Tots Team

Our Tots Team of Family Travel Experts is here to help!

We have a team in the office and an army of trained mums, out scouring the countryside finding you the very best family friendly properties. Together we are sure that we will help you find exactly what you are looking for! Do ASK our advice or call us, we are ever so nice!

Meanwhile, come and meet the team!

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Name : Wendy Shand
Role : Founder
Age : 34
Star sign : Pisces (creative and at times a bit dippy!)
What's your guilty pleasure? Lindt 70% Dark Chocolate and Marmite on toast
Hobbies? Yoga and gardening

Read more about Wendy’s journey and how Tots to Travel started here!

On being a mum...

How many children do you have? 3
Names and ages? Barnaby 7, Maisy 5 and Monty 2 months 
Best thing about being a mum? The unexpected cuddles...
Most challenging thing about being a mum? Packed lunches – providing a healthy variety of food that everyone will happily eat is just sheer torture! Marmite sandwiches anyone..?

On where you live...

Where are you based? Tots HQ in Northamptonshire
What do you like best about your area? I love the countryside and pretty villages combined with the fact that we are still pretty accessible.

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Name: Davina
Role:  Sales Manager
Age: 39
Star sign:  Gemini
What's your guilty pleasure? Having my nails done once a month and my monthly girlie get togethers which I can never remember much of the next day
Hobbies?  Horseriding (when I get the time)

On being a mum...

How many children do you have?  3
Names and ages?  Georgia 9, Lauren 7, Daniel 5 
Best thing about being a mum? Watching my children sleeping. Haha - only joking, it's the big cuddles and kisses x three
Most challenging thing about being a mum?  Sibling rivalry and never knowing what child to believe??

On where you live...

Where are you based?  Ketton, Rutland
What do you like best about your area?  Safe place to bring up the children and the wonderful village school which is just amazing (oh! Forgot to mention, my network of fantastic friends who without I wouldn't function properly).

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Name : Sarah
Role : Tots Mum for North Wales, Cheshire and Shropshire
Age : 43
Star sign : Pisces
What's your guilty pleasure? Watching Strictly come dancing and X factor with my girls
Hobbies? My home, reading, and keeping fit!

On being a mum...

How many children do you have? 3
Names and ages? Laura 14, Kate 12, Tom 5
Best thing about being a mum? On my girls -they keep me young and are always giving me new ideas! -they inspire me. On my little boy - he keeps me fit!!!
Most challenging thing about being a mum? Making myself have my own space as they consume me - in a nice way!!

On where you live...

Where are you based? Rhuddlan, North Wales
What do you like best about your area? That it’s quiet and very close to beautiful scenery in one direction, and a fabulous city - Chester in the other direction

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Name: Claire
Role: Marketing and Sales support, websit management and Tots Mum for Yorkshire, Cumbria and Northumberland
Age: 34
Star sign: Aries (yes that does mean a bit bossy I'm afraid!)
What's your guilty pleasure? Wine, Cadbury's milk chocolate and Costa coffee
Hobbies? Reading and watching junk TV programmes (who has time for proper hobbies with toddlers?!)

On being a mum...

How many children do you have? 2
Names and ages? Charlie, aged 3œ & Emily aged 2
Best thing about being a mum? Hearing them giggle, spontaneous cuddles and 'I wuv you Mummy'
Most challenging thing about being a mum? Very early mornings and endless washing!

On where you live...

Where are you based? Halifax, West Yorkshire
What do you like best about your area? Being right in the middle of the country - nowhere is really out of reach! There's Manchester and Leeds for shopping, Yorkshire Dales and Moors for walks, the stunning Lake District and both east and west coasts with some gorgeous beaches and fishing villages.

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Name: Angela
Role: Tots mum for the Canary Islands
Age: 31
Star sign: Gemini - if I say I'm going to do something I do it - also I do NOT mind a party!
What's your guilty pleasure? Reality TV and Redbull
Hobbies? If I'm not working I'm networking - I love to work and take great pleasure from my happy clients - I'm being serious here! That's me to a T!

On being a mum...

How many children do you have? One superstar daughter
Names and ages? Arabella-Louise (although she likes to be referred to as an Elf at present) 4 years old
Best thing about being a mum? The constant entertainment
Most challenging thing about being a mum? Getting Arabella to go to bed, especially as secretly I want her up to have more fun!

