We picked a brilliant day to visit the Sea Life Centre in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Why? Well it was a scorching hot weekend. Our caravan, based at Long Beach Camping Site in nearby Hemsby was really hot and we needed to go somewhere cool, preferably indoors!

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We love making homemade burgers. Yet for some unknown reason we’ve always resorted to ready-made ones for our campsite BBQs. On a recent weekend visit to our caravan in Hemsby, Norfolk, the children made the burgers from scratch! In total honesty, I don’t think we’ll ever buy a pre-made burger again.

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Poppylands was my target when, on a bright Saturday morning, I took off to walk to Horsey Gap from our base at Long Beach Camping and Touring Park at Hemsby, Norfolk. This five mile route forms part of the Norfolk Coast Path and takes in the seal colony at Horsey as well as some lovely cafes (the Dunes Café and Poppylands) and at least one excellent pub (Nelson Head).

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PackThePJs played The Lost World Adventure mini golf. This is just a 5 min walk from our campsite at Long Beach Camping and Touring Site, Hemsby, Norfolk

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Followers of PackThePJs will know that we never stray TOO far from a coffee shop. Great News! We’ve found a stonkingly brilliant café called the Dunes Café; just a short walk from our Norfolk summer base at Long Beach Camping and Touring Site. We are so very pleased to have literally stumbled across this gem, which sits right on the top of the dunes looking out over the North Sea.

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We are fortunate enough to own a touring caravan, called Betsy. This summer she is based at Long Beach Camping and Touring Site, Hemsby, Norfolk. From this amazing camping base we'll explore the wonders that surround us - and report back here of course!

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