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Travelling with Sunflowers Blog!
Inspiring articles filled with top tips, day trip ideas and tailored advice for families travelling with autistic, adhd and AudHD children.

Nature & Wildlife
Our autistic / adhd kids love being outdoors! Discover some great family friendly ideas for fun nature adventures in our articles below.


INNSBRUCK: Magical 5 Night Itinerary for Families with Autistic Kids
Surrounded by majestic mountain peaks and wooded hillsides Innsbruck offers a blend of stunning scenery, outdoor play and accessible sights that are perfect for families with autistic kids. Discover how we crafted our perfect Alpine-urban holiday & the activities we enjoyed the most.


SAN PELLEGRINO, Italy: A Relaxing Day Trip From Bergamo For Families With Autistic Kids
This famous Lombardy hilltop town offers a fun, sensory-friendly day trip for families with autistic kids. Set high in the Italian mountains, the spa resort of San Pellegrino is famous for its bubbly water and flavoured drinks but has lots more to offer families too! Related Articles BERGAMO: A great family-friendly summer break for autistic kids SIRMIONE, Lake Garda: How to take autistic kids to Italy's most popular to wn SYRACUSE, Sicily: Top 5 autism friendly activit


THE ARCTIC CIRCLE: A Dream Holiday for Families with Autistic Children
The arctic circle is one of the last frontiers; a wild hinterland offering adventure & excitement.
It is also surprisingly accessible - and more autism friendly than you'd first expect.


ISLE of MULL: Fantastic family activities for autistic kids on this Scottish island adventure
Join us as we share the best activities from our 5 day adventure on the Isle of Mull, including tips for visiting Tobermory, Calgary, and exploring the beautiful beaches and waterfalls.


STONEHENGE: A magical day trip back in time for families with autistic kids
Despite the crowds our autistic children loved visiting Stonehenge - the stones sparkled in the sunshine and there was a hint of magic in the air.


LUSS, LOCH LOMOND: This Scottish village makes the perfect Glasgow day trip for families with autistic kids
The Scottish village of Luss makes an ideal destination for a family day trip from either Glasgow or the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park.


SOMMAROY: Our autistic children adored this remote arctic island - yours will too
Sommaroy Island is around an hour's drive from Tromso, the capital of the arctic circle. In this region of Norway you are spoilt for choice when it comes to finding your own stretch of wonderful sandy beach. We only toured a small fraction of the Sommaroy and neighbouring Kvaloya islands with our autistic kids and yet we found so much to love.


DZINTARI FOREST: Ideal Day Trip from Riga to Jurmala for Families with Autistic Children
Find out why we thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the Dzintari Forest Parkand and were so impressed with its facilities. It was very autism/adhd friendly and the boys had a wonderful time.


INNSBRUCK: 10 great reasons to visit with autistic children
Innsbruck, Austria, is one of those rare places that ticks all the autism friendly boxes. Peaceful, calm with lots of sensory activities it still delivers with spectacular scenery, mountain hikes and playground adventures. Highly recommended for all families both with and without autistic children who enjoy spending time together outdoors while taking in some truly breath-taking views.


THE LIVING RAINFOREST: A fun family experience for autistic kids (Newbury)
A family guide to visiting the Living Rainforest with autistic children. Discover this magical world of mini beast and reptiles!


MONET'S GARDEN: The artist's stunning home and garden offers a magical day trip from Paris for families with autistic children.
Visiting Giverny is a do-able day trip for autistic children and my guide below gives you all the information you need to plan a perfect day trip for your neurodivergent family.
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