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Fall in love with Belfast's family charm
By Catherine Hudson on 22/11/2012 13:41:10
A stay at the award-winning Merchant Hotel will be a hit with the family
or bedtime stories read by a local celebrity. Baby essentials are provided from cots to nappy rash cream! Interconnecting rooms cost from £180 per night, themerchanthotel.comRead more...Natural Retreats in IrelandFamily festivals in the UKBrilliant Bath
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Wales’s Famous Five
By Junior on 18/08/2011 11:37:29
Admire the Famous Five locations in Wales with grand hotels, fairytale castles, rural retreats, urban resorts and coastal destinations
at Feather Down Farms. There are several across the UK, but Pant y March Farm near Bala in Wales is the one that offers an idyllic rural experience. This 180-acre working farm overlooks Wales’s largest natural lake, Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake), with views over
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Where To Go In Wales
By Suzanne Milne on 14/04/2010 11:16:23
From grand adventures, to urban retreats, rural romps, fairytale holidays or casual coastal days away, the choice is yours with these places to go in Wales
around every corner. Families can stay at Hotel Portmeirion or opt for one of the 17 self-catering cottages that sleep up to eight people.Visit www.portmeirion-village.com Rural RetreatsIf you’ve always dreamed of playing happy families in a magical
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Noisy Neighbours: Ruth Green's tale of a snail's search for solitude
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 17/06/2011 15:50:21
From Wordsworth’s singing skylark to Yeats’s bee-loud glade, the melodies of the natural world have long been praised for their power to evoke joy and tranquility. But when you’re a snail who’s hankering for a kip, all those jubilant outpourings
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Your dream green holiday
By Junior on 18/08/2011 14:22:12
With tipis, tree houses and wildlife projects, ethical travelling has never been so much fun
-house eco-community that’s carbon-neutral and supplies its own food and fuel. Natural Retreats is an amazing new collection of luxury holiday accommodation retreats that have been founded on sustainable principles, within, or close to, all 14 of the UK
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Cyprus: Five luxury family hotels
By Catherine O'Dolan on 07/08/2010 13:47:28
It was good enough for the Goddess of Love Aphrodite – this sunshine island in the Med is perfect for families
guided nature walks through the ravine that divides the front nine from the back on the golf course. There’s also a luxurious beach club with a shuttle bus service. Expect to pay around £2,625 for a week in September, for a family of four, staying
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Junior's guide to yurts and tipis
By Junior on 16/08/2011 15:46:48
Get down to the woods today and pitch up for a more stylish tented experience in an enchanting big-top yurt or tipi
and solar-powered fairy lights. A large yurt for six costs just £60 per night.Also in Wales is yurt-and-tipi site Ecoretreats in the Dyfi Valley. Situated on a 1,300-acre organic farm with, blissfully, no electricity, this retreat also offers evening
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Beauty and the beasts
By Suzanne Milne on 29/05/2011 13:35:26
Wildlife meets stunning views and the ultimate in luxury at Richard Branson’s Ulusaba Rock Lodge in South Africa
of colonial-style furnishings and tribal art, and you soon feel like you’re simply visiting a very rich uncle at his eccentric safari retreat. Out on the Lodge’s magnificent balcony, powerful binoculars help you survey some of the 13,500 unspoilt hectares
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Denmark: Land of plenty
By Junior on 30/08/2011 11:22:57
There’s more than mermaids, Vikings and Lego to this Scandinavian country. Something is rocking in the state of Denmark – and it involves fun for all the family
six-year-old’s logic that Denmark play decent football, so it was probably good for holidays. My partner Andy and I prefer holidays that aren’t just about the beach and the hotel bar, and we’ve retreated to mild climates like Wales and Brittany since
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Little Britain
By Junior on 26/08/2011 16:55:13
You’ll find all the ingredients you need to give your child a memorable holiday close to home. Discover the best these isles have to offer…
Scottish breakfast.Natural Retreats, Yorkshire DalesGo eco-friendly in the Yorkshire Dales in a Natural Retreats residence. This holiday accommodation is designed to blend into the landscape and all the buildings are made from sustainable wood and glass
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