Smithills Open Farm near Bolton is, at it’s heart, a dairy farm and as such cows feature heavily in any visit! From hand-feeding the calves to watching them being milked, if you’re a fan of cows like our Amy, then Smithills Farm is a great place to visit. And, even if cows aren’t your thing … Read more
Whenever we travel I always take with us travel snacks in my hand luggage and suitcase so if we are leaving early, or if we arrive late somewhere, there’s always something to hand. The snacks to take on holiday aren’t always healthy but let’s be honest they are a good distraction on long car journeys, … Read more
Hello and welcome to Mini Travellers. Thank you for popping over here from our Instagram feed. Here you’ll find all our latest reviews and blog posts. We hope you’ll stay a while and see what we’ve been up to recently! Extraordinary Travellers A magic map, a clever invention and an exciting race through France. The … Read more
Our next stop on our Tanzania Family Holiday was Serengeti Pioneer Camp part of the Elewana Collection. Once you arrive into the Serengeti National Park you basically do a game drive in the Serengeti on your way to Serengeti Pioneer Camp as it’s around 2 hours 30 from the gate. On our way across the … Read more
What do you get if you cross Hollywood Stunts, polar bears, giraffes , wild animals and super heroes??… Answer..Yorkshire Wildlife Park! This half term we visited Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster. I have wanted to take the children here for a while so when the opportunity arose to visit, on a half decent day this … Read more
I’m asked a lot about how we choose where to go on holiday and what makes me pick a particular location. Years ago I used to spend hours flicking through travel agents brochures and more recently websites and blog posts and Instagram. I follow and obscene amount of travel bloggers and my bucket list of … Read more
After we had booked flights to New York for a week during our Easter break I suddenly panicked a little and wondered if it was going to be ok with 4 kids under 10 or whether it would be really hard work. You can see the results of our trip in this video and how … Read more
BC (Before Children obviously not Before Christ although it sometimes feels that long ago) I was lucky enough to travel widely. Places like Namibia, Bali, Texas, California, Fiji, Cook Islands, Australia were all visited, loved and explored. Beaches were lay on, Bahamas vacation home booked, cocktails were drunk and books (lots and lots of them) … Read more
So, with the gorgeous weather we had last week you’d be excused for thinking that spring had well and truly sprung and when we were invited to Mrs Dowsons Farm Park to review we thought we’d take advantage of their opening weekend in the new Spring weather. However it rained…and rained…. and rained! What did … Read more
Ski lessons for all the family are very difficult to arrange. There are many options and we have tried them all but this year we decided to go all out and have our own private ski instructor for three whole days and we loved it. So, let’s go through the options and we can explain … Read more
I have been an avid fan of Mini Travellers since I first discovered it a year or so ago always being inspired to continue my adventures; now I think it is time to give back. Here is my view of our visit to the Wild Place Project Bristol which we took during October half term. … Read more
Are you looking for holiday inspiration, family travel tips and resources to make family travel that little bit easier? Then you’ve come to the right place. This page is jam packed full of the best family holiday destinations and the ultimate family travel tips. From tips about flying with kids, to packing lists, to suggestions … Read more
On Boxing Day we did something we had never done before. We left the house (shock horror!) and we went out to the cinema to see Mary Poppins Returns and then out for tea to Bella Italia. NB: Advertisement Feature. Having been responsible for feeding about eight billion people since the kids finished school on … Read more
Fancy winning a Family Ticket to Nozstock Festival? You can do at the bottom of this post! Mini Travellers have been to Nozstock now in 2016, 2017 and 2018. You can read all the reviews about our experiences in these reviews below! Mini Travellers do Nozstock in 2016! In 2017 we went to the amazing … Read more