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I can’t believe we are at the end of the Summer Holidays already and school starts next week.  We have had a fantastic summer exploring the UK.  We’ve been to Lincoln, Greenwich, spent time closer to home in Liverpool and West Kirby, visited Chirk Castle, Tatton Park, Dunham Massey and Speke Hall (making the most of our National Trust membership) I tagged all those photographs #UKexplore on Instagram and if you aren’t following me over there I’d love you to do so!

Doesn’t everyone take a pony to the beach when you’re pretending to be a mermaid! #curiouslittleexplorers #lifecloseup #myhappycapture #ukexplore

A photo posted by Karen Beddow (@mini_travellers) on Aug 27, 2016 at 1:29pm PDT

#UKexplore continues to grow rapidly and both Rachel and I love scrolling through the hashtag to see what you’ve all been up to.  Just in case you aren’t aware what #UKexplore is, it is our Instagram community that we have invited you all to join in with and share your favourite places across the UK and your outdoor adventures. To join in it doesn’t have to be a photograph one of the 534 National Trust properties (although we do think they are amazing); we want to see your ‘off the beaten track’ spots, too. It could be the most marvellous of meadows, the perfect place for a picnic, the loveliest lake for skimming stones, or rambling routes for running along. Wherever and whenever you’re out exploring, simply take a snap and upload it to Instagram so we can all share in your adventures and explore the UK with you. All we ask is that you use the #UKexplore hashtag so we can find you. You don’t have to be a blogger, anyone can join in and be in with a chance to win. So without further ado, who have I chosen this month….

Some of my favourites from August are:

corneliusblog, heleddlavender, mostlychloe

photo_jodie, twinderelmo _jessarose_

chelseamamma,  organisedjo, annabelbeeforth

 (Do click on their links if you would like to follow them on Instagram)

But this month’s winner of the Day’s Family Pass to a National Trust property of their choice is My Travel Monkey I just love this quintessentially English photo:

Punting along the river with Canterbury’s old prison in the background… Such a glorious walk along the River Stour #family #weekend #trip #scenery #uk #canterbury #cathedral #ukexplore

A photo posted by My Travel Monkey (@mytravelmonkey) on Aug 20, 2016 at 9:44am PDT

Why not head over to Rachel’s page The Ordinary Lovely, to see her favourites too.

We would love you to join in next month with #UKexplore, simply tag your photos on Instagram with #UKexplore to be in with a chance of winning National Trust Day passes.  Huge thanks to the National Trust for providing the prizes this month and to everyone for joining in.

Terms & Conditions

1. Please only submit (on Instagram) your own photos.
2. Add the #UKexplore hashtag.
3. The challenge runs from 00.00 on the first of the month to 23.59 on the last day of the month.
4. Only photographs uploaded during those times are eligible for that month’s competition.
5. Winners will be announced on Mini Travellers and The Ordinary Lovely on the second day of the following month and will be notified on Instagram.
6. Winners have 28 days to provide their address in order to receive their National Trust Family Admission Day Pass (exclusions apply and can be made available upon request). The pass can be used by up to 1 adult and 3 children, or up to 2 adults and 2 children for one day only. There is no cash alternative.
7. Including the #UKexplore hashtag indicates approval for the images to be posted on Mini Travellers and The Ordinary Lovely, and the corresponding social media channels.
8. The judges’ decision is final.