Parents Tania and Mike Sullivan have just returned home after travelling around Europe with 10 of their children – and they are already planning the next trip.

Taking that many children – aged from five months to 13 – to the continent in a minibus for two months could be considered overly-ambitious - if not slightly mad.

But the Sullivans, from Hoo, have no regrets.

Caitlin, 13, Harry, 10, Eddie, eight, Sid, seven, Paddy, five, Oliver, three, Joseph, two, twins Libby and Anna, 18 months, and Isobel, five months, loved seeing famous sites on their holiday.

They took with them three travel cots, three buggies, three large suitcases, 10 trolley cases, four additional holdalls, four boxes of supplies, and cloth nappies, and travelled to roughly 20 different cities.

Tania, who also has two older children – Ben, 20, and Stephanie, 19 – said: “The trip was wonderful.

“We were worried before we set off that perhaps we had bitten off more than we could chew, but the worry was unnecessary.

“We saw a lot of places, met a lot of people and learnt many new things. It was no more difficult keeping track of the children there than it is here.”

But the trip wasn’t without its problems.

The family made international news after they got stuck in the mud when their GPS system took the wrong way on a perilous mountain track in the Apennine mountains, sparking a rescue mission.

They also hit a number of other hiccups – they were run out of their accommodation in Italy after criticising the poor conditions and then had to cut the trip a week short after being told another property had a leak and they would have to all squeeze into a one-bedroom rental.

But the Sullivans, who have made headlines for not claiming benefits, say they want to do it again.

Tania said: “We can’t wait for our next trip and have a couple planned.

“There is so much to see and do in the world that television and books just can’t do justice. The children loved it.

“We thought they might get homesick or bored, but nobody experienced anything like that at any stage of the trip.”

Sid added: “One week in Italy and France goes fast, but one week in England goes so slowly.”

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