Glamping at Top of The Woods, Boncath, Wales

So nice we did it twice! I have to say it's not often that I rebook a place, simply because I love to try new places but Top of the Woods , in Boncath West Wales is worth a revisit, in fact, I can see it becoming somewhat of an annual tradition especially as it offers family and dog-friendly accommodation. Perhaps because you really can switch off here, phone reception doesn't exist and only the thinnest slither of wifi can be found near the main farmhouse and it's patchy at best but that's not why you come somewhere like Top of the Woods, you come to make real connections, with nature, your family with new friends, in a gorgeous rural location completely off-grid. Top of The Woods offers 3 glamping options - Pioneer Camps, Nature Domes and Safari lodges, all of which are comfortable and high-end with private & undercover cooking areas but some offer more facilities.  On our first visit, we stayed in a Nature Dome and our second in a Pioneer Camp, so I will focus on......

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Travelling the UK this summer? Need Laundry done? No problem with Laundryheap

*Collaborative Post  Are you hitting the road and heading to some of the best cities in the UK this summer? Excited to be exploring all the cultural sites of London ? The art and fashion scene of Manchester or the fantastic street food in Birmingham? The UK is so diverse and has some incredible cities that offer great staycation and city breaks or even longer holiday, in fact, I'm hoping to take the kids to London for a week over the summer as I personally find 1 or 2 days simply isn't long enough to explore this vibrant city.  The thing is whenever I travel with my kids I like to travel as light as possible, it's no fun navigating train stations, public transport, airports etc with loads of luggage especially when I am often travelling on my own with both kids & I usually have to carry not only my luggage but also theirs. So we pack light! I make sure we only enough clothes for each day and perhaps one spare t-shirt or trousers but that's it, so when we go away for......

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Staycations and Safer Travel - 5 perfect UK weekender breaks

In collaboration with Hotels.com, but all views are my own Like everyone else right now all I want to do is pack my bags and head off on a European road trip or book a flight to a far-flung destination! The past 18months have felt incredibly long, with ongoing restriction which has affected all of our lives in one way or another, periods of being unable to work or see family members, most of all doing our part to help keep ourselves and others safe and while things definitely feel like they are moving in the right direction, we still live with the possibility of sudden changes to travel windows which make booking a break overseas more complicated than ever before.   I have seen people on the news get stranded in countries that have suddenly gone into lockdown or have put the UK (or visa versa) on to the amber or red list meaning more tests and quarantining before being able to head home. While these additional risks may be worth it for some, for others who cannot take more tim......

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