Browsing Archive: February, 2012

Knowing When To Get Lost

Posted by Rhonda Carrier on Friday, February 10, 2012, In : travel with children

I try hard to buy local produce when I’m away from home, whether I’m self-catering or eating out. I’m not just being pious – surely one of the ways of truly getting to know a place is through its food?

It was disheartening, therefore, when arriving at a Feather Down Farm on the edge of the gorgeous Trough of Bowland in Lancashire, to spot other families unloading Tesco bags from their car-boots when there was such a wonderful honesty shop on-site, selling Dolphinholme Farm’s own lus...

Travellling Creatively with Kids, or Why Manchester Rocks

Posted by Rhonda Carrier on Thursday, February 2, 2012, In : travel with children

The following post is based largely on a blog I wrote for Takethefamily.com in autumn 2011.

I’ve written before about the joys of ‘holidaying’ close to home, and about the pleasure of short breaks with kids. This year I’ve been out and about all over the north of England with my boys, on day-trips, overnighters or mini-breaks. With the help of our money-saving Family & Friends Railcard, the opportunities for cultural excursions within easy reach of home are almost unlimited. York, Leed...
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