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Five of the best walks through autumn leaves
By Kate Donoughue on 02/09/2010 12:55:50
Welcome the autumn with a bracing, crunching and swishing walk through leaves ablaze with colour
, the former home of Anne Boleyn, and swish your way through its gardens’ autumn glory. Walk along Anne Boleyn’s Walk with its collection of trees planted over 100 years ago. In Discover Autumn on October 16–17 you can also visit the head gardener
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An idyll in Île de Ré
By Kate Donoughue on 23/01/2012 12:11:55
L'Hôtel de Toira – la belle boutique
The idyllic L’Hôtel de Toiras is located on the Île de Ré, just off France’s Atlantic coast. Bustling in the summer, if you visit in the cooler months, there’s a more relaxed vibe to this World Heritage Site. Take bracing walks, cycle, and ride
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An Irish Country Cottage
By Kate Donoughue on 15/06/2012 12:02:48
Enjoy a rural retreat in Donegal
. There’s no television or Wi-Fi, just fresh air, fields, waterfalls, beaches and your own imagination. Spend your days walking, talking, playing and swimming. And you definitely won’t be slumming it: towels, bathrobes, and Molton Brown products
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Ten facts about feet
By Kate Donoughue on 29/03/2011 16:59:10
There’s more to your child’s feet then just ten tiny tootsies
of baby walkers is associated with a delay in normal walking and activities such as standing and crawling. This is because baby walkers encourage joints to take load earlier than intended and the foot and lower limbs to move in an unnatural walking pattern
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A day in the life of ilovegorgeous
By Kate Donoughue on 29/03/2011 10:55:01
The co-founders talk about their busy lives
at the office and make a cup of tea (usually the first food of the day for me), open my computer and start checking emails. Kate, who runs wholesale, and Clare, our Bookkeeper, will both be there as well as one or two sales girls. We occupy one huge room, which
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If you go out in the woods today…
By Kate Donoughue on 02/09/2010 15:50:31
Make the most of nature this autumn with these five fun activities
picked by their own fair hands. Blackberries, elderberries, hawthorns, nuts, apples and mushrooms all flourish. Visit www.wildmanwildfood.com for useful information on how to forage safely. 2. Make a nature pictureTake a walk in a wood and ask your child
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Christmas with Heston Blumenthal and celebrity friends
By Kate Donoughue on 16/12/2010 11:09:46
From delicious food and beautiful decorations to curtailing children’s tantrums, six experts provide simple suggestions to help you have the happiest Christmas
carrots for bunnies.Annabel Lewis, founder VV RouleauxGo for a bracing walk in the woods, setting the children the task of picking up fir branches, cones and berries. On your return home, spray your findings with gold and silver and make into wreaths
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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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The perfect pet for your family
By Kate Donoughue on 02/11/2010 13:37:03
Which type of animal will fit into your lifestyle?
, but can take up a lot of time. They need training, they need walking and you need to pick up their poo – which, having just got your child out of nappies, may not be appealing. Many breeds also absolutely hate being left on their own all day, so are best
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Festival fun
By Kate Donoughue on 08/04/2011 12:27:30
Take in a child-friendly festival this summer
also include It’s A Knockout, plus open-mic and campfire jamming sessions. Where to stay Pitch your tent in the family area that is situated furthest from the noise of the stage (further to walk, yes, but much more conducive to sleep, plus being a small
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