Last weekend saw my much awaited and planned for trip with my toddler. Weather was hit and miss, but overall, we both had so much fun. We didn't go far from home (25 miles atthe furthest point), but it didn't matter.
I picked him up from the childminder just before mid-day on Friday and we set off for Cheddar along the Strawberry Line. He slept most for just over an hour and we stopped in Winscombe for a picnic lunch before continuing to Cheddar, where I had booked us into the massive soft play. He loves it there, and had an absolute ball. We then headed for the campsite (Petruth Paddocks- great for families), pitched our tent and made some dinner. He then ran around like the spunky little lad he is, asked for more food,and then drifted off to sleep.
Saturday, he was up fairly early, so we had a wander around the campsite before breakfast, then he had a play in the play park, and we packed up and set off towards Brean. We stopped in a cafe for lunch, a playground in Bleadon, and made it to the campsite for around 2. There was a playground on site, which he loved, and spent the entirety of the afternoon and evening there and was out by 6:15, which is early for him.
The route to Brean was mostly on quiet roads and a bit of off-road along the a shared path.
Sunday morning saw us up early once again, a play in the playground, breakfast at the cafe, and more play before hitting the beach. Someone fell asleep on the way to the beach. He eventually woke up and had a play in the sand. We then headed off towards Kingston Seymour (near Clevedon and home) for our last night of camping. This route was mostly shared paths and quiet roads with the exception of a 4 mile stretch on the A370. TBH, I stayed on the pavement as much as I could for the duration, but there was no avoiding the road in any way, shape, or form. There were several spats of heavy rain and I did contemplate just going home, but it eventually dried out so to the campsite. The site was basic, but clean and there were fishing lakes and lots of birds on site (my son loves birds). So we just ran around and had fun until bed.
We had such a good weekend, but I definitely packed waaayyyy too much stuff for him. I'll definitely be reducing the packing list for next year (as well as rearranging how I pack everything)
I picked him up from the childminder just before mid-day on Friday and we set off for Cheddar along the Strawberry Line. He slept most for just over an hour and we stopped in Winscombe for a picnic lunch before continuing to Cheddar, where I had booked us into the massive soft play. He loves it there, and had an absolute ball. We then headed for the campsite (Petruth Paddocks- great for families), pitched our tent and made some dinner. He then ran around like the spunky little lad he is, asked for more food,and then drifted off to sleep.
Saturday, he was up fairly early, so we had a wander around the campsite before breakfast, then he had a play in the play park, and we packed up and set off towards Brean. We stopped in a cafe for lunch, a playground in Bleadon, and made it to the campsite for around 2. There was a playground on site, which he loved, and spent the entirety of the afternoon and evening there and was out by 6:15, which is early for him.
The route to Brean was mostly on quiet roads and a bit of off-road along the a shared path.
Sunday morning saw us up early once again, a play in the playground, breakfast at the cafe, and more play before hitting the beach. Someone fell asleep on the way to the beach. He eventually woke up and had a play in the sand. We then headed off towards Kingston Seymour (near Clevedon and home) for our last night of camping. This route was mostly shared paths and quiet roads with the exception of a 4 mile stretch on the A370. TBH, I stayed on the pavement as much as I could for the duration, but there was no avoiding the road in any way, shape, or form. There were several spats of heavy rain and I did contemplate just going home, but it eventually dried out so to the campsite. The site was basic, but clean and there were fishing lakes and lots of birds on site (my son loves birds). So we just ran around and had fun until bed.
We had such a good weekend, but I definitely packed waaayyyy too much stuff for him. I'll definitely be reducing the packing list for next year (as well as rearranging how I pack everything)
