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A beach, a park and only one trip to A&E – Northernmum

With the normality of school suddenly back in full swing and the house is once again in a semi clean state it is hard to believe that the children had a whole six weeks of summer.   Even though the recycling bin is full to bursting with empty bottles and the family home has more crayon marks and hand marks than before I am proud to say I am a survivor and that I enjoyed the time off with the children more than imagined…..

As I am a BOTTOM (bugger off to the office mum) I do cheat the summer holidays, he who helped create them does the leg work and on days of chaos I would often find excuses to work late or start early.  But for the last two weeks of summer I switched on the out of office, gave the blackberry a break and became mum 100%. 

Work soon became a distant memory as we travelled the miles from our home to Crantock, an beautiful spot in Cornwall, home to Trevella Park a site we were lucky enough to be reviewing.

The journey wasn’t great but as with all horrible things it soon paled into the background when we (as the Sat Nat told us) arrived at our destination.  Standing at the top of the park waiting to check in all I could see was rolling green hills that gave way to the blueness of sea.  I stood in the afternoon sun taking in the beauty amongst me, quietly ignoring the yells of my three children as they pounded the car in eagerness to get out.

With keys to our three bed caravan firmly in my hand, I released the bairns and they descended onto the camp site with whoops of enthusiasm.  Within seconds twin girl had shed all her clothes and was sporting a swimsuit, Twin Boy was flying through the air on a zip wire and BB was talking merrily to the Owl at Pet’s Corner.  I quickly flung some clothes in wardrobes,   he who helped create them off to the shops for supplies (wine) and slipped myself into my lycra swimsuit, bundled up Twin Boy and BB and joined my eldest in the pool.

My daughter, who forms opinions fast, gurgled from the pool “this is the best holiday ever”.  A high compliment indeed since we had only been on site for thirty minutes.

But it was an oasis of relaxation and time spent being a family.  Trevella is a fantastic location, with immaculate caravans and everything you need on site from a daring adventure park to a more sedate toddler park.  The lovely pets corner where BB visited daily to say hi to Owl, Rabbit and the Birds and the licensed cafe where a mean fry up can be found when you don’t want to cook anymore.  Not forgetting the crazy golf course at 20p per game!

We had days on the beach, days out at farms and only one trip to A&E when BB had a pulled elbow that thankfully reattached just before X-ray leaving me a little mortified as she swung her arm round her head like a lasso as the nurse tried to image it.  Don’t misinterpretate me here; we didn’t want her to have a dislocated arm but it would have been less embarrassing if she could have continued to not be able to move it until after the X Ray.

We visited Dairyland farm where BB rode her first horsey, once again tears sprung to my eyes as the all too recent memory of her time in spica came to mind and I marvelled once more how far she had come.  We met Peppa at Crealy, and we enjoyed the park so much we went twice which is testimony in itself, and we had lovely days out at Paradise Park, Lappa Valley Railway and the Aquarium.

Twin Boy and BB meet Peppa Pig at Crealy Great Adventure Park

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our best days were spent crabbing by the shore, my elder two delighted in trying to catch anything with a pulse and laughed till they cried when Twin Girl successful snagged an old fisherman’s net.  We ate fish and chips by the sea watching the crowds go by and we were happy in unison.

There were some surprises along the way, mid way through the holiday following the morning in A&E we were greeted by two mystery guests.  As we sat on the beach eating pasties and building castles Twin girl suddenly leapt from her perch and cried “nanny” and true enough my parents were walking towards us following a five hour drive to surprise us.  Twin Girl’s dream holiday suddenly improved even more and the kids delighted in telling their grandparents what we had been doing and what they would be doing next.

A couple of days later my parents went home and we concluded the holiday again on our own whilst also catching up with friends from University and finally meeting each other children which was a pleasure all in itself.

Trevella was in the heart of everything, a stones through from a beautiful, child friendly beach and close to all the attractions, we had ten wonderful days there but still feel there is so much more to see and do in the fabulous county of Cornwall.

So much so we are going back next year….

A huge thanks to Trevella for having us and giving my children the ‘best holiday ever!’

Facts about Trevella.

