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This was baby Harriet's first trip away and I was honoured to be able to spend it with her and got to witness some firsts for her during the mini break.
Day 1
After a couple of hours drive from Bicester and Rugby we met up in the nearest little town which is Wareham which is on the river Frome and has some lovely shops and pubs. We all went for lunch at a pub called The Quay Inn http://thequayinn.com/.
Wareham has a couple of supermarkets (not full size) so we decided to stock up on some essentials for breakfast and snacks as we were staying in self catering accommodation.
When we arrived at the holiday park after 5pm we were really surprised by the level of our accommodation which was a three bed static caravan. My best friend had booked this through the Sun newspaper £9.50 holiday breaks and I can definitely say I recommend it for a cheap holiday in the uk. Separate blog to come on the holiday park.
Day 2
We decided to head out to Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door which are popular attractions in Dorset. we had a nice lunch at a pub called Lulwworth Cove Inn http://lulworth-coveinn.co.uk/. After my lunch of gammon and chips in a beautiful pub garden we then set off with the buggy up what I can only describe as an epic hill. My advice is not to attempt doing this with a buggy and put your small ones in a carrier as it was a challenge to say the least. When we got to the top slightly sweaty and aching legs we were treated to an amazing view. We didn't walk down the steps onto the beach as they were not buggy friendly but wow!! There was a refreshments stand at the top for a well deserved drink. You can get to a nearer car park for Durdle Door but to actually see it there is still some walking involved so bare this in mind.
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In the evening I popped down to the shop on site and grabbed us a cheap pizza and we enjoyed another quiet evening eating, glass of wine and watching some tv. Well I did as well as lying down in baby sick(not pleasant haha) and playing with Harriet.
Day 3
My best friend had not been to Monkey World before so we decided to go here on this day. I'm not going to go into loads of detail as I have been here a couple of years ago and have written a blog post on it before which I will link here.
https://nannybicester.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/my-day-out-at-monkey-world-dorest.html
Compared to my first visit not as many of the monkeys were out and about as the weather was colder but we still had an enjoyable day and had a salad/jacket potato lunch in the café which provided good portions, reasonably priced and tasted good.
In the early evening we headed back to our holiday home and enjoyed dinner at the restaurant on the holiday park.
Day 4 am
I had to drive back to Oxfordshire at midday for work so we had a lazy morning and finally went to explore the indoor swimming pool. Harriet loves swimming and I had my first experience of swimming with a baby which I will say was good. However it was more like a quick 15 min dip in which you don't actually get to swim haha. I thought the pool facilities were good and they even have an outdoor heated pool but it was much to cold for that.
I'm going to write a separate blog about the holiday park and the facilities but I just want to round up that I really enjoyed my mini break. I wish I had longer as there is definitely lots to do in Dorset for families and even for couples in close proximity.
Nanny Bicester x
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