IS LAPLAND WORTH IT?

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A boy and girl stand next to a white reindeer in the snow in Lapland
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The shops are packed with Christmas bumf and you can’t go anywhere without carols and festive tunes filling your lugs. It can be a magical time of year for kids…but do you go the whole hog and take ’em off to Lapland to meet the real McCoy?

It’s one of those things you reckon has to be on your bucket list.  But does it live up to the hype? I took my youngest two – Rosie, then nine, and Freddie, six – to Finnish Lapland on a three-day ‘dream’ trip.  Read here to see whether it was worth it.

THE GRANDEST RACE OF ALL?

CROWDS are descending on Aintree today for the annual Grand National…but a trip to Liverpool is always worth taking a punt on.

I was born in Liverpool and brought up among the annual furore the steeplechase let loose on the city.  As you can imagine, I know – and love – the city rather well. It’s a fabulous, family-friendly place to visit. If today’s Grand National has whet your appetite why not check out here what you and the kids can get up to there.