On where you live...

Where are you based? Playa Blanca Lanzarote
What do you like best about your area? That there are several beautiful beaches linked by a long promenade- oh the all year sunshine is not to be sniffed at either!

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Name: Anna
Role: Tot’s mum for Portugal
Age: 33
Star sign: Taurus (practical, generous and stubborn!)
What's your guilty pleasure? My husband’s very oily garlic prawns
Hobbies? Tennis, drawing and a good book.

On being an aunt...

How many  neices and nephews  do you have? 1 so far, another on the way!
Names and ages? Calum, 1 year old
Best thing about being an aunt ? Being part of his brand new experiences, like the wonder of walking.
Most challenging thing about being an  aunt ? Leaving him to go home…

On where you live...

Where are you based? Estoril, Portugal
What do you like best about your area? The beach and sea, which are a short walk away through tree-lined streets...

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Name: Helen
Role: Tots Mum for Tuscany and Umbria, Italy
Age: 42
Star sign: Libra
What's your guilty pleasure? Sneaking sweets and chocolates from the children when they are at school
Hobbies? Golf when time, running around the shops before children come back from school.

On being a mum...

How many children do you have? 2
Names and ages? Poppy 5 œ, Michele (Pronounced – Mekaylee, Micheal in English)
Best thing about being a mum? The sleepless nights and keeping the peace. Oh and playing with their toys so you can regain some youth
Most challenging thing about being a mum? Juggling husband, children and work.

On where you live...

Where are you based? Northern Umbria.
What do you like best about your area? There are not too many tourists and the locals are really friendly and helpful. The scenery is amazing and is similar to the UK without all the big towns. Lots of woodland and wild animals

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Name: Linda
Role: Tots mum in Brittany, France
Age: 51
Star sign: Scorpio (loyal, passionate and obsessive)
What's your guilty pleasure? Chocolate
Hobbies? Water colour and acrylic painting, gourmet food and travelling.

On being a mum...

How many children do you have? 2
Names and ages? Ben 22, Jordan 15
Best thing about being a mum? Having a special bond with my children.
Most challenging thing about being a mum? Too much dirty washing!

On where you live...

Where are you based? Near Crozon, Brittany, France. Three minutes from the beach.
What do you like best about your area? The peace and beautiful scenery.

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Name: Nancy
Role: Tots Mum covering the South Western area of France
Age: 32
Star sign: Aries (a bit bossy –mainly with family and friends… but it is a fire sign... I like to think I’m warm and caring too!)
What's your guilty pleasure? Red wine with a selection of cheeses!! mmm...yummy
Hobbies? Horse riding

On being a mum...

How many children do you have? 2
Names and ages? Isabella 3 and Chloe 11months
Best thing about being a mum? That amazing concoction of the two emotions, LOVE and PRIDE!
Most challenging thing about being a mum? Staying patient and trying to empathise with a tantruming child!

On where you live...

Where are you based? Near the Dordogne in South West France.
What do you like best about your area? We can spend a large portion of the year outside, and the girls have plenty of space to run around! Not forgetting the amazing food and wine (hence the guilty pleasure!).

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Name: Penny 
Role: Tots mum for West France
Age: 43 but still 20 really 
Star sign: Taurus, although I had to Google it, and apparently I am a typical Taurean, down to earth, determined and patient.
What's your guilty pleasure? First day back to school after the summer hols, good book and pool to myself 
Hobbies? Reading, Gardening (fair weather), DIY and my ipod.

On being a mum...

How many children do you have? 2 
Names and ages? Jake 14yrs and Lucy 9yrs 
Best thing about being a mum? Playdough, paint and gloop, getting messy together
Most challenging thing about being a mum? Having to put away the above and allow them some independance, freedom and access to my computer. 

On where you live...

Where are you based? Charente just north of Angouleme 
What do you like best about your area? Stunning countryside with lots of hidden unexpected treasures. Good food and Pineau. 

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Name: Wendy J
Role: Tots Mum for Languedoc, Aveyron and Pyrenees
Age: 41
Star sign: Virgo
What's your guilty pleasure? Reading magazines... drool... 
Hobbies? www.BritsNimes.com, Cross Stitch, Cycling, Gardening, Reading, Blogging (Goodness, I sound boring...)

