When a holiday isn't quite all you expect

Well we returned from our holiday to Norfolk on Monday and we are glad that we did, to say the least it wasn't a great holiday, don't get me wrong we had some nice parts but there were so many little parts  that made the whole experience just so exhausting!

We went to Kelling Heath in Norfolk, somewhere  we've not been for 10 years! and I think i might have imagined it a lot different to what it was or it has changed.

When we arrived it wasn't too busy, turned out that the schools in the area weren't off yet so to expect it to be very busy by the weekend! fab but to be expected. When we had visited in the past it hadn't been as busy as it got by the end of the weekend and there is one big pet hate.. and that is noise! Rules on site is that people have to be quite when its 11 but there was a big group that arrived and they were so loud well past 11! no regard to other people in the tents! I honestly felt like shoving the toddler in their part at 6 am! Also we weren't given any security numbers so had to go and get them the next day, surely the park should give that out when you get there as a given?

Due to the plot settings ours was a bit odd and set back, so much so that another little one could go in front and by the end of the week they did!  they were so close it felt like we had zero privacy and vice versa! ( try keeping a 2 year old quiet at 6 am when a tent is so close that basic talking would cause a disturbance! )

I think part of is it that we have been spoilt by our time at ParkDean in Dorset, where we got security numbers, large pitches, any issues were dealt with quickly.  Also in Dorset there was alot to do in the area. It felt for Norfolk we had to travel to get to the big things to do.

We went to Norwich which was lovely, lovely churches and cathedrals and castles, we went twice, due to the fact we couldn't do everything first time round because of Eldests issues with her joints. Which is another issues every day of the holiday she was in pain, that in itself was exhausting, I never expected her pain to disappear but to be every day sometimes with barely doing anything she was in pain. It's not a holiday if you can't even do a simple walk about the park!  It was so draining. Don't get me wrong i love her to bits but when you are trying to get out and explore and shes in agony its just not worth it. But we are not the sort to sit and do nothing on holiday.

But as you can see we did find some times that were hurting and some places to have fun! the first picture is from National Trust Felbrig hall.. where the children had more fun outside then in due to  there being lots of outdoor toys outside!  The bottom picture is youngest on a little climbing frame whilst waiting for big sis and daddy whilst at the Muckleborough collection, they went on a ride that he couldn't go on.  ( he was rather good at this wall though!)

I think for our holiday next year we are either going to go back to Dorset or along that way, we can't get bored of Dorset. If we do travel back to Norfolk we will be going further down the Coast. ( more tractors and road works to deal with though :( )

I have never come back from a holiday feeling like i need another holiday to recover and i'm not sure people will understand or think i'm just being silly. But again it's a whole new thing for us to deal with as well as eczema and chest issues flaring. I feel like i could happily go for another trip away.. just to actually rest.