Kidventures Family Travel Podcast - [AD] Episode 23: The Peak District with kids

With living costs rising, people are definitely feeling the pinch. So how do families navigate finding the best deals for their holidays? In the latest episode of the Kidventures family travel, hosts Cathy and Ting chat with Daniela Ridgwell - a deal hunter from Holiday Pirates.
Discover more great price holidays on the Holiday Pirates site at holidaypirates.com

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Most kids might think family holidays are all about getting away from lessons - but iIn the latest episode of the Kidventures family travel podcast, hosts Cathy and Ting chat to co-founder of Original Travel, Tom Barber, about why all travel is educational.

Forget doing homework on the beach though: the new trend for Ed-ventures, or educational adventures, is designed to help kids learn more about the world, as well as picking up new skills, developing their own interests and discovering everything from culture to cuisine, language, history and more.

And it's not just exotic long-haul holidays: from a bucket and spade break on a UK beach to a European city break, as well as more far-flung destinations, there are lessons to be learned every time you travel. The best part? This is stealth learning - so much fun that it never feels like school...

Discover more about Original Travel's family adventures at originaltravel.co.uk and check out some of the child-friendly ed-ventures.

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 In the latest episode of the Kidventures family travel podcast, hosts Cathy and Ting chat to owner and co-founder of luxury travel company Black Tomato, Tom Marchant, and discover his thoughts on 2022 family travel trends, as well as the popular and standout destinations for this year.

Tom also reveals where the inspiration for Black Tomato came from - plus what's on his travel wishlist for himself and his family. Listen for an insightful and fascinating insight from someone in the know...

Discover more about Black Tomato's family adventures at blacktomato.com and check out the new family travel guide

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We're back with a new series of episodes looking at the reality of family travel in 2022 - including a catch-up on where our own travels have taken us over the past 12 months. With the world slowly opening up, new restrictions, paperwork and testing to negotiate, what's been the reality of trying to travel with kids once more?

Ting and Cathy share their own experiences, from the first post-pandemic flights to plans for the future, as well as a look at how the travel industry is recovering. There's an update on Ting's caravan renovation project - will Dotty also take her first trip this year? And Cathy shares her ambitions for the rest of 2022.

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After months where our horizons shrank to a tiny area around our homes, it's no surprise most of us are desperate to get travelling again. But is it just a self-indulgent wish for a holiday? In this episode, the Kidventures family travel podcast hosts are joined by travel writer, author and fellow travelling mum Laura Hall, in saying a very emphatic no.

With Laura's book, One Day, So Many Ways, designed to introduce children to different cultures around the world, the episode covers the lessons which travel teaches our children and why broadening their outlook (and ours!) is so valuable. With Europe starting slowly to open up, we also discuss where might be possible for family travel in 2021 and how the pandemic is inspiring us to try different ways of travel - plus the usual tips on how to get the most from travelling with kids.

You can see some of Laura's photos of her family travels and Copenhagen on Instagram while her book One Day, So Many Ways is available on Amazon.

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Celebrating its 70th birthday this year, the Peak District is a fantastic place to visit with kids - and you don't have to be a hardened hiker to enjoy this. In this episode, sponsored by Marketing Peak District & Derbyshire, the Kidventures family travel podcast hosts look at all the reasons why you'll love visiting the Peak District with young kids.

Having grown up around half an hour from the edge of the National Park, Cathy shares some of her childhood memories of exploring, including walking and cycling through the Peak District, as well as family attractions in the Peak District, from caves to cable car and trams. And Ting discovers more tempting things to do in the Peak District with kids, from an outdoor pool and walking with alpacas to taste testing Bakewell tart and Bakewell pudding for her own dream trip.

Discover more tips on things to do in the Peak District with kids at mummytravels.com/peak-district-with-young-kids and the Peak District tourist board website - including a peek at the fascinating Ladybower Reservoir plughole and walking and cycling routes in the Peak District.

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 From the gorgeous countryside of the Highlands to the fascinating Scottish islands, cities including wonderful Edinburgh, beaches galore and a whole host of family-friendly places to stay, there's so much to discover in Scotland with kids. So in this episode, the Kidventures family travel podcast hosts are joined by Scotland family travel expert Janice Hopper, who writes the Scots2Travel blog

Packed with tips on how to plan your own family holiday in Scotland - and why 2021 is the perfect year to do it - there's everything from ideas for road trips around Scotland to quirky accommodation, the best beaches in Scotland with kids (including one which looks like it's in the tropics), the perfect location for a first Scotland family holiday, where to avoid the rain and how to hunt for the Loch Ness monster (plus a side helping of Scottish myth and legend). 

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The freedom to just jump into your camper van and set off on your travels with kids is a tempting idea, particularly after a year of travel restrictions. So it's no surprise that vanlife is more popular than ever. In this episode, the Kidventures family travel podcast hosts are joined by two experts - long-term vanlife convert Katy from Otis and Us and Jenny from Travelynn Family,  who was spurred on by lockdown to finally buy her own campervan. 

  Listen on for really helpful tips and sound advice and what it's really like to travel in a campervan with kids. From the pros and cons,  cutting the costs and whether to convert your own, to whether a Volkswagen T5 or Mazda Bongo really is best. Oh,  and why you need a Lenor bottle handy, especially if you have boys...

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Food and travel go hand in hand. If you really want to delve into the culture and history of a destination, then you have to eat the local cuisine, shop in their local markets and learn about the dishes that have been passed down through the generations.
 
Ting talks about her passion for food and travel, and how her MasterChef appearance spurred her to set up her new food blog Cook Simply.

 From their first foodie memories abroad to Michelin-starred restaurants, spending all day browsing local food markets, weird and wonderful dishes from around the world and quirky food walking tours, the Kidventures hosts discuss all the things which make their mouths water... plus a couple which very definitely didn't! Be warned, you may want to eat before you listen to this one! 

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The end to lockdown is finally in sight! And after a year of many sacrifices, where travel has been put on pause, and family and friends have been unable to see one another, we’re discussing what lockdown lessons we’ve learned.

We chat about how it was possible to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary by taking up new hobbies including open water and sea swimming to getting fit by running away from virtual zombies! Lockdown has also forced us to explore more of our own backyards and discover hidden gems in the process.

And more importantly, we discuss what it means to be able to interact with loved ones and friends once again and how important it is to seize the moment.

Listen on for our thoughts and discussions, plus contributions from other travel bloggers about our lockdown lessons. Thanks to Claire from Devon with Kids , Katja from Globetotting and Kirstie from the Family Adventure Project for their thoughts.

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