on the surface, and performs every single time you flick the switch, providing absolute life essentials. Like tea. And coffee. And time-saving hot water for potatoes and rice and veg and pasta. So imagine my horror when we returned from a week in Yorkshire, stumbled in the door after a 6hr drive, only to find that the kettle did NOT light up cheerily when I flicked the...
Astonishingly Luxurious Pioneer Cabins – glamping in Dorset with Loose Reins
I think so many of us are yearning for something just a little more from our holidays – and of course, when I say ‘more’, I actually mean ‘less’. Less tech, less stress, less time-sucking day-to-day routine. How many of us dream of just getting away from all that, and sinking into the amazing pleasures to be had in the simple things in life? We want freedom, and for days full of possibilities to stretch...