insideKENT Magazine Issue 70 - January 2018 | Page 101
GETAWAYS
START PLANNING YOUR
FAMILY HOLIDAY
IT’S JANUARY, SO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. NO, NOT WONDERING IF THERE ARE ANY
LEFTOVERS STILL HANGING AROUND FROM CHRISTMAS, OR PERSUADING YOURSELF TO MAKE ROOM
IN YOUR SCHEDULE FOR GYM VISITS (ALTHOUGH BOTH OF THESE HAVE LIKELY CROSSED YOUR MIND).
JANUARY MEANS IT’S COLD, DULL, AND THAT YOU’VE DEFINITELY HAD ENOUGH OF WINTER. WITH THE
PROMISE OF SPRING STILL A FEW MONTHS AWAY, JANUARY IS THE TIME WHEN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
START TO PLAN THEIR FAMILY SUMMER HOLIDAY, BUT WHERE WILL YOU GO THIS YEAR? WE’VE GOT
SOME GREAT IDEAS IN THE UK, EUROPE, AND FURTHER AFIELD.
The UK’s Best Family Resorts
The UK isn’t always top of the list when it comes to planning your big summer getaway, which is a shame as there’s so much to do right here under
your nose that negates the need for an arduous airport check in. Take a look at these amazing resorts.
ISLE OF WIGHT
You can’t help but get a holiday feeling when
you board the ferry from Portsmouth and head
across The Solent, the short stretch of water that
links the UK’s mainland to the Isle of Wight.
Children love the excitement of it, and adults
still get a much-needed sense of escapism –
it’s a proper start to a summer holiday.
Isle of Wight
Once there, the Isle of Wight offers oodles of
things to do. The beaches are fantastic and the
vast stretches of sandy coastline are perfect for
paddling, castle building, rockpooling, and even
fossil hunting. If you want to be active, the
opportunities for long walks or cycle rides are
seemingly endless, and you can stop off at some
of the most interesting sights along the way
such as Osborne House (Queen Victoria’s
summer home), Carisbooke Castle, and the
famous and really lovely eponymous donkey
sanctuary. Add in a theme park: Blackgang
Chine, and a funfair/historic site: The Needles,
and you’ve got everything you need to keep
everyone occupied.
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