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Podding along at Billing Aquadrome Northampton

by Jennie 4 Comments

Billing Aquadrome

If you've never camped in a tent, you might wonder what all the fuss is about when it comes to camping pods springing up at various campsites.  Pods are the latest in the glamping craze - a static construction on site, which a family can stay in and access all the facilities the site has to offer. We tried the pods at Billing Aquadrome out for 2 nights.  It had the delicious … [Read more...] about Podding along at Billing Aquadrome Northampton

Filed Under: Family Travel Tagged With: Billing Aquadrome, camping, Camping and Caravanning, camping pod, family camping, family fun, Northampton, Review, UK

Freedom to go

by Mumonthebrink 4 Comments

Freedom to go kids at the sea

Half term has passed in a blink of an eye and tomorrow we are back to our routines of school run, work and housekeeping. We've had a great week! Driving home from our final adventure the word freedom kept coming back to me- It's sort of ended up being the theme of the week. Our half term didn’t quite work out as we originally planned: we were going to Switzerland … [Read more...] about Freedom to go

Filed Under: Family Travel Tagged With: camping, Campy, caravan, family camping, family fun, freedom, half term, Out and about

The campsite with it’s own natural adventure playground, Haltwhistle

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We arrived at Haltwhistle Camping and Caravan Club campsite at 11pm.  That was about 13 hours too early for when we were actually booked to arrive. It'd been a stressful day, involving some last minute, unplanned shopping. And here we were in the darkness of night, 3 children sleeping in the back of the car.  We were ready to just park outside the barrier and sleep … [Read more...] about The campsite with it’s own natural adventure playground, Haltwhistle

Filed Under: Family Travel Tagged With: camping, camping and caravan club, Camping and Caravanning, campsite, family camping, Review

Tents tested in 2013 – Vango Eclipse 600, Coleman Galileo 5, Quechua 2 second

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As 2013 drew to an end we battled with the lurgies, preparing for family festivities and took stock of the past year.  It was uplifting to see all we had done, the fun we had in 2103. I was slightly disappointed that we hadn't done the Grand Adventure.  Well, maybe this year! 2013 was really about getting back to our adventures taking it in baby steps.  We ventured back … [Read more...] about Tents tested in 2013 – Vango Eclipse 600, Coleman Galileo 5, Quechua 2 second

Filed Under: Family Travel Tagged With: camping, Camping and Caravanning, coleman, family camping, outwell, quechua, Review, tent, vango

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