Hello and welcome to another week of Monday Escapes. What gorgeous weather we’ve had here in the UK! It has made me feel ready for summer adventures for sure!
What have we been up to since last time?
It has been half term for us, so the kids have been off of school/nursery. However, unfortunately I have not been able to enjoy the time off with them or the gorgeous weather mentioned above, because I’ve been recovering from a foot op. So firstly let me apologise for any delay in reading and commenting on your lovely posts from last time – I’ve been in a real post op haze!
The operation went well, but I have been off of my feet for nearly two weeks now, only venturing out a couple of times and finding it hard when I have!
We drove down to Brighton to get a bit of sea air on a very spring like day. We paid premium to park in the carpark close to the beach so that my walking would be minimal. It was lovely to see the kids have so much fun.
And we stayed slightly closer to home and took a drive to the Surrey Hills too, where we had a lovely Sunday roast in one of our favourite pubs there. I obviously couldn’t partake in a walk beforehand, but hopefully I’ll be fully recovered soon.
I also did lots of of sitting in the garden wrapped in a sleeping bag just to get some fresh air and sun rays!!
Enough about me! On to this week’s Monday Escapes…
Our favourite posts from last time
I really enjoyed this post from Catherine at Cultural Wednesdays all about their stay at Colditz Castle…yes, they stayed at Colditz Castle, and in the Youth Hostel no less! I had absolutely no idea that there was even accomodation at Colditz but to know there is real family friendly accomodation is really interesting.
Katy had to pick Typical Mummy and her post on Penmon Point this week. She says “without this post I would not have visited Penmon point during our half term. I didn’t know anything about this beautiful place – so thank you Ella!!!”
Our Lonely Planet Winner
Our winner this week is Ella from Typical Mummy with her post about Penmon in Anglesey, as not only did it inspire Katy to head and discover somewhere new with her family, but it also bought back amazing memories of my own visit to Penmon as a child that I had forgotten all about until reading this post!
Get in touch to claim your prize, Ella!
A reminder: What is Monday Escapes
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Lonely Planet prizes
Each week Lonely Planet are kind enough to offer either a destination guide, or a title from the Lonely Planet Kids range to the writer of our favourite post each fortnight. (See T&C’s below).
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Wishing you a speedy recovery Daisy! What bad timing, but hopefully you can rest up more now the kids are back at school!
Your doggo is so sweet and looks like the perfect nurse while you recuperated. I’m sure my pup Bailey would do the same for me, as I can’t leave a room without him trotting along. I would love to visit Brighton on my next trip to England — love the photo of the beach!