Category: Practicalities

Test Driving the Tardis: An Outdoorsy Mum’s Perspective on the new Skoda Superb

Skoda Superb review, Scotland, family car reviews, Baby Routes

It’s not every day you are invited to travel on a private jet to a UK car launch. Unless you are a motoring journalist in which case, it transpires,  fancy car events are your bread and butter. Or should that be your caviar and champagne?

Joining the team from Skoda on a plane …

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Camping With Young Kids: Our 25 Top Tips So Far…

camping and sleeping bags, baby routes

We are fans of camping in the Baby Routes house. There was a time when my husband and I would head off onto Dartmoor with our tiny two-man tent, cooking gear and provisions balanced on our back for a spot of hiking and wild camping. These days, things have changed a bit. With a three …

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6 Great Apps for Travelling in London

 

This weekend I’ve been up in London for Britmums Live – a massive gathering of parent bloggers to exchange tips, gain inspiration and of course socialise, I don’t come into London all that often any more but when I do, I find myself reaching for my iPhone, in search of those same few …

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Wildlife Wednesday: 15 Great Apps for Nature Loving Families

15 Great Apps for Nature Loving Families

Since becoming a parent I have definitely noticed I am paying more attention to nature. Having someone to share it all with, to watch as their eyes light up at some tiny thing I have been taking for granted is like rediscovering the natural world all over again. The there …

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Baby’s First Splash: the whens & wheres of teaching kids to swim

Swimming baby

This post is sponsored by Sunuva, the luxury children’s UV swim and beachwear brand. All writing, opinions, research and snake stories remain entirely my work. 

One of my most vivid childhood memories is from the summer I learnt to swim. Aged around six or seven I was on a …

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Fourteen alternative activities for non-skiers on a ski holiday.

Igloo and snow bar

It’s the Easter holidays and half my Facebook feed seems to be full of friends posing on skis at the top of scenic, sunny mountains. You’re probably wondering what the point of this post is. After all, if you’re going on a ski holiday, surely that means you are going with the express …

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Choosing a winter coat for outdoor kids

Sprayway jacket

Roo has grown. Again. I know it shouldn’t come as a surprise that my 3 year old daughter is shooting up taller every day but it’s the way in which she will seem to extend by centimetres overnight that throws me.

Until now we have been just about …

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Travelling without a passport – what you need to know!

With international travel security measures becoming more stringent every day, I have grown accustomed to taking my passport everywhere with me when I travel. If you were born in the UK and are a UK citizen however, then there are times when travel is possible without a passport – even by plane! For UK …

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M5 motorway scenic stops and leg stretchers

Bench and view of the mudflats, Poets Walk, Clevedon

 

 

The M5 motorway connects Birmingham and the Midlands to England’s South West. Families heading for the sandy beaches of Dorset, Devon and Cornwall depend on the M5 motorway for at least part of their journey. The M5 motorway is also important for those accessing Birmingham or Bristol international airports or connecting …

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Fifteen top tips for travelling with kids through London Heathrow Airport.

Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 with kids

London Heathrow Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world. With well over 66 million passengers travelling through the airport last year alone, the thought of tackling Heathrow with kids is enough to fill any parent with trepidation.

With London Heathrow our closest airport for international …

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