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To Fly Or Not To Fly?
It’s that time of year again. Where to go on holiday and the big dilemma - to fly or not to fly?
Anyone with a young family knows that jumping on a plane to a foreign country is rarely the beginning of the relaxed holiday that you might have planned; there’s the interminable 3 hour pre-flight check-in time, the balancing of 5 suitcases, a pram and car seats on a trolley and making sure Billy, Freddie and Rose don’t wander off whilst in the seemingly endless queue. Once you’re on the plane you may have the grumpy pensioner turning round and glaring as excited Freddie kicks the back of the chair for the umpteenth time. After eventually picking up the hire car in the early hours of the morning, without the translation book that you’ve left behind, Rose complains that she is going to be sick. It’s then that realise you have forgotten to pack the medicine box as well. Is it all coming back to you?
Not forgetting the carbon footprint issue with the flight. And with the strength of the Euro everything becomes so much more expensive. No more the cheap food and booze abroad.
Mumtrepreneurs Joanne Elliott and Helen Barker have discovered that you don’t have far to travel to discover that actually the UK and Ireland has some gems of places to stay with children. Hence the launch of ‘Away with the Kids’ (www.awaywiththekids.co.uk), a website specialising in child friendly family accommodation. “We realised that the best holidays are those recommended by your friends and family preventing a ‘hit and miss’ holiday. That was the initial concept behind the website”, says Joanne.
Away with the Kids lists a fabulous array of places to stay in the UK and Ireland, ranging from camping in tipis or staying in a luxury 5 star spa hotel. There are lots in between, importantly to suit different budgets. All places aim to ensure that you have a fabulous family time - even if you do need spare wellies and a mac in the height of summer! So pack up the car, hop on a train, get on a bus knowing that the impact of your holiday on the environment will be much less than that stressful flight you may have taken and enjoy our beautiful countryside, cities and beaches.
Gwynfryn Farm, Gwynedd, Wales
Gwynfryn is a family run working organic dairy farm where you are guaranteed a very warm welcome, youngsters and parents alike. There are plenty of animals that need feeding and fantastic facilities to keep everyone entertained, including an indoor pool, soft play areas, tennis courts and trampolines.
Golden Valley Caravan & Camping Park, Derbyshire
The campsite is set within 26 acres of beautiful woodland enabling you and your family to explore and enjoy nature at its best - just follow the trails. The site is certainly geared around keeping the kids happy and giving the adult’s time to relax with fantastic play areas for the kids and an on-site café bar for lunch if you fancy a change from the barbeque.
The Dalmeny Hotel, Lancashire
One of the leading family friendly hotels in the North West, the Dalmeny, is located alongside Lytham St Annes’ gorgeous seafront. With an award winning spa, family evening entertainment and crèche to name a few, you would be pushed to find better facilities offered anywhere else that caters so well for families.
Swinton Park - North Yorks
Swinton Park castle just oozes with the grandeur and charm of times past, yet provides comforts that are completely 21st century. It has a state of the art cookery school run by celebrity chef Rosemary Shrager which holds cooking courses for children during the school holidays. There is a wooden tree fort with slide and sand pit to keep the younger children entertained for hours. Visit the new Birds of Prey Centre and meet the owls, falcons and hawks with flying displays every morning.
All places listed can be found on Away with the Kids website www.awaywiththekids.co.uk with many more besides. The site has a fantastic Late Availability section if you are lucky enough to be able to shoot off at the drop of a hat. There’s a very worthwhile Offers section too which lists for example, free kids meals, additional night’s for free, bottles of champagne and complimentary welcome hampers. Take a look - the tide is turning for the UK and Ireland Family Holiday market ... hooray and about time too!!
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