A Forest Holidays break ticks a lot of boxes for us. The surroundings are beautiful, the air is fresh, the entertainment ( the forest ) is free, the accommodation is fantastic and there’s a hot tub. What more do you need? We recently had a fantastic break at Deerpark, and have also stayed at Blackwood […]
Great Family Holidays

Mark Warner Discount Code
Fancy a Mark Warner Holiday this year? I’m really pleased to able to offer a £50pp discount on all Summer 15 & 16 bookings made by 27th July. Not valid for free child place and can’t be offered in retrospect. Just use the holiday discount code – EmmaBlog50 You can read our full review of the beautiful Levante […]
Recent Adventures

Family Fun with Forest Holidays
A Forest Holidays break ticks a lot of boxes for us. The surroundings are beautiful, the air is fresh, the entertainment ( the forest ) is free, the accommodation is fantastic and there’s a hot tub. What more do you need? We recently had a fantastic break at Deerpark, and have also stayed at Blackwood […]

KidZania London
KidZania is a kid sized city for 4-14 year olds in Westfield Shopping Centre, London with more than 60 real life role play adventures designed to empower children, allowing them to run a radio station, play inside an actual British Airways plane, try their hand as a paramedic, work in a dentist surgery, an art studio, […]

Great National Trust Days Out this Summer
We recently bought National Trust membership for the year so I’ve been busy making a list of where we can go to make the most of it. The Vyne We’ve been tree climbing with The Big Tree Company before and it was just fab, so this event at The Vyne in Basingstoke is a definite […]

A Day at High Lodge -Thetford Forest Park
We love Forestry Commission sites as they are such an inexpensive and easy day out, so when we found ourselves passing by Thetford Forest Park I knew we had to visit, especially as my 5 year old was desperate to try GoApe. She was so brave and really tried, but only managed half the course […]
Getting organised for a holiday
I found this video that the kids made last year before our trip to Levante Beach Resort and just had to share. Our essential travel items for kids Comfortable headphones. iPod A headphone splitter if you have more than one child. Top Trumps! Dobble – another great travel game Blankets and other comforter items Books […]