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Family Breaks – surviving the school holidaysReleased on = July 18, 2005, 1:58 am Press Release Author = Robin Richmond Industry = Entertainment Press Release Summary = With six weeks off school it can be difficult for parents to keep their children’s minds occupied. Holidays can be expensive and busy while day trips can leave them bored and tired. However, many parents just aren’t aware of some of the great things there is to do right here in the UK... Press Release Body = As a child one can fondly remember the unadulterated joy that was school bell ringing for the last time in term – thus signalling the beginning of the summer holidays. Six weeks of free time followed and life didn’t get any better. Unfortunately, many parents around the country probably felt somewhat different. Inevitably children get bored (usually after 48 hours in my case) and adults are left staring into a six week chasm of time before their pride and joy are returned to full time education. One of the biggest challenges facing parents during the holidays is trying to organise holidays for all the family. This can be difficult for a number of reasons – not least that the school holidays is a relatively small window so all families are trying to organise and book holidays for the same dates. In addition to this, prices tend to be higher as it is peak season and spending long hours travelling with a young family of kids is at best stressful and at worst downright depressing! One way to avoid travel traumas such as this is to look into the massive range of activities an options available to the family on their own doorstop right here in the UK. An example of this would be taking the family to a theme park. In the past my families wouldn’t have considered a theme park holiday in the United Kingdom and instead would have looked into heading to Florida or Disney Resort Paris. However, over the past ten years the quantity and overall quality of UK theme parks has increased massively. Not only have parks such as Alton Towers - http://www.alton-towers.co.uk - become world leaders in theme park technology with rides such as “Oblivion” and “Air” but they have also developed excellent facilities in terms of eating and accommodation too. Other parks such as Chessington World Of Adventures, is full of rides and attractions especially for the under-12s. The ever popular Legoland Windsor is also a perfect day out for families, with a range of attractions based on Lego and Duplo products, including models and over 50 interactive rides, set in 150 acres of beautiful parkland. Obviously these parks have enough activities to keep children occupied for sometime and another major advantage is they are very good value in terms of pricing. Most of the parks have promotions running throughout the year and travel companies such as short break specialist http://www.superbreak.com have a large selection of accommodation plus tickets packages that are ideal for family breaks. Another great
day out that can be turned into a short break holiday is visiting
the famous “West End” in London and catching a matinee
performance of one of the many While evening
shows are not ideal for families with the often late finishing times,
matinee performances are available on many shows – including
the award winning Billy Elliot. Perhaps no other show has contributed
to the hype surrounding this years season more than the film turned
musical production of Billy Elliot. The original story captured
the hearts and minds of the British public when the movie was released
and received world wide acclaim with 3 Oscar and 13 Bafta award Other shows suitable for kids that are running at present include Disney’s magical musical, The Lion King and timeless classic Mary Poppins. Most West End matinees are at 3 p.m., but a 2:30 p.m. start is not unknown – just make sure to check times to avoid disappointment. Overall, it
is important for parents not to panic! There are a number of cost
effective and fun ways for them to keep their children entertained
during the long summer break and you just never know, stranger things
have happened...they might Web Site = http;//bigmouthmedia.com Contact Details
= Robin Richmond
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