Our Devon break wasn’t so much a home from home as a gnome from gnome. We had the company of more than 2,000 of the little fellas at the Gnome Reserve in a four-acre garden in the village of West Putford. The wacky family attraction, established in 1979, is the largest of its kind and…
New Year, in the eyes of many, is a time to dig out the tracksuit and work off those Christmas calories. But this Scrooge-like tradition is not one I adhere to. I much prefer to keep the festive chocs coming and the booze flowing for as long as possible. Which is why the offer of…
We didn’t get off to the best of starts, me and Robin Hood’s Bay. Within minutes of setting foot in the Yorkshire fishing village I’d taken a direct hit from a seagull’s messy missile. I tried to laugh the incident off but as I removed my poo-soaked sunglasses I could tell that my four-year-old daughter…
I was promised the “ultimate all over body experience” that would leave me “walking on cloud nine”. And it would last a mind-blowing 90 minutes. What man the wrong side of 40 could say no to that? My “Top To Toe Ocean Radiance” treatment took place in the wellbeing spa at the Macdonald Hill Valley…
It was full steam ahead on a journey back in time during our long weekend in Snowdonia. The Caffery clan spent both the Saturday and the Sunday enjoying the Welsh national park’s magnificent scenery from the gleaming carriages of two great little railways. First up was the The Welsh Highland Railway, a 25-mile track between…
We awoke to views of a marina filled with speedboats and some very expensive yachts. Then, after breakfast in a dining room that overlooked a landscaped garden with palm trees, we stepped straight on to miles of golden sands. Sounds like we were staying at some boutique hotel in the Med, except that the sea…
As I jogged along the glorious Pembrokeshire Coastal Path it seemed I’d accidently stumbled into Teletubbyland. There before me was a turfed dome which bore a striking resemblance to the home of those colourful characters Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po. I rubbed my eyes but it was still there. I was tempted to knock…
As claims to fame go, it’s not very big. In fact, measuring just 72 inches wide by 122 inches high, it’s the smallest in the UK. The smallest house, that is. The downstairs of this bright red North Wales building has a bench seat, table and chair, fireplace and coal bunker. Upstairs – reached by…
Alton Towers opens its Enchanted Village to the public tomorrow (April 18) and the fairies have allowed the Birmingham Mail a sneaky peak. The huge new development, adjacent to the Staffordshire theme park’s two hotels, includes 125 magical lodges (including five luxury treehouses) a themed restaurant, children’s play areas and a high ropes course. Here’s…
The trouble with planning a family holiday in Cornwall is there are just too many fantastic beaches to choose from. Every couple of miles, it seems, there’s either a cosy little cove or a wide expanse of golden sand just perfect for kite flying or castle building. I couldn’t make up my mind when organising…
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