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Joanne and the girly gang review family days out around the UK and beyond, with a little help from their friends.

22Aug/13

Beamish, County Durham

Durham, entrance fee, museum, teenagers, teens, young children
Beamish Museum is a huge open air museum just north of Durham in County Durham. It’s about fifteen years since I last went and it’s over a two-hour drive from our house, but we made a massive effort to get up and visit it because I remember it being such a good day out and I was sure our two older girls would love it. We left the younger children with grandparents and spent the day at Beamish.

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17Aug/13
Family Holidays

Broad Farm, Norfolk

Camping
Broad Farm is in the village of Burgh St Margaret (Fleggburgh) to the north-west of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. We stayed here for three nights in August 2013. 
 
It’s huge. There are four or five separate areas. One for static caravans, the rest for tourers and tents. There are also some permanent tee-pees to hire. 

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16Aug/13

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

Norfolk, Seaside
We visited Norfolk in August 2013 and spent a day in Great Yarmouth. 
We visited the beach. It was huge but very deceptive. The first 80% or so (the part you could see from the promenade) was lovely and golden and sandy. The remaining strip next to the sea (which you couldn’t see from the prom) was all pebble. It was very difficult and painful for the children to paddle in the sea barefoot. Clean but painful. 

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02Aug/13

Feature: Four Fantastic Adventures For Kids In Oxford

Features, Oxfordshire
Disclosure – this is a sponsored post
 
If you’re thinking of a weekend break in Oxford with the family, you’ll want to know some of the local attractions to keep them entertained. The historic buildings and beautiful scenery will only keep their attention for so long before cries of “I’m bored” are echoing down the Thames. Fortunately there’s plenty to do, and here are four fantastic adventures for kids in Oxford.

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29Jul/13

York Maze, York, North Yorkshire

entrance fee, theme park, toddlers, Yorkshire North, young children
I have heard good things about York Maze and, despite living less than an hour away, have never been. I always thought it looked a bit expensive, considering it’s only a maze cut from maize, but I was very wrong.
 
This place is more like a small theme-park with a maize theme! We spent six hours here, and even with the odd small rain shower, there was LOADS to do.

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27Jul/13

Beaulieu National Motor Museum, Brockenhurst, Hampshire

entrance fee, Hampshire, museum, teenagers, teens, young children
The Beaulieu Estate, set in the beautiful surroundings of the New Forest, was first opened to the public in 1952. Originally it was the Palace House that welcomed visitors, until a small display of veteran cars outgrew the family home and led to the creation of a separate motor museum. Today at Beaulieu Museum there is lots to see – the Palace House and Gardens, the historic site of Beaulieu Abbey along with a museum, and of course the National Motor Museum which houses several motoring themed exhibitions. 

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