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Saturday, 27 February 2016

World Book Day Roald Dahl 15 Book Collection Giveaway with Cottages Dot Com

To help celebrate World Book Day on Thursday 3rd March, the kind folk at the holiday letting agency www.Cottages.com are offering my readers the chance to win a fantastic collection of 15 Roald Dahl books to keep your young fiction fans busy for a while.

World Book Day Roald Dahl Complete Book Collection Giveaway with www.Cottages.com

www.cottages.com has more than 15,000 properties across the UK, and to help you choose your next holiday destination, they have put together a map of places to visit connected with some of our favourite children’s authors and stories.


Map of literary children's locations in the UK

To find out more about the locations which inspired these children's favourites, or where to go to find themed activities and days out, take a look at my previous post - A Tour Of Storytelling Britain With Cottages.com.

The Roald Dahl Museum And Story Centre can be found down in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, where you can even see his original and infamous 'Writing Hut', the garden shed in which he wrote his children's stories for over 30 years.

Collection of 15 Roald Dahl books

The Roald Dahl book collection is a fantastic set of 15 of the best and most well-loved children's classics, including The Twits, The BFG, Esio Trot, Danny The Champion Of The World, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, The Witches, Fantastic Mr Fox, George's Marvellous Medicine and my personal favourite - Matilda.

All of our children have loved listening to Roald Dahl books, and reading them independently as they became confident enough for chapter books. Funny and thought-provoking, they stand the test of time and are as popular today as they were when he published his first children's book in 1943.

This giveaway ended in 2016. 
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167 comments:

  1. tracy sinclair28 February 2016 at 00:24

    I would go to the Lake District and would take my Mum with me as a treat for Mothers Day, its one of her favourite places x

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  2. Tracy Nixon28 February 2016 at 07:23

    I'd love to go down to Cornwall with my children and our dog. I haven't been there since I was a little girl!

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  3. emma walters28 February 2016 at 08:06

    somewhere in the peak district i think, not too far away as would be taking my 4 month old, but far enough to feel like a break x

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  4. Louise Gardener28 February 2016 at 08:09

    I absolutely love the idea of staying in the windmill with my family.

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  5. Alix28 February 2016 at 08:52

    I would go to the South of France with my family - haven't been abroad for ages & could do with some sun! (mind you could be a bit of a stretch getting passports for both kids in that time!)

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  6. mummy2428 February 2016 at 09:25

    i would go the lake district with my family

    Ashleigh

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  7. Hayley28 February 2016 at 11:17

    Cornwall with my parents x

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  8. Chris28 February 2016 at 11:58

    If you could rent a cottage for a holiday next weekend, whereabouts in the UK would you go, and who would you take? l love easy question . . . . . . Cornwall with my husband

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  9. anthony harrington28 February 2016 at 12:45

    Cornwall with my family

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  10. Paula Readings28 February 2016 at 13:02

    I would go to Suffolk with my Hubby

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  11. katie skeoch 28 February 2016 at 13:46

    Pitlochry with my boys & the dog for a weekend away

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  12. Lindyloo28 February 2016 at 14:02

    I would take my husband and boys to conwy in Wales to visit the castle xx

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  13. sharon martin28 February 2016 at 14:20

    pembrokeshire coast

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  14. clairew13728 February 2016 at 15:02

    Lake District with hubby and son.

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  15. John Tingay28 February 2016 at 15:03

    I would love a cottage in my mum's favourite place - the Yorkshire Dales. It would be fantastic if it was big enough for all her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

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  16. Unknown28 February 2016 at 15:06

    Inverness with my family

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  17. Unknown28 February 2016 at 15:16

    The Windmill, Wendover looks like a great place I would go with the family.

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  18. Rebecca charlton28 February 2016 at 15:29

    Aww my little nephew would love these xx

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  19. Unknown28 February 2016 at 15:38

    I would take the kids down to lyme regis - we had a lovely holiday in the summer down their and would love to go back!

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  20. Unknown28 February 2016 at 15:41

    lake district with friends x

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  21. elisaw28 February 2016 at 16:04

    I'd take my family to cornwall

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  22. Ruth_Marianna28 February 2016 at 16:27

    Scotland my huband and grandson

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  23. Unknown28 February 2016 at 16:29

    Lincoln with my partner and daughter

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  24. Gemhuelin28 February 2016 at 16:37

    Devon

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  25. Holli28 February 2016 at 17:03

    I'd have to say back to Cornwall with my little family! Before our almost 2 year old was born me and her daddy had an amazing, relaxed and beautiful holiday, and I think it would've the perfect place to return to with our little one.

