Road trip

Looking for an Oman itinerary packed with heritage, epic landscapes, bustling towns and iconic sights? Here’s our 7 to 10 day family road trip

As new campervan owners with just a few short trips under our belts, we can’t wait for the next camping season to begin so we can really start our adventures. So when Lucy Shrimpton got in touch to say she was hiring a campervan in France and asked would I like to hear more about …

Mr Tin Box has always been a bit of a petrol head and motoring journalist features highly in his list of dream jobs. So, when we were offered the chance to test drive the new Hyundai Santa Fe Premium SE to see whether we thought it was the best large family car, he was overjoyed to channel …

Ah, military life; it comes with plenty of ups and downs. One up that we’ve been considering recently is that it might soon give us a chance for some travel beyond Europe. Specifically the USA road trip itinerary that has, so far, been an unachievable goal on our bucket list.  *Advertisement feature* Now, the planets …

If you’ve ever attempted a long car journey with young kids then you’ll know it’s a bit like holding a live hand grenade – at any moment things could get explosive. Since having kids five years ago all of our summer holidays have included a road trip so we’ve come up against most meltdown moments.  …

In the summer of 2017 we took an amazing family road trip. In just over two weeks we covered 850 miles, put our legs down in four counties and had more family days out than I care to count. That’s not to mention pitching up at our first family festival. I think it was our …

This week were setting off on a staycation around England that will see us doing an 850 mile round trip towing a caravan. We’ll be stopping in four different counties and clocking up around 20 hours on the road over two weeks. I can’t lie, this epic road trip with toddlers is going to be …

I’m ashamed to say I’m one of 33% of parents in Europe to put their child in a car without a suitable booster seat – and it terrified me. The reason I’m sharing this story is that there’s now no excuse thanks to the mifold – the Grab-and-Go Booster® seat. We’ve been sent one so I can …

Planning a Europe road trip with your family? Here’s an itinerary we have put together based on an adventure we did pre-kids with some family-friendly add ons