Trevella is a beautiful campsite/caravan site based in Crantock just outside of Newquay, They offer a range of accommodation from luxury caravans to safari tents if you fancy glamping or simply book a pitch and turn up with a tent.  They have excellent children’s facilities with a heated pool, play areas and a games room and pets corner.  For the keen fishermen Trevella is also host to two well stocked fishing lakes sitting by the nature reserve.  The whole site is immaculate and the toilets, bathrooms etc have been recently upgraded making Trevella the place to stay when visiting Cornwall.  Typical prices for a three bed caravan for a week in August are approx: £700 although there are discounts on the web page if you book early.  Next year we will be trying out a safari tent…

Holiday Photo Time….                                                                              

 

Trevella
I’m ready, lets go to the beach…

                       

 

 

 

 

BB rides a horsey at Dairy land

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twin Girl rides

                             

            

                   

                   

            

            

                  

 

Comments

  1. Notmyyearoff says

    September 11, 2012 at 4:36 pm

    We keep thinking about a caravan ing holiday but not ventured yet. And Peppa world looks a lot of fun, think maybe when z is a bit older. If there was a Balamory world we’d be there in a shot!

    Reply
    • northernmum says

      September 16, 2012 at 8:50 pm

      BB is desperate to go to Peppas world!

      Reply
  2. rachelradiostar says

    September 11, 2012 at 5:13 pm

    Sounds like you had a brilliant time.
    As for the A&E, my children always made miraculous recoveries in Drs Waiting rooms. Bloody kids!

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    • northernmum says

      September 16, 2012 at 8:50 pm

      Blody bloody kids x

      Reply
  3. Molly - Mother's Always Right says

    September 11, 2012 at 6:33 pm

    Beautiful pics – that one of the three of them, with BB standing alongside her brother and sister, caused a lump in my throat! Bugger Berkshire, let’s all move to Cornwall. x

    Reply
    • northernmum says

      September 16, 2012 at 8:50 pm

      I am with you

      Reply
  4. older mum in a muddle says

    September 11, 2012 at 7:06 pm

    Looks like you all had a fab time – I love Cornwall – just been there myself for a week!

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    • northernmum says

      September 16, 2012 at 8:49 pm

      and you didnt stop by?

      Reply
  5. Sinead Safford says

    September 11, 2012 at 8:37 pm

    Sounds like an amazing holiday, some lovely memories for you! I have never been to Cornwall, all my family live up north and holidays have always been spent visiting them. It is top of my places to visit list though it looks stunning! xx

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    • northernmum says

      September 16, 2012 at 8:49 pm

      oh you should it really is spot on

      Reply
  6. Lydia says

    September 12, 2012 at 10:33 am

    ‘we were happy in unison’ – fabulous phrase and such a challenge with so many individuals. Fab! 🙂

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    • northernmum says

      September 16, 2012 at 8:49 pm

      sadly it didnt last all the time! but most

      Reply
  7. Actually Mummy... says

    September 12, 2012 at 12:29 pm

    And where is the picture of you in your swimsuit?? Eh??

    Reply
    • northernmum says

      September 16, 2012 at 8:48 pm

      didnt have wide frame….

      Reply
  8. Susanne@babyhuddle says

    September 13, 2012 at 3:30 pm

    Ah, sounds like you had a fab time:)

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    • northernmum says

      September 16, 2012 at 8:47 pm

      It was lovely x

      Reply
  9. jeni says

    September 13, 2012 at 7:48 pm

    Glad you had a good time, and glad to hear you’re coming back next year! It was lovely to see you all and meet your lovely little ones. xx

    Reply
    • northernmum says

      September 16, 2012 at 8:47 pm

      we are – and we are coming to stay! if that is ok?

      Reply
  10. Susan Mann says

    September 14, 2012 at 3:21 pm

    Looks like you had a great time. Lovely pictures and lots of smiles xx

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  11. mum of all trades says

    September 15, 2012 at 3:55 pm

    Fantastic photos. They look so cool in their little wetsuits. The A&E trip sounds exactly like something that would happen to us lol!

    Reply
    • northernmum says

      September 16, 2012 at 8:45 pm

      I loved the wet suits – need to diet so I can wear one next year!

      Reply
  12. Lorraine from The Party Times says

    September 15, 2012 at 7:55 pm

    great pictures and sounds like fun was had by all!

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    • northernmum says

      September 16, 2012 at 8:45 pm

      Cheers Lorraine x x x

      Reply
  13. sarahmumof3 says

    September 16, 2012 at 12:08 pm

    ay for holidays looks like everyone had a nice timeloving the photos!

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    • northernmum says

      September 16, 2012 at 8:44 pm

      Thank you 🙂

      Reply
  14. sarsm says

    November 4, 2012 at 9:59 pm

    Looks and sounds fabulous apart from the A & E part.

    Reply
  15. andrea says

    February 8, 2013 at 7:06 am

    Crantock is beautiful I haven’t been for years. I live in the East of England and frankly a 6 hour journey in the car with my 2 boys….well let’s just say i’ll need another holiday to recover. The campsite sounds fantastic though…maybe i should think about flying into Exeter and driving from there.

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    • northernmum says

      February 8, 2013 at 9:33 pm

      Very good idea! x

      Reply

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