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5 fun, low-cost family days out

July 20, 2019 by Catherine Leave a Comment

family days out exploring nature

Collaborative post The school holidays are almost upon us - are you ready?! I really look forward to having some much-needed downtime as a family at this time of year; everyone is usually pretty frazzled by the time we get to the end of term!  But that doesn’t mean we’re going to sit around getting bored this summer; we’ve got a camping trip planned, and we’ll definitely be heading off on a few family days out. You probably know ...

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Filed Under: Days Out Tagged With: Children, Days out, Family, Family Fun, Fruit, Geocaching, Museum, Nature, School holidays, Sport

Family fun for free: Great British Tennis Weekend

June 28, 2016 by Catherine 16 Comments

great british tennis weekend

It’s that time of year when I become hopelessly unproductive for two weeks.  The Wimbledon Tennis Championships have started! I certainly can’t be described as a big fan of watching sport, but tennis is the exception.  Every year, the last week in June and the first week in July have me in a frenzy of excitement, as I try to juggle work and family commitments so I can watch as much tennis as possible. I’ve always loved tennis.  My mum got me ...

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Filed Under: Days Out Tagged With: Children, Days out, Family, Sport, Summer, Tennis

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