Reviewed: SACO Broad Quay luxury apartments in Bristol City Centre – an ideal base for a family city break
SACO Broad Quay luxury serviced apartments in Bristol are an ideal base for a family city break. Read our review to find out all about them
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Tin Box Traveller family travel diaries: April 2018
April marked a new beginning for me as I went freelance as a full time writer and blogger. It was exciting, scary and busy all in one. In hindsight starting a freelance career in the same week as your kids begin a two week holiday is probably not the best way to establish your business…
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Blog | Family days out | Family travel destinations | Somerset | UK | UK
Being Brunel, Bristol: 11 things kids will love about SS Great Britain’s new exhibition
*Advertisement feature* If you’re looking for places to visit in Bristol, England, then SS Great Britain should be high on your to do list, not least because of its new Being Brunel exhibition which opened this Spring. We were invited to review the exhibition of Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s life and legacy as one of the…
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Review: The Railway Children at the Minack Theatre, Cornwall
*Advertisement feature* Could there be a more dramatic setting for a play than a Cornish cliff top? The Minack Theatre is a modern day amphitheatre with Atlantic sea views making it extra challenging for any company of actors performing on its stage. However, the cast of The Railway Children did their upmost to distract us…
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8 hours in the Isle of Wight with kids – a coastal adventure with Parkdean Resorts
*Advertisement feature* We love holidays by the sea. Beach days in particular are a staple activity for us during UK staycations. But there’s so much more to the British coastline than buckets and spades. Dotted along the shoreline are historic sights, bustling marinas and quaint seaside towns. You can also find some awesome places to…
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Tin Box Traveller family travel diaries: March 2018
Oh March, you are my favourite month of 2018 so far! January was loooong and grey. February dragged a little but picked up towards the end with a trip to Cornwall and some snow. But March, you have been a joy! A weekend in Italy and a day trip to the Isle of Wight back…
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Visiting Agatha Christie’s Greenway by boat
Could there be a grander way to arrive at your holiday home than by boat? This is one of three ways you can visit Agatha Christie’s Greenway – her Devon hideaway. I think a ferry ride up the River Dart is my favourite, just a touch in front of taking the steam train from Kingswear…
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Sands Resort Hotel & Spa review – an excellent family hotel in Cornwall
It was during our recent family break in Cornwall that I was reminded how awesome it is to see the sun set over water. This was the view that greeted us when we arrived to review Sands Resort Hotel & Spa in Newquay and it signalled that we were going to have a great weekend….
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Blog | Camping, glamping, caravanning | Family accommodation | Family travel destinations | Holidays | UK
Ross Park Caravan Park review: a dog and family-friendly campsite site in Devon
The Tin Box grandparents had a very special anniversary to celebrate last autumn so they booked an equally special holiday – a river cruise down the Danube. I’d love to say we had the time and money to join them, but sadly it was not to be. And I’m pretty sure we would have cramped…
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Blog | Camping, glamping, caravanning | Family accommodation | Family travel destinations | Holidays | UK
Caalm Camp review: luxury glamping in Dorset whatever the season
Camping in sub zero temperatures…would you? That’s exactly what we did in Dorset this winter and we can’t recommend it enough. We were invited to stay at Caalm Camp near Shaftesbury – a former dairy farm turned luxury glamping site with views of the rolling hills by day and a dazzling canopy of stars by…
