Dad Diaries #2 – A Week Away at Burnham-on-Sea

This week we’ve been on a little family getaway to the Somerset sea town of Burnham-on-Sea at the Haven resort. If you follow me in all the usual places then you probably already knew that. But I wasn’t really that active this past week. I think every now and then it’s nice to scale back on social media and take a little bit of a break. And getting away gives you a great chance to do that. Almost Having an Absolute Nightmare I’ve made the odd parenting mistake in my time since having Isabelle – Rachel makes the point that…

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Lynton Cottage Hotel: The Seaview Apartments

If you’re looking for somewhere to stay in Lynton that has a spectacular view, plenty of space and all the facilities that you’d have in the home, then look no further than a seaview apartment in the Lynton Cottage Hotel. The Lynton Cottage Hotel I don’t think you can really go wrong with every room that the Lynton Cottage Hotel has to offer. But as each one is slightly different, then I can only really comment on the one we stayed in, which was the CS Lewis Balcony apartment. The apartment was faultless. It was spacious, had all the desired…

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Exmoor Zoo Review – An Unimpressive Day Out with the Baby

Whilst we were on a little holiday to Lynton in Exmoor, we were looking for things to do, and thought we’d pay a visit to one of the local attractions: Exmoor Zoo. So this is, as you might expect, a little review of our short time at the zoo. I’ll be honest, before arriving at Exmoor Zoo, we didn’t really have any idea of what to expect. When we go away, we tend to just go with the flow. So this little ‘day out’ wasn’t exactly planned and more of a random endeavour. But it didn’t take us long to…

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Travel Blog: Lynton – Exmoor National Park

When it comes to going away as a family, we kind of like to do things a little bit randomly. Did we have any particular reason for choosing the small town of Lynton on the coast of the Exmoor National Park? Not really. But the Lynton Cottage Apartment stood out to us, and if where you’re staying is great, then you’re off to a good start. The Hotel On the first day of arrival, we didn’t really do all that much. In fairness, it took me bloody long enough lugging three cases, around four bags and a high chair up…

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#MySundayPhoto – Reflecting on Being Back in Western

I love this photo for quite a few reasons. But most of those reasons have nothing to do with the actual photo itself. Sure, I think it’s a great picture. The background looks awesome, and the two people at the front are the two most important people in my life. But there’s more to it than that. It was taken in Western, whilst we were on our way home from Exmoor. This wasn’t our first time in Western with Isabelle. No, it was actually the first place we ever stayed overnight with Isabelle that wasn’t our own home. She was…

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