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    Alternative River Cruises To Try

    When you think of river cruises you’ll probably think of the usual suspects like the River Nile in Egypt or the River Seine in France and whilst these are amazing cruises to go on, sometimes it’s good to break away…

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    Experience Swallows and Amazons in the Lake District

    The books and more recently the film Swallows and Amazons is set in the Lake District, written by Arthur Ransome who lived and found inspiration from the beautiful Cumbrian countryside he grew up in.  The most recent adaptation of the…

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    Get Outside and Head to North Norfolk

    Living in East Northamptonshire, I visit North Norfolk a couple of times a year as it’s only an hour or so drive away.  The main reason is to visit the seaside, but there are many other great reasons to visit…

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    The Royal Observatory – Greenwich London

    On our last family trip to London we focused our efforts around the Greenwich area, an area which has been highly recommended on a couple of occasions and by different people but quite often not on the radar of visiting…