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Pigs and palaces in Oxfordshire
By Lucy Phillips on 14/04/2011 in Travel Reviews
A trip to Oxford will appeal to both parents and children alike this Easter. The Feathers Hotel in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, has a Family Easter package where children under 12 stay for free with their parents. Children can meet Peppa Pig and friends
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Millets Farm Centre, Oxfordshire
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 25/07/2011 in Days Out
Strawberries and other succulent morsels are ripening at this pick-your-own paradise
is £4.15 per kilo, the Maize Maze is £6 (adults), £5.25 (children).Millets Farm Centre, Kingston Road Frilford, Nr Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX13 5HB.Also in the area Cotswold Wildlife Park, Didcot Railway Centre.
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The Best Days Out... ever!
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 25/07/2011 in Days Out
Hip, hip hooray! From cool castles to super safari parks and everything in between, we've scoured the UK to bring you the best family days out for summer holidays filled with fun
Longleat Safari Park, WiltshireMillets Farm Centre, OxfordshireMonkey World, DorsetNational Media Museum, BradfordNational Museum Of ScotlandNational Showcaves Centre for WalesNational Space Centre, LeicesterPorthcurno Telegraph Museum, CornwallRoald Dahl Museum
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The Best Family Festivals 2011
By Catherine O'Dolan on 17/06/2011 in Days Out
Check out Junior's Guide to the hottest, coolest, funkiest fabbest family festivals for summer 2011
The Park, Vicarage Farm, Woodmancott, Winchester, Hampshire The Original Cornbury Festival July 1–3 The Great Tew Park, Oxfordshire Larmer Tree Festival July 13–17 Larmer Tree Gardens, Tollard Royal, near Salisbury, Wiltshire Latitude July 14
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THE ORIGINAL CORNBURY FESTIVAL JULY 1–3 2011
By Catherine O'Dolan on 17/06/2011 in Days Out
Junior's family festival guide checks out The Original Cornbury Festival 2011
The Original Cornbury Festival is at Great Tew Park, OxfordshireCapacity20,000 What’s the vibe An eclectic and rather eccentric musical carnival with a dynamic festival-meets-English-country fayre feel.Musical interludes The impressive line
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Seven simple rules for happy festivals
By Catherine O'Dolan on 23/03/2012 in Days Out
Magical fairgrounds, open fields to run and play, the chance to dress up and mess up – No wonder children love the new breed of family festivals
Cove, Dorset, Original Cornbury Festival near Banbury, in Oxfordshire and Latitude in Suffolk, will have some big headliners: last year, Camp Bestival had Primal Scream, Mark Ronson and Blondie; Cornbury had James Blunt, Cindi Lauper and the Faces
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Hip hotels (that love children too)
By Sue Bryant on 20/04/2010 in Travel Reviews
Junior’s round-up of the hippest hotels for families
but doesn’t have achildren’s club, and it is promoted as ‘calm and serene’, so take thatas a gentle warning. Abercrombie & Kent. Tel: 0845 0700610; www.abercrombiekent.co.uk. Amanjena, Morocco Crazy Bear, OxfordshirePhilippeStarck meets
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Summer Events for the South East
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 01/07/2011 in Days Out
Our pick of fun family activities for the summer holidays
Farm Centre in Oxfordshire. Animal lovers will adore the free farm zoo, adventurous types can take on the giant maize maze and foodie families can pick their own strawberries then enjoy the fruits of their labours in the picnic area. Pirate Day August 5
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The Family Festival Guide 2012
By Catherine O'Dolan on 04/05/2012 in Days Out
Junior's pick of the most fabulous family-friendly festivals around
classes, illustration and writing workshops, and a whole host of fairies, trolls and funny folks to make you jig.The Original Cornbury Festival, Great Tew Estate, Oxfordshire June 29–July 1 An eclectic and rather eccentric musical carnival with a dynamic
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An exciting Christmas break
By Junior on 08/08/2011 in Perfect for...
Dreaming of a white Christmas? Whether it’s snowflakes or soft sand, there’s a perfect yule for you!
costs from £127. Visit www.monalisasuitehotel.com. Flights to Orlando from £619 with Virgin Atlantic (www.virginatlantic.com). For details of events, visit www.christmasinorlando.comLe Manoir, OxfordshireA visit to Monsieur Blanc’s haute hotel
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