TRAVEL: An Autumn Family Getaway in North Norfolk

Autumn is now upon us and I for one am very excited about it. The crisp mornings, stunning sunsets and all those crunchy leaves under foot make it the perfect time of year to escape somewhere new. We recently joined my husband's family for a long weekend in Norfolk, which was just the perfect place to spend quality time together, eat good food and enjoy all of the seaside towns. As someone who live in the Midlands, it is always very exciting and such a novelty being by the seaside. This was our first time visiting the north of Norfolk and we fell in love with the area. There is so much to see, explore and discover for the whole family.

HOLIDAY: A very sunny day on the South coast

 

 On one of the days we were on holiday last week (read all about where we stay here) we drove down to the south coast of England to visit the sea! As a family from the Midlands, the seaside is such a special treat and one I look forward to when we go away. We drove along the coast looking for places to stop and explore, which is when we discovered Highcliffe Beach. 

WEEKEND: Cromer Beach

Recently we went away with Tom's family for a lovely short break in Norfolk. Unfortunately we could only stay for the weekend due to work commitments, so luckily we got the vote of what to do. We both love the seaside so much, especially as it's where Tom proposed, so our vote was always going to be for a trip to the seaside! Cromer was the nearest beach to where we were staying so off we all went to see the sea. There's just something so special about seeing and watching the sea, I find it so relaxing. I dream that one day we'll live a lot nearer to the beach, other than university I've spent my life in the midlands - the furthest point from the coast!

Our weekend...

Which other British beaches would you recommend for a visit?

A Trip to Skegness :)

I have to admit up until three years ago I had never been to Lincolnshire, possibly the biggest county in the country! As it's not a 'through route' to anywhere I had been before, I just hadn't ever visited. But when I started going out with my boyfriend that all changed! He's from the middle of nowhere, somewhere in Lincolnshire and his family still live there. It's lovely actually, most of his family and extended family all live with 20 minutes of each other, which means they see loads of each other. I had never had that growing up my extended family are all over the country, I lived in the Midlands and they all lived in Cambridge, Bristol, Oxford and Devon. So a lot of the time we only saw them twice a year, summer and Christmas! So it's lovely seeing my boyfriend's family being so close and they've lived there for so long they know everyone and everything that's going on! I love going to visit them because they do live in the middle of nowhere, it always feels like all the stress and worry of the real world disappear and that nothing can reach you! It's very theraputic :)

We visited his family this weekend, which included a trip to Skegness! This is the second time I've been there and it's everything you'd want from a typcial seaside location. There are LOADS of amusments, arcades, cheap shops, ice-creams (a '99 Flake' ice-cream is ACTUALLY 99p! I've not been anywhere else that they are that cheap anymore!), fish and chips, crazy golf, candyfloss, donkeys and hot doughnuts - a childhood seaside haven! We arrived there at about 3pm, so the sun was starting to go down but it had been a lovely sunny day on Saturday there.

Some snaps I took over this weekend.....

Did you do anything nice this weekend?

Have you been to Skegness?

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