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  26. A Strong Coffee28 February 2016 at 17:38

    I would take my family to wales

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  27. antheaholloway28 February 2016 at 17:52

    I would go to North Cornwall with my husband, children and grandchildren.

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  28. lozzle28 February 2016 at 18:11

    the lake district with the hubby and son

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  29. Unknown28 February 2016 at 18:34

    The Lake District

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  30. Nicki Evans28 February 2016 at 19:18

    I would go to Wales with my husband, baby boy and dog.

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  31. angela treadway28 February 2016 at 20:50

    Cornwall would be fantastic x

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  32. justine meyer28 February 2016 at 21:02

    I would got to Cornwall with my family x

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  33. pfcpompeysarah28 February 2016 at 21:13

    I would go to Cornwall, love it there, with my mum, stepdad and my son.

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  34. Megan Adams28 February 2016 at 21:51

    Pembrokeshire with the partner and kids.

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  35. Frennie128 February 2016 at 22:33

    I would go to Yorkshire to be near my partners family for the weekend :)

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  36. Unknown28 February 2016 at 23:44

    I love to go to Cornwall with my family, looks beautiful!

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  37. Angela Webster29 February 2016 at 09:37

    I would rent a cottage in South Wales and take my husband and children.

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  38. Unknown29 February 2016 at 09:58

    I'd go down to Fowey in Cornwall with my boyfriend and in-laws - the four of us had a lovely weekend there last year!

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  39. Laura29 February 2016 at 11:04

    Lake district with my husband and son

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  40. helen tovell29 February 2016 at 11:12

    North Norfolk coast with my husband and two children

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  41. Anonymous29 February 2016 at 12:00

    Take family to north wales

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  42. Unknown29 February 2016 at 12:06

    Probably Cornwall with the family

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  43. Unknown29 February 2016 at 15:05

    I would go to Cornwall as I've always wanted to go there. I would take my whole family, the more the merrier!

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  44. Anonymous29 February 2016 at 15:38

    i would love to go to the lake district with my boyfriend and my dog and do lots and lots of walking and taking photographs

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  45. Lorna29 February 2016 at 16:08

    I would love to go to Bath, with my Partner Dave, it looks like a beautiful city, deep with history

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  46. chrissie1329 February 2016 at 18:17

    Torquay with my husband

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  47. carrie Truckle29 February 2016 at 19:51

    I'd take my husband and son to the lake district

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  48. Mary @over40andamumtoone29 February 2016 at 20:22

    somewhere remote in Scotland with my family

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  49. Kate Bryans29 February 2016 at 20:27

    We'd go to the lake district as we went there on honeymoon, I'd take my hubby n kids

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  50. Fiona Martin29 February 2016 at 20:28

    Cornwall with the children and husband!

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  51. Anonymous29 February 2016 at 20:28

    I.would love to spend some time in the lake district. I want to share beatrix potter world with my little peter rabbit - Emma cropper

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  52. Karen hutchinson29 February 2016 at 20:55

    Lake District with all the family

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  53. Colette29 February 2016 at 23:36

    I'd go to the Lakes with my husband, kids and best friend & her fella. We don't get to spend anywhere near enough time with her & the kids adore her so outdoor adventures + an open fire + food would be bliss.

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  54. Cristino198529 February 2016 at 23:47

    Northern Ireland so I could spend time with my mum on mothers day

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  55. Jayne1 March 2016 at 09:00

    I would go to South Wales and I would take my other half and kids with me, thanks.

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  56. Kate Davies1 March 2016 at 11:05

    I'd go to Falmouth in Cornwall with my fiancé and our son.

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  57. mouseybabe1 March 2016 at 11:10

    A trip to The Lake District with my family would be great

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  58. thesoupdragon441 March 2016 at 12:44

    If I could go to anywhere tomorrow, I would go to Cornwall and find a cottage with sea views, doesn't matter if its rainy and windy if I can see the sea!

