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10 of the Best UK Beaches
On 13/08/2010 in Days Out
Nothing beats a day of play on a beach. So grab your bucket and spade and get set for fun!
1. Porthcurno, Cornwall With dramatic rock formations on either side, white sand, turquoise sea and exotic plant life, this narrow strip of land couldn’t be more striking. There is a car park just beyond the sands, and on the cliff tops
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A first-rate holiday in Cyprus
On 04/08/2011 in Perfect for...
Cyprus is the perfect location for a holiday with the children
the site.The easiest way to explore the mountains is on an organised jeep safari. Children love these as the off-road sections are something of a thrill ride and the guides are incredibly knowledgeable – ours could identify every herb, bird, plant
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Cool campsites
On 13/04/2010 in UK
There is nothing like a camping trip to bring the family closer together, so try one of these 10 fabulous locations
edible plants and light fires without matches. Tel: 07800 767519 or visit www.bushcraftadventures.com 9. Gwern Gôf Isaf Farm, Snowdonia Set in the heart of the mountains, and located on a traditional hill-farm close to the base of the well-known peak
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Your natural cleaning kit
On 16/03/2010 in Green Living
Top 10 tips for a chemical-free home
those scary plug-in ones and spend a couple of quid on a plant spray; half fill with water and a couple of drops of essential oil and spritz to your hearts content. You can also leave biocarbonate soda in a carton to neutralise odours. There is also
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Cornwall – the cool place for cool kids
On 17/10/2012 in Advertorial
It’s cool, it’s chic, it’s paradise found... rent a cottage in Cornwall and you’ll soon see why
for the Eden Project, a unique living theatre of plants and people, and find one of the ‘pollinators’, guaranteed to ‘pollinate’ and inspire inquisitive minds at their daily storytelling sessions.Cute, cuddly, wet and wrigglyAdopt a pup and prepare to dry
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Summer Events for the South East
On 01/07/2011 in Days Out
Our pick of fun family activities for the summer holidays
, insects and plants from the local area. Throughout the summer months there will also be falconry displays, farm animals, bug hunting trails and creepy crawly crafts.Millets Farm CentreOpen NowFor a perfect summers day in the great outdoors head to Millets
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Chalet Hotel des Deux Domaines in Belle Plagne, France
On 01/08/2011 in Ski & activity
A family-friendly ski holiday needn’t curtail your sense of adventure. Just find a luxe hotel in a resort where there are plenty of slopes to conquer...
about an embarrassing face-plant, I hooked up
with Jonny. He, too, was buzzing with excitement, having finally conquered how to board. Elsie, it seemed, had also had her share of fun in the snow.With a quick splash in the pool quickly followed by high
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Junior's guide to jungles and safaris
On 15/08/2011 in Long-haul
Admire regal lions, magnificent elephants and playful monkeys - a trip to the jungle and safari promises to be sensational
child at a local school, and for an extra ZAR 100 (£10) you can tour the community, with the money going towards a fruit tree for one of the local schools, which your child will be invited to plant. Children under six go free, and from January 2–December
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The importance of grandparents
On 20/04/2010 in Relationships
, Fearnley-Whittingstall’s absolute favourite thing to do with her grandchildren is to get out in the garden, plant bulbs or sow seeds, and to show them how snapdragons and foxgloves got their names.And of course, part of the fun of going to the grandparents
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Grandma’s winter health tips – facts and fiction
On 01/10/2012 in Health
Life BC (before Calpol) involved a whole host of bizarre snuffle-soothers. But do grandma’s remedies actually work?
the Allium group of plants, which have excellent anti-inflammatory properties. Onions do seem to draw fever from the body. Once, a young patient of mine was brought to my office with onions ‘cooking’ on her feet. By the time she arrived, her high fever had
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