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Seaside specials
By Kate Donoughue on 05/07/2011 13:36:45
Have fun on the coast at these best of British beaches
for your best chance to spot Common and Grey seals, which sometimes come right up to boats.4 Chesil Beach in Dorset is most well known for fossils but you can also go hunting at Whitehaven in Cumbria, Staithes in West Yorkshire and Hastings in Sussex.5
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Five things to find at the seaside
By Kate Donoughue on 05/07/2011 13:25:24
When you're bored of building sandcastles, there are lots of other things to do by the sea
1 PebblesLook at the pebbles on the beach and see if you can match them to the rocks in the nearby cliffs. Large pebbles are great for making beach art or even just for spelling out a child’s name. Collect large smooth pebbles to make paperweights
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Postcard from… Cyprus
By Kate Donoughue on 13/02/2012 12:19:48
With fun and culture, children and parents and will both love this holiday island
on rides, slides and boats at this enormous water park. Paphos also boasts glorious sandy beaches.Parents will love...The history. With Iron Age remains, medieval cities, Roman mosaics and ancient shrines, you will be spoilt for choice.Stay at… A family
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Postcard from Croatia
By Kate Donoughue on 19/04/2011 14:15:47
Why we love the coast of a thousand islands
’s national parks or a visit to Copacabana beach with its spectacularly fun sea slides.Parents will love... Island-hopping trips to gems such as Lokrum with its tranquil botanic gardens or exploring beautiful Dubrovnik itself – the Museum of Modern Art has
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Greece is the word
By Kate Donoughue on 14/03/2012 11:54:53
Relax with your family on the shores of the Mediterranean
children’s pool next to the main pool, plus the hotel’s private secluded beach for safe family fun. More intrepid families can rent boats and head off for a day of adventures on one of the nearby uninhabited islands. On your return, you’ll find children
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Festival fun
By Kate Donoughue on 08/04/2011 12:27:30
Take in a child-friendly festival this summer
-ass audio adventurists” The Go! Team, and The Leisure Society. For the kids A range of free musical, artistic and energetic pursuits, including seaside fun on an artificial beach, junk modelling and badge-making and, for the musically minded, ukelele
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Mr & Mrs Smith's Hip Hotels… for families
By Kate Donoughue on 05/10/2010 15:12:05
Take a trip in hip – four hotels recommended by Mr & Mrs Smith, the boutique hotel experts
ESTANCIA VIK JOSÉ IGNACIOA short hop from the boho beaches and boutiques of Punta del Este, this prairie-surrounded wonder ranch combines seclusion with pampering, adding laid-back luxury to living off the land. Yes, it’s a long journey, but a stay
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Butlins Goes Back to the Future
By Kate Donoughue on 07/12/2010 16:56:51
Frenetic and full of fun, a family holiday at Butlins proves just how much the holiday camp has changed in recent years
’s pebbly beach is just a short walk away and one windy afternoon we got soaking wet having a hilarious time skimming stones across the waves. I have never seen someone do it in such a concentrated manner as Danny. If we had ignored the flashing lights, loud
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