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  59. Lucy I1 March 2016 at 12:59

    The Lake District to see Beatrix Potter land

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  60. Unknown1 March 2016 at 14:41

    I was just thinking about it and I'd love to take my Mum down to a lovely country cottage in Cornwall, preferably by the sea.

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  61. Ruth Harwood2 March 2016 at 08:27

    Southern coast near Brighton

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  62. Unknown2 March 2016 at 08:31

    I would take my daughter to Glastonbury for the weekend xxx

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  63. SuperLucky Di2 March 2016 at 13:43

    Snowdonia with hubby - I want to go zipwiring through the mountains!

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  64. Kelly2 March 2016 at 13:51

    I would go to Cornwall with my partner and son. It's somewhere I've always wanted to go as it looks so lovely but haven't been yet!

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  65. Susan B3 March 2016 at 07:28

    I would go to the Lake District as I have never been there.

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  66. linda curtis3 March 2016 at 12:22

    i would love to go back to the lake district it is simply stunning , i lost my dad last year so i would take my mum to de stress after a stressful time , and also bring the grandkids along as it would make it somuch more fun

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  67. Unknown3 March 2016 at 19:09

    I would go to North Wales in the lovely countryside. I would take my children and my granddaughter, they love to play in a nice clean enviroment.

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  68. clairdownham3 March 2016 at 19:38

    northumbria with my hubby and kids

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  69. Unknown3 March 2016 at 20:39

    Has to be Newquay as I class it as my second home with many friends living there so wouldn't need to take anyone or I would take my best friend as we spent a lot of time down there

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  70. Lynsey Buchanan4 March 2016 at 06:02

    I would go to Yorkshire and I would take my daughter and my best friend and her little girl

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  71. Solange4 March 2016 at 06:40

    I would go to Cornwall with my family.

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  72. michaelaeloise4 March 2016 at 11:17

    I would take my whole family to Northumberland, its such a pretty place and lots of lovely walks about

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  73. Mel Daniels4 March 2016 at 13:55

    I'd take my partner and daughter to Ireland as none of us have ever been there and it looks beautiful.

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  74. Vicky Shiel4 March 2016 at 22:42

    The Lake District & I'd take my best friend,we went for 2 days last summer & loved it,out walking during the day & relaxing in the hot tub back at the hotel on a night,would love to go back for a week & explore more,it's just so beautiful there

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  75. JudeVFR4005 March 2016 at 02:30

    I used to love camping on Shell Island, but I'm not well enough now, so somewhere with a sea or mountain view in West Wales maybe? My partner would take her binoculars for wildlife spotting.

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  76. Unknown5 March 2016 at 02:54

    Devon or cornwall ...and i would take my hubby anf my 2 girls xx

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  77. Neha Parmar5 March 2016 at 06:26

    I would like to visit Bristol this summer

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  78. Neha Parmar5 March 2016 at 06:29

    I'd like to go with my family and close friends

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  79. Anonymous5 March 2016 at 16:14

    I would visit Wales, as it means I could also visit my parents who live there at the same time. I would take my husband and our 2 girls. CHERYL HADFIELD

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  80. dragon605 March 2016 at 16:22

    Would like to see some of the Scottish Highlands & would take my grandchildren

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  81. Zoey H6 March 2016 at 07:46

    Love to go to Cornwall with hubby

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  82. Janice6 March 2016 at 16:06

    Down to the Jurassic coast to scour the beaches for fossils with my husband

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  83. Kerry locke6 March 2016 at 16:43

    Cornwall ... bracing walks along the beach with the kids. Great Kite flying weather

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  84. Denielle Nicol6 March 2016 at 18:13

    I would love to head down to Cornwall with my best friend and have a fun girly, gossipy time :) Dxx

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  85. Unknown7 March 2016 at 11:20

    I love North Devon, so would go there and take my beach loving husband and kids.

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  86. Unknown7 March 2016 at 11:49

    would love to visit Cornwall with my hubby and son

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  87. Susan Smith7 March 2016 at 14:34

    Would take my husband to the Lake District, never been so would love to go

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  88. Unknown8 March 2016 at 12:46

    Dorset with the family.

