Weekend with not too much on so I booked us a one night stay in Brighton. I got the idea talking to Drew in the pub on Wednesday and he mentioned this hotel in Devon but it was fully booked, I searched on Mr and Mrs Smith for beach hotels and found No 124 Kings […]
Second week of the Easter school holiday we went to Cyprus for Gina and Lucy’s wedding and also to have a bit of sunshine and time with the Keaneys, Edgars and mum and Dave. Weather was reported to be chilly so we packed jumpers and coats but we only needed them once the sun went […]
Half term week and we decided to try Austria for our ski trip rather than the usual France. Our apartment has been booked out to other people so the cost was a little offset. We got the NCT gang back together with the DeNapolis and the Flemings with us. We deliberately wanted to go slightly […]
Saturday 21st Early 3am start, 3:30 departure and a two hour drive to Folkestone. We mined Flexiplus for breakfast and lunch, yum yum. French motorways as good as always but much busier than October, and notably there were significant queues at the EV charge points. We did a very quick supermarket stop for essentials (wine) […]
Amazing ten days in the Maldives for our wedding anniversary. Kids learned to Scuba dive.
Week in Morzine in our apartment! Hired bikes for a few days but also did a touch of DIY and swam in the lake and just enjoyed being in the mountains.
Week long beach holiday in Groede in the Netherlands for the family, and a weekend with lots of cycling between Dunkirk and Groede for me! Saturday morning and we set off from home with the Knopps and the caravan in tow for Dover ferry terminal, I changed into cycling kit while on the ferry and […]
After a few years of rescheduling we finally managed our summer holiday with the Flemings and DeNapolis to Croatia! We booked a large house with six bedrooms, a pool, a pool table and a large dining table for games. We optimised for the cheapest flights so flew out and back out on Wednesdays! The DeNaps […]
Fantastic long weekend in Paris for the Olympics! We booked an early Friday morning Eurostar but woke up to news of sabotage on the French High Speed network. Luckily the disruption wasn’t too bad and we were only delayed by about an hour or so. We arrived in Paris and found our way to our […]
Half term skiing with the DeNaps
Skiing for Christmas in Morzine! We stayed at the same place we did last year which is an incredible spot, shouting distance from the bakery. We didn’t ski loads, but had lots of time to chill. For the 2nd week, we were joined by the Colemans and Rees’ and the Rees’ usual ski group and […]
Final outing for the caravan for 2023 we went for a weekend away to the small Caravan and Camping site right next to the Diddly Squat farm near Chipping Norton with Rachel and Roberto and their new camper van. On the Saturday we completed a Treasure Trail around Chipping Norton which was good fun!
Everyone had such a nice time last year that we decided to go again to CarFest once more. We bought ‘big early’ tickets which meant we had access to the site from Thursday afternoon which we took full advantage of. The first night had a silent disco which we missed out on last year so […]
Last stop on the Tour de France! One night in Reims and again a great little campsite. Campsite had a pool and a small restaurant but they didn’t let us steal any Orangina glasses.
On the way back from the Tour de France we stayed at Dijon for one night. The campsite was nice though clearly used to high turn over with most people seemingly staying for one night. The site was on the river so we cycled up a short way to the lake and went for a […]
As part of the Tour De France holiday trip we spent 5 nights in Taninges with the plan to do a bit of cycling in Les Gets/Morzine and generally see what Morzine is like in the Summer. Thursday 3rd We arrived in Taninges around 1pm and dumped the caravan at the campsite with the bikes […]
On the journey between Ile d’Oleron and Taninges as part of the Tour de France we stopped for two nights in Trevoux near Lyon. Tuesday 1st Travel day from Jul 2023 : Donzenac we arrived at the campsite at around 3:30pm and were told to select our own pitch… facilities were basic, but sufficient. The […]
As part of the Tour De France 2023 trip, we stayed for two nights in Donzenac on our way in between Ile D’Oleron and Morzine. Sunday 30th We traveled from Ile D’Oleron to Donzenac reasonably trouble free. Motorway slowness around Bourdeux caused us to take a bit more of a scenic cut through the route, […]
As part of our summer Tour De France we are spending 8 nights on Ile d’Oleron. We have a pitch among the trees and managed to squeeze the caravan tightly along one side leaving a nice front garden area. Saturday 22nd The journey from St Malo to the island was long but fun. We used […]
We kick started our Tour De France summer holiday with an overnight ferry from Portsmouth to St Malo. Due to booking late, there was only one cabin remaining which was a three berth, but bonus was one of the window’d cabins which included continental breakfast delivered to our room in the morning! We started to […]
Caravan holiday at Hardwick with the Bovingdon group. Arrived late on Friday night after a swimming social event in Chesham, Saturday did ringo rings and kids hired paddle boards, Sunday packed up and cycled back.
