Mum-of-22 Sue Radford says planning holidays is 'hardest part' of big family - after 16 trips

Mum-of-22 Sue Radford says planning holidays is 'hardest part' of big family - after 16 trips,Sue, 48, and Noel Radford, 52, have 22 children and have been on 16 holidays in 16 months including Disney, the Maldives and Scotland, but say planning the trips is 'the hardest part'

Mum-of-22 Sue Radford says planning holidays is ‘hardest part’ of big family – after 16 trips

The Radford family have gained fame over the last five years due to their enormous family of 22 children. Sue, 48, and Noel, 52, had their first son, Chris, now 33 when Sue was just 14-years-old.

Their latest child, Heidie, was born just three years ago when Sue was 45. The couple have funded their massive family through the family pie shop as well as their TV show 22 Kids and Counting and social media channels like YouTube and Instagram.

However, despite sharing the details of life with dozens of children – from weekly food shops costing hundreds to almost £500 on school clothes – the parents say that’s not the most stressful part of a big family. That, they claim, is trying to plan a holiday.

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The duo have taken a total of 16 holidays in the last 16 months – from Disney World Orlando to the Maldives. Not all of their children go on every trip with them though.

Sue claims it’s very tricky to "get everybody together" for such plans. As eight of their 22 children are adults we can see it being difficult!

Sue and Noel on YouTube (Image: Youtube/The Radford Family)

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The Radford Family at Disney (Image: Instagram)

In 2022, Noel and Sue went on 11 holidays in various groups and have been on a number this year too. They went alone as a couple to the Maldives, Sue took some of the girls to New York City for a shopping trip and they took their small children to Disneyland Paris.

This year, they’ve zoomed off in their £40,000 motorhome to places like Edinburgh where they went wild camping and Holgates Holiday Parks. Just three weeks ago, the Radfords showed themselves living it up on the beach in Cornwall.

A month ago, they were in Florida once again visiting Disney World, Discovery Cove, the beach, Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studio. Sue also asked for advice on travelling to Miami, Florida, with children.

At Christmas they enjoyed Disneyland Paris in the cold winter weather. They’re also taken trips to plenty of theme parks in the last year including LEGOLAND and Alton Towers.

The family on a day out (Image: Instagram/@theradfordfamily)

A year ago, they visited Lapland, in Finland, to see Father Christmas. So, despite saying it’s tricky to do the family have definitely planned plenty of pricy holidays.

So far, the pair’s children include: Chris, 33, Sophie, 29, Chloe, 27, Jack, 25, Daniel, 24, Luke, 22, Millie, 21, Katie, 19, James, 17, Ellie, 17, Aimee, 16, Josh, 15, Max, 14, Tillie, 12, Oscar, 11, Casper, 10, Hallie, seven, Phoebe, six, Archie, five, Bonnie, four, and Heidie, three.