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  89. BECCA STAPLES8 March 2016 at 14:15

    I would take the kids up to Scarborough, we love it up there x

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  90. MrsKevo8 March 2016 at 17:31

    I'd go to Bude in Cornwall with hubby and our two girls :)

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  91. Margaret9 March 2016 at 00:16

    I'd go to Keswick in the lake district and take my neice
    I'm always telling how tranquil and scenic it is

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  92. Unknown9 March 2016 at 09:29

    We have already booked a cottage not far from NewQuay .. Wales ... however .. next I would love to go to Scotland, I haven't been up there since I was a child

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  93. Jade10 March 2016 at 13:42

    In Devon with my husband to be. My family is there and its a lovely place to get away from everything.

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  94. Unknown10 March 2016 at 19:23

    Cornwall with my partner, kids and mum and dad. We used to holiday there when we were kids and I've always wanted to take my two back there.

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  95. Unknown11 March 2016 at 18:15

    Probably a Harry Potter as my children are big fans of the books

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  96. Jenna Parrington - Chic Geek Diary11 March 2016 at 19:10

    Oh it's got to be Dorset and I would take my partner and our son Noah.

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  97. Laural11 March 2016 at 20:51

    I would take my husband and children to Whitby

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  98. amy bondoc11 March 2016 at 22:04

    id take my daughter and we would go to littlehampton :)

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  99. Emilie12 March 2016 at 11:08

    Norfolk with my husband and son x

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  100. Jo m welsh12 March 2016 at 12:50

    I wouldn't mind where but I'd love to stay in an old lighthouse with my family

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  101. Alica12 March 2016 at 15:39

    I would love to go to Scotland with my hubby because we have both never been!

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  102. Mom In Denim13 March 2016 at 22:46

    I would love to go back to my childhood hols in Wales with my husband and kids

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  103. jacquelinec13 March 2016 at 23:55

    I would take my family and would love a cottage by the sea on the south coast

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  104. Susie Wilkinson14 March 2016 at 23:13

    I'd love the idea of just driving down to Cornwall for the weekend with the dog!

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  105. Ellen15 March 2016 at 17:27

    Cornwall with my hubby!

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  106. Jammy Jigsaw16 March 2016 at 10:33

    I'd love to take my family to Devon :)

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  107. Lucy Bishop18 March 2016 at 11:06

    I'd probably choose Devon or Cornwall

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  108. Rebecca Beesley18 March 2016 at 20:04

    i've never been to the lake district so would chose that with my family x

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  109. Unknown18 March 2016 at 23:06

    Somewhere in Scotland the family have never been so that would be fun.

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  110. Anonymous19 March 2016 at 12:25

    I'd holiday in the Lake District, and take my fiancé with me.

    Rachel Craig

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  111. Robertgeneralmail20 March 2016 at 17:56

    Nice books

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  112. Unknown21 March 2016 at 08:57

    id love to visit the lake district with the hubby. We are currently trying for baby number 2, and would be nice to get some time away together by ourselves, while we can :-)

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  113. Travel Loving Family21 March 2016 at 11:28

    Cornwall with my family

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  114. Anonymous21 March 2016 at 14:42

    I would go to Cornwall with my Husband, two children and probably the buzz lightyear toy that is pretty much part of the family as it goes everywhere.

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  115. jen s morgan21 March 2016 at 15:47

    Would take the kids and hubby to Cornwall x

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  116. kim22 March 2016 at 13:45

    The lake district with my husband and 5 children

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  117. Emma22 March 2016 at 18:21

    The Antrim coast with my family :)

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  118. Christopher Read22 March 2016 at 20:45

    Devon or Cornwall with the family

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  119. Unknown22 March 2016 at 22:32

    Somewhere in Wales as i've never been to Wales and it looks beautiful and i love the welsh accent :D

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  120. Unknown23 March 2016 at 08:19

    I think the Lake District with my husband.

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  121. Unknown23 March 2016 at 13:29

    the lake district or the welsh countryside taking the whole family :)

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  122. Shelley Jessup23 March 2016 at 23:53

    I would love to take my dog Hudson & my parents on lake district weekend, we love that place & it's wonderful for walking

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  123. shell24 March 2016 at 10:41

    lake district with our daughter and grandchildren

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  124. shell24 March 2016 at 10:42

    the lake district with our daughter and grandsons

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  125. WeeWillieWilkie24 March 2016 at 22:15

    We would go to Northumberland and I'd go with my OH and daughter

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  126. Unknown24 March 2016 at 23:16

    I would go to Henley on Thames with my husband.

