The Lake District and Windermere specifically has to be one of the best places in the UK to take a family holiday. Whether the sun is shining, or the rain is pouring (as to be fair it quite often does in the UK) the Lake District has something for everyone. Some of my favourite family …
We spent May bank holiday weekend in our motorhome in Windermere, at Braithwaite Fold Camping and Caravanning Club site. The site itself is not particularly exceptional. It’s just off the main road heading into Bowness, it’s fairly small and feels quite crowded, and there are no views of Windermere from the site. There is no …
Over the Easter Holiday, we were invited to work with Cumbria Tourism to explore all that the Lake District has to offer for a family holiday. In this post we have reviewed 7 Places to Visit during a Family Holiday to the Lake District. We stayed in a lovely cosy apartment, booked ourselves through Home …
Are you looking for things to do in the lake district with children? We are going to be on holiday there this half term and I know from experience that it is a popular destination for families in October. I thought I’d put together a list of all the events that I have found are going on …
Having been instructed that all family holidays were to be taken in the UK this year, we decided to descend on the Lake District in the Summer to see whether we would be able to sufficiently wear the kids out with fresh air to get a couple of hours of peace and quiet a day. …
On what was due to be a rainy day in the Summer Holidays we decided to spend the morning at Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum near Keswick in the Lake District. To be honest I wasn’t expecting very much from Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum, but my Mother in Law assured me that the girls would …
A Trip to the Lake District to Neaum Crag – Searching for a Monster Cave and a Real-Life Money Tree! As a busy family of four we jumped at the chance of disappearing to the mountains for a few days of nothing but walks, picnics and mountain adventures. And where better to stay but in …
We adore the Lake District here at Mini Travellers. We are lucky too, it is only a couple of hours drive from us and we try and visit as often as we can. We also head up there to stay for long weekends and family holidays too. We often choose to stay in a cottage …
We have previously published reviews of the fabulous Beatrix Potter tea parties. Two of our guest reviewers have said how wonderful they are, and you can read their reviews here Tea with Beatrix Potter and The World of Beatrix Potter So when we heard about their Christmas Tea Party we had to share it with …
This review was submitted by Emma who went on holiday to the Lake District with her husband and two young boys. We were staying on the western side of the Lake District and surprisingly had some lovely weather so we took advantage of it by visiting a couple of beaches. The first was Seascale. This …
I love Beatrix Potter and Peter Rabbit – and I love the Lake District, so when I saw that The World of Beatrix Potter offer Tea Parties with Peter Rabbit and Beatrix Potter, I jumped at the chance and booked it. We took Eva to Beatrix Potter World when she was tiny, she was enthralled by …
On a recent family holiday to the Lake District we had it in our mind to visit an attraction related to the wonderful work of Miss Potter. If you like me were brought up with the stories of fluffy bunnies, sly foxes, and puddle ducks, you will enjoy seeing Peter Rabbit at The World of Beatrix …