On being a mum...

How many children do you have? 2
Names and ages? Alicia 4 yrs and Eloise 3 months
Best thing about being a mum? Those funny things that your 4 year old says...
Most challenging thing about being a mum? Once your toddler learns to say no, trying to get them to do something they don't want to do. (and trying not to reply 'because I said so').

On where you live...

Where are you based? Lunel, Herault (right in the middle of the South of France) 10 mins from the Med beaches, 25 mins from Montpellier & Nimes.
What do you like best about your area? Being only 10 mins from the beach, 1 hour from the mountains and being so close to Montpellier which is fab. In May we have the most amazing wild flowers - absolute blankets of poppies which nobody sees as everybody insists on taking their holiday in July & August - come to the Languedoc in May - it's much the best time to come!

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Name:  Rebecca
Role:  Tots mum for Turkey
Age:  31
Star sign:  Taurus
What's your guilty pleasure?  House and Home mags, Green and Blacks, Smirnoff Vodka and crushed lime
Hobbies?  No time for hobbies as such.  Any spare time is spent with the girls, their father and our golden retriever Jazz (who has no idea how to retrieve anything), preferably on the beach or picnics in the forest!

On being a mum...

How many children do you have?  I am "mummy" to two little girls
Names and ages?  Ela is five years old and her little sister Izzie was born at the end of last summer so is still quite new!
Best thing about being a mum?  Weekend lie-ins "en famille".  Cuddles, giggles and raspberry blowing on little tummies!
Most challenging thing about being a mum?  Coping with being out negotiated by a five year old.  Finding enough time in the day, staying awake through more than 2 pages of a novel or sitting on the sofa without falling asleep!

On where you live...

Where are you based?  We are based in South West Turkey
What do you like best about your area?  I love where we live.  The best thing is for example, being able to watch kids of all ages sit together in the fields at spring time making daisy chains and looking after one another, still innocent and safe.  Our area is rich in stunning scenery from the beaches and coastline to the pine covered mountains.  The fertile agricultural valleys and bustling market and fishing towns are fantastic to explore.  We have a huge share of superb ancient sites which show the amazing wealth of history of the area and the people are the warmest, most open hearted I have ever had the pleasure to spend time with. 

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Name:  Tracy
Role:  Tots mum, Bugundy and the Alps
Age:  43
Star sign:  Capricorn
What's your guilty pleasure?   Soaking in the bath with a good book and a glass of Burgundy wine
Hobbies?  Reading, skiing, travelling and dinner parties - however spare time is quite limited these days!

 On being a mum...

How many children do you have?  2
Names and ages?  Chiara 4 and Luc 2
Best thing about being a mum?  The unconditional love; on both sides, not fogetting the kisses
Most challenging thing about being a mum?  Getting all of us out the door for 8.15am, fully washed, dressed, fed and with the right bags 

On where you live...

Where are you based?  Burgundy
What do you like best about your area?  The countryside, the people, the lifestyle, the wine - it's all fantastic

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Name:  Karen
Role:  Tots mum for Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex
Age:  40
Star sign:  Non believer
What's your guilty pleasure?   Chocolate and red wine - no guilt!
Hobbies?  Mountain biking (with the girls on the back!) and photography

On being a mum...

How many children do you have?  Two girls
Names and ages?  Alex, three and a half and Olivia, two
Best thing about being a mum?  Happy children
Most challenging thing about being a mum?  Grumpy children with no OFF switch!

On where you live...

Where are you based?  UK, on the Norfolk/Suffolk border
What do you like best about your area?  Great beaches, pretty countryside and loads of great stuff to do with the children

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Name:  Vhari
Role:  Tots mum for Cambs, Beds and Northants
Age:  32
Star sign:  Virgo
What's your guilty pleasure?   Dairy Milk chocolate
Hobbies?  Gardening and growing our own veg

On being a mum...

How many children do you have?  2
Names and ages?  A three year old little ballerina called Emily and 1 month old Grace
Best thing about being a mum?  The hugs and kisses and lovely little comments and looks
Most challenging thing about being a mum?  Keeping your patience after the 25th "why?"

