Meadow Keeper’s Cottage, near Rye, East Sussex<\/p>\n
Set on a 40-acre farm, between two wildflower meadows, this idyllic little holiday home is the perfect base for a taste of country life \u2013 children can become junior farmers, helping out at animal feeding time.<\/p>\n
The “cottage” itself looks like it’s been lifted straight from a children’s storybook and put on wheels. Hand-made by a local craftsman, it’s as cute as can be with flowers in boxes under blue-framed windows, a wooden door and wood-burner indoors to keep you toasty.<\/p>\n
Not one for a large family or older kids but perfect for young ones, with a double bed and two singles that double up as benches, a fold-away dining table between them and indoor cooking area. The loo and (wood-fired) shower are outside.<\/p>\n
The wide stretches of beach at Camber Sands are only nine miles away and Bodiam castle, which also looks like it’s been lifted from a fairytale with its crenellated towers and drawbridge.<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0\u00a3660 for six nights from\u00a010-16 February<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(sleeps four),<\/p>\n Walking in the Lake District<\/p>\n If you’ve got kids who need to burn off energy every day, how about a dedicated walking holiday? This group trip features a choice of three child-friendly walks a day ranging from an easy option at six miles to a full 13-mile hike. In the evenings, activities are geared towards children; there’s also a games room.<\/p>\n The four-day trip, departing\u00a013 February<\/span><\/span>, costs \u00a3279 per adult (saving \u00a350), with children (aged 11 to 17 and sharing with an adult) paying \u00a3194 each (under-11s go free), including full-board at the company’s Derwent Bank Country House on the shores of Derwentwater through HF Holidays.<\/p>\n A cottage in Wales<\/p>\n Wayside, Near Dolgellau, Snowdonia<\/p>\n Sheepskin, which specialises in luxury homes \u2013 the majority of which are in Wales, is offering 10% off its larger properties this half-term, including Wayside, near Dolgellau in Snowdonia, a charming cottage with an open-plan living area and cosy sofas around a wood-burning stove, looking out over a valley of fields and forests. It sleeps six and costs \u00a31,328 for the half-term holiday (including the 10% discount), arriving on\u00a010 February<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n \n Alternatively, Bantwen, a traditional cottage in Carmarthenshire, is on offer through Under the Thatch; it sleeps six and costs just \u00a3224 for four nights starting\u00a013 February<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Meadow Keeper’s Cottage, near Rye, East Sussex Set on a 40-acre farm, between two wildflower meadows, this idyllic little holiday home is the perfect base for a taste of country life \u2013 children can become junior farmers, helping out at animal feeding time. The “cottage” itself looks like it’s been lifted straight from a children’s … Continue reading “Places to take the kids on February half term”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,14,56],"tags":[54,102,87,62,149,64],"class_list":["post-436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-activities","category-animals","category-children","tag-activities","tag-adventure","tag-family","tag-fun","tag-half-term","tag-ideas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":437,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436\/revisions\/437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}