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You can count on Cork
By Junior on 03/08/2011 10:37:24
A new sailing route from Swansea to Cork has made this beautiful city even easier to reach
The ten-hour journey runs six nights a week and costs £468 for a family of four. Once you reach Cork, the Castlemartyr Resort is perfect for the weekend. Set in 220 acres of grounds, children can run free and explore the 1,000- year-old castle
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An eco-friendly New Year break
By Fiona McKim on 20/12/2011 15:13:28
Ease yourself into 2012 with a relaxing break on the Isle Of Wight
After the presents have been exchanged, the Christmas films watched and the final leftover turkey sandwich devoured, many of us are left feeling slightly deflated (or should that be inflated?) and looking for a refreshing break.With a journey time
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Stay in luxury at a Welsh chateau
By Junior on 22/11/2012 13:10:02
Plas Rhianfa offers a fun Enid Blyton package the whole family will love
Plas RhianfaPlas Rhianfa is a stunning Welsh chateau in Anglesey, though it wouldn’t look out of place in the Loire Valley. In celebration of one of the UK’s greatest children’s writers, the hotel has created a fun Enid Blyton package for families
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Family adventures on the Isle of Wight
By Fiona McKim on 04/04/2013 14:48:00
Visit this wild and windswept isle for a series of exciting challenges
There is something about crossing water that makes any journey feel more like a voyage. Standing on the wind-whipped deck of a Wightlink ferry, watching the lights of Portsmouth fade into the distance to be replaced by open water, historic forts
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The height of luxury: Sherwood Forest treehouses
By Junior on 24/08/2011 14:05:45
If you thought treehouses were just for your children to play in, think again. These days the whole family can enjoy the high life holidaying at leaf level
Throughout the journey my children’s anticipation has been building, and now, as we slowly approach our destination, Kit and Natasha can barely contain their excitement. With snow still clinging resolutely to the Nottinghamshire countryside (in
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Isle of Wight: A Treasure Island
By Junior on 25/08/2011 15:10:52
Close to home but feels like heaven, the Isle of Wight is the perfect location to create idyllic childhood memories
aboard one of the lovingly restored 19th-century carriages. The line runs through five miles of picturesque countryside on its way to Smallbrook Junction, where the steam railway connects with the Island Line. The return journey takes just 40 minutes. A
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Gramping At The Grand
By Catherine O'Dolan on 15/07/2012 10:51:16
Eastbourne’s Grand Hotel is ideal for trying out the hot new trend for intergenerational holidays that creates happy family memories for all
journeys from my childhood – wrong turnings, wanting to stop for loo breaks with no services in sight, arguments over which radio station to tune into. This journey, too, had its fair share of missed turnings (wish I’d paid extra for the SatNav) and Joe
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