On where you live...

Where are you based?  We live in a thatched cottage in the Cambridgeshire village of Brampton
What do you like best about your area?  We can walk to the pre-school and lots of shops and friends

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Name:  Simone
Role:  Tots mum for Sussex, Kent, Surrey and Hampshire 
Age:  42
Star sign:  Scorpio
What's your guilty pleasure?   Grabbing a 10 minute snooze when there's a lull in work and child-rearing (not often!)
Hobbies?  Work and child-rearing it seems...

On being a mum...

How many children do you have?  2
Names and ages?  Calum, 8 and Sophie, almost 3
Best thing about being a mum?  The funny things children say, cuddles, and admiring their achievements
Most challenging thing about being a mum?  Juggling work with trying to give the best to your children

On where you live...

Where are you based?  Brighton
What do you like best about your area?  The proximity of the beautiful coast and countryside

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Name: Gillian Page
Role: Tots Mum for North East France
Age: 49 (how did that happen?)
Star Sign: Leo (very typical I'm afraid)
What's your guilty pleasure? Probably a little too much ice cold rose wine - and not feeling too guilty about it!
Hobbies: my kids, reading, running - and sudoku at the moment for some strange reason

On being a mum...

How many children do you have? 2 
Names and ages? Stephanie 18 and Nathalie 14
Best thing about being a mum? Everything - the fun, the challenges, the love and watching them grow into wonderful young women
Most challenging thing about being a mum? Knowing when to interfere and when to leave well alone!

On where you live... 

Where are you based? In the country between Calais and Boulogne
What do you like best about your area? We have the best of France (food, wine, different culture, lovely countryside and coast) only 10 minutes from the Channel Tunnel/ferry, the people are friendly ..... and sometimes the sun shines!

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Name : Rob Shand
Role : Business Development, Sales, Customer support, Agent support, HR, Training, Legal, IT, Management, Finance and basically anything that requires a spreadsheet!
Age : 35
Star sign : Aries
What's your guilty pleasure? Hula Hoops for some reason!
Hobbies? Playing the piano, emails!

On being a dad...

How many children do you have? 3
Names and ages? Barnaby (7), Maisy (5), Monty (0)
Best thing about being a dad? The children think you can do no wrong!
Most challenging thing about being a dad? Trying to live up to expectation!

On where you live...

Where are you based? Between Stamford and Oundle
What do you like best about your area? No one really knows about it but it’s like the Cotswolds.

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Name: Sarah-Jane Jones
Role: Tots Mum for Jersey
Age: 32
Star sign: Non believer
What's your guilty pleasure: Lindt chocolate, it is heaven
Hobbies? Swimming, in the sea if it is warm enough

On being a mum...

How many children do you have? 1
Names and ages? Hugo is 14 months
Best thing about being a Mum? The way his baby blues constantly follow me around to see what I'm doing and the giggles and cuddles of course.
Most challenging thing about being a mum? Taking unwanted parenting advice graciously!

On where you live...

Where are you based? Jersey
What do you like best about where you live? I love everything about Jersey but if I had to chose a few things it would be the sea and being surrounded by its ever changing beauty. Also the friendliness of Jersey people and living on an island where everyone knows everyone else's business!

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Name: Josephine Page
Role: Tots mum in Menorca
Age: 38
Star sign: Taurus
What's your guilty pleasure? Reality TV
Hobbies? Not very much time for hobbies but try to read every day even if it's only for 5 minutes before my eyes finally close for the day

On being a mum...

How many children do you have? 2
Names and ages? Samuel, 3 and Benjamin, 1
Best thing about being a mum? Gummy smiles that reach from ear to ear; holding hands; that a kiss can make everything better; listening to my 3 year old son speak 3 languages (sometimes all in the same sentence!)
Most challenging thing about being a mum? Trying to avoid "Groundhog day"; getting to the bottom of the washing/ironing pile; never getting quite enough sleep

On where you live... 

Where are you based? Ciutadella, Menorca
What do you like best about your area? The heat of the summer, the autumn sunshine, the wild north wind, the vivid colours of the countryside in the spring, the gorgeous food, the great traditions and amazing fiestas, the fabulous beaches that could easily compete with the Caribbean...it's home.