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High life: summer fun in the Swiss Alps
Had enough of crowded beaches and traffic jams? As a summer alternative, why not take to the spectacular mountains, valleys and lakes of Switzerland’s Bernese Oberland and let the train take the strain. Margaret Doherty gets in peak condition.
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Discovering Croatia
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Out and about at Easter
Looking for fossils. Chocolate tasting. Shopping with ration books. Oh, and Easter eggs hunts. There’s no reason to be bored this Easter. Margaret Doherty checks out what’s on during the holidays.
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Running out of ideas, energy and cash to keep the kids amused? Margaret Doherty looks at ways to keep boredom at bay on a budget.
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Old-fashioned Christmas fun around the country
Get away from the hard-sell on the high street and experience real Christmas magic with your family
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Camping ‘tout confort’ in France
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Stay safe at the seaside
With costs increasing in all areas of our lives, combined with our growing awareness of environmental issues, a summer holiday at the British coast is a great option. To ensure your family has fun – and avoids the danger that the sea can present – coastguards have issued some important advice
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Are we bored yet?
If you’re a single parent wondering how to keep the kids entertained on holiday, why not get active?
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Animal Magic
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A family-friendly holiday in the Florida Keys
Find North America’s only live coral reef, take a classic US road trip and discover plenty to keep the kids happy
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Get away – to CenterParcs?
There’s a definite whiff of Spring in the air but Easter’s not the time for camping. For a break in this country it might be worth taking a look at some of the deals with CenterParcs, where I went with the family last April ...
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Animal adventures in Africa
A safari holiday is a great way of getting to know your kids, says Sarah Tucker, well travelled TV presenter and a single mum
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Family fun over the festive season
Pantomimes, ice-skating, festive trails, winter holidays ... oh and Father Christmas
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Our biggest annual spend-fest is rapidly bearing down upon us. Single mum Pamela Gratton makes some Christmas resolutions ...
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Toddlaerobics with Nick Jr.
Toddlers’ TV starts a fun fitness routine for your little ones from 5 November
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Halloween fun
This Halloween there’s plenty to keep your little monsters happy. Margaret Doherty offers some ideas to get into the spirit of celebration …
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Season of mists and mellow holidays
TV travel presenter Sarah Tucker waxes lyrical about autumn as a time for holidays with your family
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A rural idyll? Get back to earth
Have you ever wondered about the reality behind the glossy magazine shots of elegant country living? Single mum Pamela Grattan keeps her feet firmly in the mud.
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Time for tennis?
Looking for an activity that you can share with your children? You could do worse than signing them – and yourself – up for some tennis lessons. It’s great exercise, sociable, challenging – and fun!
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