First outing with the caravan in 2023, long bank holiday weekend due to the coronation, did paddleboarding on the lake. Snuck out for a pre-breakfast run on the Sunday morning which was nice but ate lots of flies. We’d booked “powerboating around the lake on a sofa” for the morning which Amy did twice because […]
Ok, one last ski trip to finish the season! Fantastic 6 days skiing with the family. We’d had enough driving to France (having done it twice already this season) so we flew Easyjet to Geneva, got a hire car and drove up to Morzine. We had a small studio appartment with a comically small mezanine […]
Awesome week skiing at half term with the DeNaps and the Flemings
Boxing day to early January skiing in Morzine! Very little snow, but we skied every day, traveling up to Avoriaz on the bus and most days eating crepes and having drinks at the O’PADCHA bar by the Swiss wall.
August Bank Holiday weekend we took the caravan to Car Fest!
Catching up with the children we spent a week and a half on the Strand Campsite in Groede. Weather was very hot some days and rainy others. Most days we spent some time at the beach, some time at a beach bar and then evenings at the campsite restaurant. Getting to the campsite I decided […]
Fabulous weekend away with Rachel and Roberto. Kids were away in Groede so it was just the four of us. We flew into Pisa airport on Thursday morning then took a train to Riomaggorie. The train system in Italy is fantastic, even their regional trains are modern and luxurious. We arrived at our accommodation at […]
Weekend camping very close to home with the Bovingdon crew. Lovely walk to Ashridge on the Saturday but other than that, sitting around drinking, chatting and bbqing.
Ten days skiing in Canada with the DeNaps… as good as it sounds! BA flight and hotel combo was really good value so we stayed at the Hilton in the centre of Whistler which was great. Went for coffee every morning from Moguls while we got our things together. Booked into the mountainside restaurants each […]
Half term trip to France to ski. We had the Pooles come to visit for the first weekend of half term so couldn’t set off until the Tuesday but drove down in one go Eurotunnel at 6am, arrived in Chamonix before 6pm! The McDougalls were in Chamonix as well so we spent a good amount […]
Autumn half term holiday to Majorca with the DeNaps! Went to Zafiro Palace Alcudia, all inclusive swim up rooms adjacent to one another. The weather was a little chilly at times, but we had a fabulous time kids often staying up late watching movies while the adults drank cocktails and rose over cards. Managed to […]
Final caravan holiday of the year to revisit Cotswold View campsite near Oxford. Charlie also brought his caravan and Natalie and Rachel both hired glamping pods. It rained all day Saturday, but that didn’t dampen our spirits!
Lovely weekend away in the caravan with the Styles’ and their cousins. We did a lovely 20km bike ride on the Saturday to Marlow and a 6km paddle board session on Sunday. On Monday we packed up and chilled.
We took the caravan to meet up with my Dad and Nat and Rachel plus families and dogs! The campsite was called Stonehenge Campsite and was rather basic. Had lovely bbqs, lots of good chats and a nice fire pit.
Returned to Hardwick parks after a year skipped due to Covid, had the caravan with us this time and the Carrols joined us for the first night.
First holiday of 2021 after lockdown eased
Last holiday of the summer 2020
Caravaning with the Styles at Lee Valley
Two weeks in The Netherlands
Short break without children to test out the caravan
Weekend camping with Carr’s, Thomas’, Shaw’s and Shepard’s
While the kids were away in The Netherlands, we went away for a weekend to Malcesine on Lake Garda. It was fabulous!
Lottie and Henry left with Omi and Opi to drive to The Netherlands for two weeks in Groede.
Annual trip to Hardwicks park camping with the Bovingdon gang. Trip ended with Henry in A&E with concussion.
Camping for a few days with the Styles’ near Lyme Regis
Hired a campervan and spent a few days with the Styles’ including a train half way up Snowden and a trampoline park in a disused mine.
The DeNapolis, the Carrs, the Flemings and the Couplands tear up Flaine, February 2019
Ten year anniversary holiday to the Maldives
Week long summer holiday in Majorca with the DeNaps
Weekend camping with the Carrs and the Thomas’
Weekend away with lots of friends camping to celebrate Juli’s 40th
Half term week skiing with the Carrs in Flaine
Weekend camping at Hardwick with Knopps, Keaneys, Santons and (future) Edgars.
Weekend away while kids were in Germany, we went scuba diving and cycled up a volcano!
Camping in Hardwick with the Thomas’, the Carrs and the Shaws
Camping weekend with Santons and Keaneys to Cotswold View campsite
Week skiing in Italy with the DeNapolis
Weekend away before catching up with the kids
Lovely weekend away in Barcelona, hired bikes but mostly just sat by the terrace pool bar.