Jen Carr (The Travel Mum)
Jen Carr, known as The Travel Mum, is a former NHS doctor sharing affordable family holidays, practical guides and honest accounts of travelling with children.
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YouTubeOverview
- Also known as
- Jenna Carr; The Travel Mum; Jen C on LinkedIn
- Work
- Family travel creator, author and founder of The Travel Mum
- Started sharing
- 2019; gained popularity during the pandemic
- Before travel content
- Ten years working as an NHS doctor
Mini bio
How it started.
Jen grew up on a council estate in South Yorkshire and went on to study medicine at Sheffield. A three-month solo trip to Southeast Asia before university helped spark her love of travel. She later combined medicine and travel as an expedition medic.
A change of pace.
In 2016, she took part in Channel 4’s Eden, living in the Scottish wilderness with a group building a community. Her management describes it as a turning point that led her to reduce her surgical work and travel more. She took a break from the NHS in early 2022.
The Travel Mum takes shape.
She began sharing affordable family travel tips in 2019 and gained popularity during the pandemic. