JollyDays Supported Holidays - Blog

  The Wonders of the Isle of Wight    What an incredible time we had on the Isle of Wight! We danced our socks off each night and enjoyed amazing shows put on by the brilliant entertainment team! At the top of Alum Bay we were astonished by the view across to the Needles and the multi-coloured sand cliffs. We went into the craft shop and filled different shapes with varied coloured sands that had been gathered from frequent rockfalls  from Alum Bay itself.   We had a super game of ten pin bowling in Ryde, which was great fun! Everyone achieved smashing scores! During our holiday we had the special occasion to celebrate Carol's birthday. We arranged a birthday cake to be presented to her. She also received presents and cards and the whole restaurant sang happy birthday to her! Our trip to the Donkey Sanctuary was awesome! We all enjoyed stroking the donkeys soft fur. It was lovely to see them being so well looked after. We vi...

Wales -  Castles, Coast & Steam Trains We could hardly wait to get to Wales for our fantastic holiday! Arriving at our very comfortable accommodation we settled in right away.    We visited the magnificent Newton House, it was built in 1660, and significantly changed in the 18 th and 19 th centuries. The house is decorated the way it looked back in 1912. We all had fun getting dressed up as maids, soldiers and country gents with top hats.  We travelled back in time on the Gwili to Dan-y-Coed steam railway. We got aboard “The Welsh Guardsman”, sat back and relaxed. We enjoyed looking at the stunning coast and countryside. We completed our day with a trip to Port Barry where we watched the boats bobbing in the harbour, white horses rolling in from the sea and oyster catchers flying high in the sky.   We got into the Jolly minibus and headed to the pretty harbour village of Solva. We walked by the sea front where we spotted a f...

Norfolk - Boats, Trains & Seaside   We all enjoyed cruising down the river on the motor boat  from Ludham Bridge to Ranworth Broad. We each had our turn as a captain driving, steering and tooting.  This proved to be a  fantastic  experience!   On a beautiful day we enjoyed a relaxing morning sailing away on the broads. We were astonished by the beautiful scenery and the variety of wildlife.   We had an amazing time canoeing! We got our equipment and off we went for our first canoeing session. We all listened carefully to our instructor who told us what to do and how to row efficiently.    We went to Sheringham and boarded the Poppy Line steam railway train to Holt. The engine dates back from 1957 and it was as if we had stepped back in time. We all sat back and enjoyed looking at the stunning coastline and countryside whilst eating our picnic on board.  As always the JollyDays wen...

Yorkshire Dales, TV Soap Country First stop was Heartbeat country and the village of Aidensfield. We visited Scripp’s garage and the Aidensfield arms. We wandered around the village where we did a spot of gift shopping for souvenirs. We went to Emmerdale's very own Woolpack! We were excited to be where all our favourite soap stars had been before.  We visited the famous market town of Skipton with its castle, canal boats, market and beautiful scenery. We went to a craft fair before heading to the Bolton Abbey Steam Ralway to catch the train to Embsay. We travelled first class in our own carriage at the front of the train and we even got to meet the driver. We went to visit The Druids Temple situated near Ilton. There we saw incredible large stones of which some stand over 10 feet high. The structure was built by William Danby around 1800. What an incredible place! We visited a lovely family run farm where we fed and petted all the animals includi...