JollyDays Supported Holidays - Blog

  Butlins, Fun & Dancing  We love our time at Butlins and we are always given a warm and friendly welcome by the lovely Red Coats.  The funfair never disappoints! We were lucky winners on the 'Hook a Duck' stall.  Flying high in the sky on the High Chairs gave us a great view of the resort.  We bumped and crashed into each other on the Dodgem and felt like racing drivers on the Go-Karts.  The evening entertainment is something we always looked forward to each night. The show stopping performances had us up on our feet, dancing the night away.  A morning was spent at the pottery painting studio where our creative side came out. Everyone picked something they would like to paint and then let their artistic flair take over. We were all very proud of our final masterpiece.  We love celebrating a birthday on one of our holidays and we surprised Greg with a delicious chocolate cake. He was over the moon!  We visited the Discovery Cent...

  Canal Boat Leisure Trips With our waterproofs, snacks and provisions ready,  we set off in  for our adventure on the canals.  We began at Ashby boatyard, an unspoilt, lock-free rural canal winding its way through picturesque countryside on the Warwickshire/Leicestershire border. The boat was very comfortable with a log burner to keep us warm throughout the day. We headed north passing the villages of Dadlington, watching the world go.  We absolutely loved waving and being greeted by the other canal users. We passed so many colourful boats and lots of wildlife. After an hour or so, we moored up at Sutton Cheney and enjoyed tea and scrumptious home-made cake. The sun had finally come out so once back on board, we cruised towards Market Bosworth and then moored once more to enjoy a picnic along the tow path.  As we cruised along, some of us enjoyed games of cards which was great fun and caused much laughter.  What a fun first day we had, everyone had a ...