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  127. Thomas Perry24 March 2016 at 23:53

    I would go to Scotland and I would take my Dad with me because his sister lives up there and he hasn't seen her for 20 years

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  128. Unknown25 March 2016 at 05:04

    Cornwall with my familY!

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  129. Elspeth McMillan25 March 2016 at 07:43

    The Lake District would be lovely

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  130. sheridarby25 March 2016 at 19:54

    Cornwall

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  131. Gill Mitchell25 March 2016 at 21:53

    I'd go to beautiful Northumberland, where my family live, and take my husband and 2 children.

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  132. Unknown25 March 2016 at 23:07

    the yorkshire dales.

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  133. Diana25 March 2016 at 23:08

    Lake District with my partner and our daughters :)

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  134. Unknown26 March 2016 at 00:50

    in Yorkshire, I have never been but my kids went with my mum and dad and have said its beautiful

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  135. Gemma Mason-Rogers26 March 2016 at 04:59

    Cornwall and take my kids and partner with me, its a beautiful part of the country.

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  136. Kim Neville26 March 2016 at 08:24

    The New Forest with my family

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  137. Victoria Prince26 March 2016 at 08:40

    I would take my family (including dogs), and we would go to the Scottish Highlands :)

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  138. Unknown26 March 2016 at 09:02

    I would go with my family to Cornwall- love the beaches and the cream teas!

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  139. Unknown26 March 2016 at 12:40

    I would take my grandchildren to the Cotswolds.

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  140. Kim M26 March 2016 at 14:45

    The Yorkshire Dales with my other half would be lovely x

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  141. Rebecca26 March 2016 at 15:49

    Cornwall with my daughter and partner

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  142. Isis1981uk26 March 2016 at 19:08

    I'd go to Poole as I love that area for the beaches & New Forest - I'd take my husband, son & daughter (& my parents to babysit!!)

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  143. MissyJoJo26 March 2016 at 19:32

    I would really really love to go to Devon with my four Children and two doggies 😊

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  144. pretty pistol26 March 2016 at 19:39

    i would take my daughter and grandaughter to scotland

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  145. joanna_kow26 March 2016 at 20:47

    I would go to Cornwall with my family

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  146. Unknown26 March 2016 at 21:27

    Devon with my boyfriend

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  147. Rie Tetley26 March 2016 at 21:48

    Cornwall with my family, because it looks beautiful and we've never been before.

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  148. Unknown26 March 2016 at 22:53

    I would go to Devon with my husband

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  149. Eloise26 March 2016 at 23:37

    I'd prob go to somewhere in cornwall with the family and the dog

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  150. Unknown27 March 2016 at 08:50

    St. Ives in Cornwall with my partner and dog

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  151. Unknown27 March 2016 at 08:55

    I would go to the Yokshire Dales with my other half, Peter

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  152. snarepuss27 March 2016 at 09:55

    anglesey

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  153. Unknown27 March 2016 at 11:09

    Somewhere in England near a theme park with my siblings and niece

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  154. madminx127 March 2016 at 15:19

    The lake district with my boyfriend Peter

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  155. ryanmia0227 March 2016 at 15:58

    I would go to Cornwall as it is such a beautiful place and i would take my family!

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  156. Anonymous27 March 2016 at 16:02

    WALES take my wife

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  157. Emmamaryd27 March 2016 at 16:10

    The Lake District. My dog.

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  158. waterlilydina127 March 2016 at 16:26

    devon and my partner and 3 children would be fab x

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  159. zoed27 March 2016 at 16:52

    would go to centre parcs

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  160. Unknown27 March 2016 at 17:37

    Never been lucky enough to go x

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  161. DebMac27 March 2016 at 19:35

    I would go with my husband to the Lake District

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  162. Unknown27 March 2016 at 20:01

    Lake district with my husband and children

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  163. Emma Rathbone27 March 2016 at 20:42

    I'd go to the Lake District as I have never been there and would love to go and chill out x

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  164. Lady Chelington27 March 2016 at 21:38

    I would go to the Lake District and take my husband and baby daughter.

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  165. Ellen Stafford27 March 2016 at 23:11

    Wales by the seaside with the dogs :-)

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  166. Unknown27 March 2016 at 23:55

    I would go to Cornwall with my partner and our children(would also love to take my mum, stepdad, sister and brother and their partners & children, so they could experience the beauty of the place).

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