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We struck out further afield on our next day of the holiday. Our first stop was Caernarfon Castle. It is a Cadw site so we had free entry with our English Heritage membership. There were plenty of spiral staircases, towering turrets and dark passageways to explore and admire. I liked the ‘wizard chess’ reminiscent of […]

Our second day in Torquay began with a visit to Babbacombe Model Village.  Tickets cost £61 for all five of us. This was an incredible place to visit and we were the first to arrive so it wasn’t too busy for the first hour. I loved all of the detail included in the model scenes. […]

Our English Heritage membership covered two of our visits on this day. We started with Tintagel Castle which is a huge sprawling landmark all over a cliff. Its history is linked to the legend of King Arthur. There was lots to explore and the kids enjoyed following our progress on the map. We clambered down […]

We did a lot of driving on this day! We broke up the journey with a stop off at Truro Cathedral. This is free to enter and a magnificent building. One of my favourite parts of the cathedral was the Robartes Memorial which is actually 250 years older than the building itself! It was moved […]

We had a fabulous holiday on the Devon/Cornwall border. Although we’ve only home for a few days the holiday already seems so long ago 🙁 It was a very busy 8 days as we crammed in as many places as possible whilst also taking the time to enjoy being together as a family. We broke […]