Family adventure in the UK and across Europe. Love exploring, camping, travelling and getting outside with my mini-tribe. Travel tips to inspire others to discover new places.
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Free Days Out with Kids in Bath
With the school summer holidays now in full swing, here are some ideas for free days out in Bath! From our favourite playgrounds to shady woodlands and bike rides for little legs, there is something to keep everyone entertained.
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A Thrilling Adventure at Europa Park
Looking for an alternative to Disneyland Paris? We visited Europa Park and had an epic couple of days exploring Europe’s premier theme park!
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Half-term budget skiing: Italy
With a bit of planning found that it is possible to do half-term skiing on a budget(ish)! We headed on a short ski break to Italy with the family.
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2023 Family Travel Round Up
The Own the Trail family has been lucky enough to enjoy some great adventures and travel to some new destinations in 2023.
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Black Forest Family Holiday: 10 days exploring this unique region
10 days camping and exploring on our Black Forest family holiday, this unique and fairytale region of Germany is a perfect for families.
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Family Skiing on a Budget
Skiing is never going to be a cheap holiday and the costs of taking a family skiing can be eye-watering. With rising prices here are ten top tips to cut the costs and enjoy family skiing on a budget.
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New Forest Water Park
The New Forest Water Park near Fordingbridge in Hampshire offers a range of water based family friendly activities. We spent the weekend exploring what they had on offer.
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Camping in Norfolk: Manor Farm Campsite
The start of the school summer holidays and we made the long drive to East Anglia to spend three nights camping in Norfolk at Manor Farm Campsite.
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Camping in the Forest of Dean
The Forest of Dean and the Wye Valley are beautiful areas of countryside. We enjoyed a fantastic weekend camping and exploring the woodlands.
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Family Skiing in Serre Chevalier
Serre Chevalier, in the Southern French Alps was the destination for this years family ski holiday. This laid back and friendly resort really delivers something for everyone, making it a fantastic family ski holiday destination.
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How to book a DIY Ski Holiday
Booking a DIY ski holiday could be the perfect solution to your next winter trip, totally customisable to your needs. This is how to do it.
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Mountain Biking in Bristol
Bristol might not be the first place that springs to mind when you think of mountain biking, but it has some great trails, all within easy reach of the city centre.
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Camping in Brittany
With the travel restrictions of the last 2 years finally easing we planned to hit the continent this Summer, driving to France and spend a week camping in Brittany.
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Bath Two Tunnels
We are lucky enough to live within a mile of the Bath Two Tunnels Greenway. This family friendly cycle path takes you out of the City of Bath, through two disused railway tunnels into the countryside.
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Cycling with Kids
Getting the kids riding bikes is a real achievement. Keeping them enjoying the riding experience is another mission!
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Trip Review: Play in the Bay @ The Wave
We took the kids along to a Play in the Bay session at The Wave, an inland surfing destination near Bristol.
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Camping in Dorset
We spent a lovely week for our Summer 2021 holiday, camping in Dorset. Exploring the beautiful Studland peninsular.
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Family Skiing in Val Cenis
After all the ups and downs of the last two years of the global pandemic, we all had high expectations of skiing in Val Cenis and it did not disappoint!
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Mini Adventure: Glamorgan Heritage Coast
With a brand new tent this year, I was itching to get away for the first camping trip of the summer. We headed to the Glamorgan Heritage Coast.
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The Wave
The Wave is the UK’s first inland surfing lagoon and it’s on my doorstep in Bristol. We enjoyed a visit to try surfing!
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A Weekend in North Devon
Taking advantage of a school inset day and the early May bank holiday weekend we packed up the car and headed to the Hartland peninsula, for a weekend away in North Devon.
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How to Teach your Child to Ride a Bike
These are 5 easy steps to teach your child to ride a bike without stabilisers (and without tears!).
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Skiing with Young Children
Top tips for how to have successful skiing holidays with young kids.
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Family Walks in Bath
Like so many, we have spent a lot of time at home this year! Keeping it local and exploring what is on our doorstep. I thought I would share 5 of my favourite family walks in Bath.
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Twilight Tobogganing
I was on the hunt for something fun to do for my son’s 7th Birthday. Which was proving pretty tricky this year with parties pretty much cancelled! When Twilight Tobogganing at The Mendip Activity Centre popped up in my Facebook feed, it looked like the perfect package! The package The cost of the tobogganing varied…
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Mini Adventure: Camping in Devon at Westland Farm
Having loved camping in Devon in the past, we decided to head back to North Devon.
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Top 5 Highlights: Family Skiing in the Val di Fassa
Here are my top 5 highlights from a fantastic week of family skiing in the Val di Fassa.
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Family Bucket List Challenge
We love being outside and traveling, having a young family makes the planning all the more important but it doesn’t stop us from getting out there! It might take us a few years to tick these off but here is my ultimate bucket list.
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A Family Adventure in Denmark
I’ve always wanted to explore Scandinavia and Denmark seemed like a good place start – its always top of the charts when it comes to the “happiest places to live.” So flights were booked, plans were made and bags were packed!
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Mini Adventure: Beryl’s Campsite
Beryl’s Campsite in the tiny village of Beeson on the South Devon coast. The campsite had some great reviews on the Cool Camping website and it was a new area for us to explore.
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Mini Adventure: Camping at Little Meadows
We booked a pitch at Little Meadows campsite between Ilfracombe and Combe Martin for three nights.
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Mini Adventure: Canoeing on the River Wye
Last weekends mini adventure was a trip down the River Wye in canoes! We booked a half day trip from Kerne Bridge to Symonds Yat with the River Wye Canoe company and it didn’t disappoint.
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Family Ski Trip to Châtel
Our first visit to Châtel. Just a stones throw from the Swiss border. After the heaviest snow falls in Bath that I can ever remember we were lucky to make it to France at all!
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The Big Bang Snowboard Show at Tamworth
The annual Big Bang Show by TSA was held over the weekend of the 14 & 15th of October at the Tamworth SnowDome. It is a fab opportunity to demo the new seasons boards as well as doing some coaching sessions for FREE!
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Late Season Skiing in Civetta, Italy
I thought I would have to forego my yearly visit to the mountains due to the arrival of our second child in February. But we managed to sneak in a last minute trip at the very end of the season. Choosing the beautiful village of Civetta in the Italian Dolomites.
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Balanceability
I was very impressed with the structure of the Balanceability course. The target age group have a notoriously short attention span so keeping them engaged for 45 minutes is not easy! Each class followed a similar structure. An off the bike warm up followed by a re-cap of the previous weeks skills with fresh activities added…
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