Every year hundreds of UK families flock to Devon for a staycation. And with its Blue Flag beaches, family-friendly attractions and great places to stay, who can blame them? I pinch myself daily that we can call Devon home. However, we’re still quite new to the county and often turn tourists to make the most…
Since moving to Devon just over a year ago we’ve been lucky to be invited to experience Crealy Great Adventure Park on a number of occasions. We’ve grown extremely fond of the South West’s number one family attraction and think other families visiting the area will enjoy it too. Here’s why: 7 reasons why families…
We couldn’t have picked a better place to visit during the January cold snap. RHS Wisley gave us the perfect balance of frozen landscapes and a thawing walk around this year’s butterfly event in its iconic Glasshouse. Seeing the tropical butterflies at RHS Wisley is one of my recommended ways to beat the winter blues…
After a year of living in Devon we still feel like newbies and, if I’m honest, tourists. The thrill of driving through the rugged landscape of Dartmoor and past the picture perfect beaches of the English Riviera and Jurassic Coast is yet to fade. Discovering new places is part of our daily routine. Last week we…
When I started writing Tin Box Traveller, one of the first blog linkys I came across was #CountryKids run by Fiona at Coombe Mill in Cornwall. A linky is a place where bloggers share their posts with people who have similar interests. I run the Monday Escapes linky with fellow travel bloggers Extraordinary Chaos, Mini…
It’s incredible to think we’re already one month into 2017. The eagle-eyed among my readers will have noticed I skipped this regular feature in December in order to share a round up of the year. I’m very pleased to be back into the routine of recording our travels and adventures. This will be a bumper…
A review of lunch at the award-winning Little Kitchen Bistro near Winchester in Hampshire – a family-friendly hidden treasure
I’m a big fan of weekend getaways. They are perfect for recharging batteries and injecting a bit of adventure into that short 48 hours between the working weeks. So it was with much excitement that we set off on our first mini-break of 2017. Our destination? The Surrey Hills thanks to an invitation to come…
A year ago we visited our first National Trust property for years and haven’t looked back. The combination of children’s treasure trails, wide open spaces and houses packed full of curiosities has been a winning one as our girls start to explore the world around them. At Christmas we couldn’t resist a visit to the…
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