JollyDays Supported Holidays - Blog

What a wonderful week we had at Butlins in Minehead! We did so many exciting things.  We visited a pony sanctuary which was right in the heart of the stunning Exmoor National Park.  We spent some time in the arcades where some of us played on the 2p machines and collected prizes!  Some of us enjoyed a leisurely swim and had fun in the wave pool!  We devoured lots of scrumptious food during the week and of course had a Jollydays cooked breakfast each morning! We had a fantastic game of ten pin bowling in Taunton one morning.  We split into three teams and the competition was very close!  Pats team came out on top with some impressive scores! Some of us had a lovely afternoon at the fun fair and went on some brilliant rides!  We all enjoyed being out in the fresh air.  We took a little train that drove us along the sea front.  It was a lovely fresh day and we liked feeling the breeze on our faces!     The enterta...

We met up excitedly and had a beautiful pub lunch on the way up to Blackpool.   When we arrived we unpacked and freshened up, before having a delicious dinner.  We went to the wonderful Sea World!   What a fantastic place! We saw many varieties of sea life – flat fish, star fish, sharks, lobsters, turtles and many more!   We got to touch the starfish – but we made sure to keep our hands out of the piranha tank!   We then had a filling headed for Madam Tussauds.   We had our pictures taken with the stars which was a lot of fun!   We spent a day in the Blackpool Tower – what a wonderful place! We got the lift to the top of the tower and stood on the glass bottomed floor!   It made our tummies lurch a little, but we all had a go! We saw the circus and there were clowns, comedians, trapeze artists, magicians and much more! Everyone loved it.   We took a trip to the largest indoor market in the region! It was huge ! ...

We met up and had a lovely lunch at the Rose and Crown at Brockenhurst.  We then caught the ferry over to Yarmouth where checked into our lovely resort.  We unpacked excitedly and then had a lovely dinner.  Each night we watched the fantastic entertainment, where the team put on stunning shows.  We clapped and danced along. We visited the famous Needles, which we could see very clearly.  It was beautiful! Two of us were very brave and went on the chairlift down to the beach below.  We made our own sand shapes and watched the fantastic glass blowing.  We did a spot of shopping for gifts.  We had a  beautiful drive to Shanklin where we walked along the front and had an ice cream.    We had a beautiful day at Osborne House, the summer home of Queen Victoria. The house is stunning. We walked around the delightful walled garden. We then ambled leisurely along what used to be her 'private beach' and had a pi...

  We were all very excited as we boarded the Dover Ferry for Calais and on board we had a proper chance to get to know each other over lunch. We then had a short drive through the rolling French countryside to reach our spacious Club House Gite in the pretty village of Beussent. We unpacked and settled in before taking an evening drive to a French restaurant in Maninghem. We ate delicious food and had a go at speaking some French!   The next morning was warm and sunny and after a full cooked breakfast we ventured out to Hardelot Plage where we took a long walk on the prom, searched for shells on beach, and stopped at a pretty café for a drink.  We drove on to Hardelot Chateau where we had a delicious picnic before exploring the grounds. On our way back we called in at the local Chocolate Factory for a tour and demonstration. We especially enjoyed the free samples and then we all treated ourselves in the factory shop!   That evening we played badminton swing...