A SURVEY by Novotel of more than 1,000 UK mums has found that quality family time is increasingly harder to find. More than 60 per cent wish they could spend more time with their kids.

More than half (56 per cent) of mums look forward to holidays as it’s their only opportunity to spend quality time with their children.

Looking back on their own childhood holidays, memories of boredom, arguments, pebble beaches and soggy British weather are proven to be a myth as they are cited by fewer than five per cent of mums. Instead, mums have fond recollections of playing on the beach and running around Britain’s many ancient castles. 

novotel.co.uk/family

Top 10 UK holiday memories

  • Playing on the beach
  • Playing with siblings
  • Exploring rock pools
  • Visiting castles
  • Visiting seaside attractions
  • Feeling of going on adventure
  • Fish and chips
  • Reading
  • Building sand castles
  • The cold sea