Family Easter Break

My children are already getting very excited at the prospect of a nice break over their Easter Holidays. They want something fun and exciting; whereas my husband and I want something affordable and practical - which with five of us is no easy task.  We have twin 7 year old daughters and a 4 year old son to please, and it has been getting ever more difficult to find that perfect destination for our Easter Break.  It’s near impossible to find anywhere abroad that does cheap deals over the school holidays, so we started looking a little closer to home.  After a little searching we found Stirrups Country House Hotel and knew it was the perfect place for us, practically next door to Legoland and just a short drive away from Windsor castle!

Looking over their easy to follow website we found that they have family rooms to accommodate the whole family and with a little extra exploring we found the kids menu, it was pleasing to know there was enough variety to please all our little ones.  We called up the hotel to see what sort of deals could be had and were delighted when we found out that they have discounts for families visiting Legoland.  Our search for an affordable Easter Break was at an end!  They booked us in and offered us adjoining rooms to give us some extra space so that we could truly enjoy our weekend away.  We have told our children, they are all very excited for their trip away and won’t stop asking how long until we get to go to Legoland!

Easter Holiday Breaks 2013

With the Christmas Holidays seeming a long time ago, and the weather beginning to get warmer it is looking as if Spring is on its way. When Spring is upon us we know Easter is near, and along with this comes the School Holidays which my children believe to be an excuse to sit around and eat their chocolate eggs all day. Last Easter I wanted to do something with them, take them away for a couple of days. I did however not want to go abroad as the prices just shoot through the roof. So I started looking at different attractions and possible day trips to do. My children are at the perfect age that Legoland would be the perfect amusement park for them, and only having been once before they were keen to go again; with this in mind I thought Windsor would be a lovely area to visit, we had not visited the castle and from what I had heard it was beautiful sat by the River Thames. I then began to look for hotels in Windsor, and near Legoland but most of what I came across did not look very family friendly and too business orientated. So I thought to look a bit further afield and that is when I came across Stirrups Country House Hotel. From the website I was highly impressed, it was not too big, it was close to Legoland and Windsor; as well as having beautiful grounds (perfect for the children to burn off some energy.)

I called the Stirrups Country House Hotel and spoke to a very helpful receptionist, who told me of the special offer the hotel run for Easter Holiday Breaks, they had a variety of family rooms and all these rates included breakfast. She also told me they had numerous train stations close by which went straight into London, I thought- perfect! It will almost be like killing THREE birds with one stone! After I gave the hotel some details about my children they said they had the perfect room for me, and they were right! It was a great size, my children were thrilled to see Activity Packs on their beds when we arrived (as was I after the journey.) On our first two days we went to Legoland which is much closer than I expected it to be, then we ventured into Windsor and on our final day we went into London. Due to the fact we enjoyed ourselves so much last year we have already booked for our Easter Holiday Break again this year, the children, my husband and I cannot wait to return to Stirrups Country House Hotel and we would recommend it to anyone!