Butlins, Fun & Dancing with Jon & Netty

  Butlins, Fun & Dancing  

On our first day we wandered around the site to explore our surrounding and all the wonders of Butlins. We had a fantastic time at the fun fair playing all the games and went on nearly every ride.

Wandering along the sea front we had an ice cream and walked through the outdoor playing area where we sunbathed on the giant inflatable bed.

 At the seal sanctuary we had a fabulous experience. We got up close to the seals and the penguins. We watched them sunbathing and swimming around their enclosure. We also went into the butterfly house where they were flying all around us and also we went to see alpacas and meercats.

 We saw some spectacular shows during our stay. We were up dancing and singing every night to fantastic performances! We saw Olly Murs, the famous Red Coat Party Dances, Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons, the wonderful pantomime of Aladin Rocks and many more.

We visited the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre. We had a great time there as we looked around, seeing the huge Avro Lancaster Bomber taxiing around the air field. We got to take pictures and see it in all its glory. 

Mediterranean Cruise Adventure with Phil & Pat

Mediterranean Cruise Adventure

We had a fantastic time on board the Thompson Spirit Cruise Liner. During the week  we spent time on the sun beds, enjoying the fabulous restaurant and even got to meet the captain. 

Our first night on board was spent sailing to Gibraltar our first stop. When we woke up, the weather was perfect, blue sky and sunshine. We spent the day ashore exploring all the sites and visited the Pillars of Hercules, the Barbary macaques, the Great Siege Tunnels and St. Michael’s Cave, everyone loved seeing the monkeys.

Our next stop in Portugal allowed us to visit Porto and Lisbon where we had a terrific time exploring the beautiful cities. We saw many stunning sites full of character and charm. 

On board the ship we watched fabulous entertainment every night and we always finished the evening dancing until late.

The crew was so friendly and made us feel so welcome.  We especially loved watching the fantastic West End Cabaret Show and our week was completed when the captain allowed us to visit the bridge.

Yorkshire Dales, TV Soap Country with Steve & Michaela

Yorkshire Dales, TV Soap Country

We took a scenic route across the North York moors to Helmsley where the Duncombe park annual steam fair was being held. We spent most of the day at the rally and we all had a great time admiring over 350 different steam engines, vintage cars and motorcycles of all shapes and sizes. 

During our holiday we enjoyed many delicious BBQ's, thanks to our chef Steve!

We went to Emmerdale country and visited the famous Woolpack where we followed in the footsteps of Allan Turner and Amos Brearly. We then walked around the village and bought gifts in the post office. 

We went to Ripon races and enjoyed a meal while watching the horses compete. 

On the way back we stopped at Gianni’s ice cream parlour and all enjoyed the delicious Italian ice cream. 

In Embsay we boarded the Steam train to Bolton Abbey. We had a fantastic time riding the vintage train in the first class carriage of the directors coach. 

We took a scenic drive across the Yorkshire moors to the Heartbeat country. Once there we went to Aidensfield where we visited Scripp’s garage and the post office. We wandererd through the village in the footsteps of all our favourite characters. 

In the seaside town of Whitby we enjoyed a stroll along the waters edge before dinner at a local fish & chip shop followed by ice creams.

 We visited a working farm where we had a tremendous time feeding the lambs and brushing the pigs. We also met the goats, horses, cows and handled the rabbits and many other animals. 

At the chocolate factory we browsed through the devine collection of chocolate. We then went to visit the ice cream factory where we ended our tour with a delicious ice cream!