Right, how am I going to do a 5 hour drive, alone, with 2 under 3s?

[TheThreeFillyjonks]

Do I split the drive in 2, over 2 days? But a. I am skint and b. I can't find a b&b.

Or do I set off really early and then break in the middle and then drive on?

Bear in mind I am camping when I get there so need to be there by about 3 to put up my super-evil tent.

I'm going from Cardiff to Pwllheli, could go via Machyllyth I suppose. Dd is 11 m, ds is 2.8.

Opinions, os gwellwch on dda!

we do Yorkshire to Ceredigion once a year and cornwall/exeter twice a year. Mine are older now so it is easier in some ways in that they will play spotting games with each other, However, because they are older they seldom sleep in the car...
Story tapes are very good, and do plenty of stops. But if it feasible to set off in the wee hours, I would.
We can't do that on the cornwall run as we are not allowed to get to cottage before 4pm :( and can't afford to stop overnight en route either.
Last year we stopped at a wacky warehouseshithole near bristol - twas only about 10 mins away from motorway, and that tired them out nicely and they did snooze for a couple of hours :) Might be worth looking on website for charlie chalks/WW and see oif there's any en route.

Think there'd be a market for a guidebook on 'places to stop with children for a short diversion en route off all Britain's motorways,'' no?

god there would be, definately.