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6 Reasons Forest Holidays Are Great For Kids

June 24, 2015 · by munchiesandmunchkins · 1 Comment

You may remember that we recently went on a review break to Forest Holidays in The Forest of Dean, a full review of our stay will be up next week but first up I wanted to share six reasons why Forest Holidays are great for kids. These were answers given to me by Izzy when I asked what her favourite parts of the holiday were:

1. Going on the special bikes.

Both our girls loved the special bikes ( adult bikes with a tag along trailer attached ) that you could hire at Forest Holidays and their shouts of delight when Andrew whittled through the forest with them attached to his bike could be heard for miles.

Forest holidays bike hire

2. Going on a mini beast adventure and colouring the trees.

During our stay we went on a Forest Ranger experience which involved going out for a walk through the forest with the really helpful and friendly ranger ( I wish I could remember his name as he was fab ) hunting for mini beasts ( bugs ) and doing a little tree rubbing ..obviously we didn’t actually draw on the trees 😉 The children collected leaves, twigs and pine cones to create a face mask when we returned to the lodge reception. Both girls had a ball. Can’t recommend this experience enough.

Forest ranger experience

Tree rubbing forest holidays

3. Making Dens with Daddy.

There are lots of little dens all strewn about the forest and of course you can create your own from scratch too. Izzy and Chloe both enjoyed running around finding the best sticks to build up the den which someone had started outside our lodge.

Den building forest holidays

4. Our swimming pool bath…and the duck. Definitely the duck.

By swimming pool bath she means the hot tub. This was a favourite for all of us. It was so incredibly relaxing and as it was literally outside our back door we could run in with the girls bundled up in towels so they didn’t get cold. There is a forest holidays rubber ducky on top of each hot tub lid when you arrive and Izzy fell a bit in love with ours. In fact I had to sneak it out of her bag before we packed up to leave.

Forest holidays hot tub
Family hot tub forest holidays

5. Running around and playing on the big swing.

They ran around all day every day. Tiring themselves out, getting rosy cheeked and loving the fresh air. In fact we all felt pretty good and a lot worn out each evening. The big swing is the large swing in the park which comfortably sat me and both girls while Andrew swung us higher and higher.

Forest holidays park

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6. The Ice Cream.. The one with chewy bits.

There was only supposed to be 5 reasons but Izzy kept talking about the ice cream so I thought we had to make it 6. She is talking about the Marshfield Farm toffee ice cream which she loved and you could buy from the shop at reception. Chloe even tried the lemon sorbet..possibly a little too sharp for her 😉

Marshfield farm lemon sorbet

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Off On An Adventure…With Forest Holidays

May 16, 2015 · by munchiesandmunchkins · Leave a Comment

In a few weeks we are off to the Forest of Dean to review a break at a gorgeous cabin amongst the trees courtesy of Forest Holidays. In preparation for our stay I am of course spending many evenings exploring the website, reading reviews and looking at all of the gorgeous photos of the quite frankly beautiful area of Gloucester.

Forest Holidays offer the freedom of the forest with simple luxury in stunning locations – sounds good right?

Forest holidays golden oak

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I have grand ideas about what we want to do while we are there and they mostly involve.. Bike rides..picnics..bug hunting..reading books.. exploring the forest and ended every day in the hot tub with a good glass of wine. There are lots of things you can do if you want to be active such as forest ranger experiences, bike hire and plenty you can do if you just want to relax.. with a hot tub outside each cabin, spa treatments which can be carried out without you having to step out of your lounge and wood burners just perfect for lounging next to with a book.

Golden oak cabin forest of dean

Every aspect of the holiday looks just idyllic and we can’t wait to go. Above all I’m excited to see the girls away from screens and electronic toys and enjoying the freedom of the forest. I’m also hoping all the fresh air and running around tires them out so we can get a good nights sleep tucked up in these beds.

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Expect to hear lots about our stay and maybe even see some video footage of Izzy and Chloe telling you all about their favourite parts of the stay.

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