JollyDays Supported Holidays - Blog

  Wow what a blast we had on holiday at Blackpool!  We were busy bees all week as we set off for our adventures in Blackpool.  We visited the famous Blackpool Tower and had a whirl around the dance floor to the magnificent organ.  We went into the deep dark tower dungeons and learnt some gruesome facts about medieval torture devices!  It was brilliant fun.  We zoomed right to the top of the tower and stood on the glass bottomed floor and looked down - we were brave souls indeed!  The views were spectacular and we looked through the microscope at the world below! We had the most wonderful morning in the Sea Life Centre looking in awe at all the different varieties of sea creature!  The sharks swimming over our heads took our breath away!  We saw giant lobsters, massive crabs, starfish, sting rays and many more fascinating animals!  We also said hello to the horses on our lovely site. We were given a tour of the stables and told a li...

Our journey was well worth it as we arrived at our luxurious lodge set amongst huge pine trees in the Darwin Country Park. It was a truly beautiful spot.   The first morning we awoke to find we were not alone! The lodge was surrounded by the local wildlife including a cheeky squirrel that we named Cedric. He joined us for breakfast along with all the birds, so a trip to the pet shop for nuts and seed was planned. We went on a beautiful 4 mile walk and everybody enjoyed the wildlife that we came across along the way.   We spent a whole day at Chatsworth House and gardens which was a fun day, with a lovely picnic in the grounds. We spent the afternoon in the house where we saw the bed that King George 4th actually slept in!   We had a great time walking in the gardens spotting all the different birds and smelling and identifying all the different herbs grown in the kitchen garden. We completed the day by a visit to the Chatsworth farm shop to g...

Time for another blast of a Butlins holiday as we all set off eagerly to our holiday destination, stopping for lunch at a delightful pub for lunch along the way.  What a lively and exciting holiday it was as we danced the nights away to several wonderful tribute acts!  We saw Jessie J, Olly Murs, Robbie Williams, and a Blues Brothers Show.  During our week away we took an invigorating train ride along the promenade, just steps away from our resort.  Melanie took the girls down to the sea shore with the satisfying sound of crunching stones under foot! How lovely it was to be beside the sea.  We had a cracking game of crazy golf on the sea front where some brilliant holes-in-one were scored -  some had quite a talent for it!     We spent some much loved time at the Funfair on the resort, with some of us going all-out on the rides!  Chris looked after Melanie on one of the big rides to make sure she didn't ge...

Our truly lovely holiday started off with a delightful lunch in an authentic farm shop café in rural Cambridgeshire.  We then excitedly set off to our newly refurbished and spacious bungalow situated right on Barton Broad.    G lorious sunshine made our days warm and bright.  On a few occasions, our instructor for the week, Peter, took us out to explore the broads on an impressive sailing boat.  Under full sail and strong wind, we picked up quite a speed and all enjoyed the challenge of steering the vessel around Barton Broad. At one point we let the experts guide us through the narrow bridge at Ludham!  It was wonderful to spot the numerous bird life which included kingfishers, herons, swans, geese and ducks.  We moored the boat to stop off for refreshments in some beautiful broad-side pubs.     We took out canoes with 4 of us in each and had great fun racing each other and trying to avoid any trees!...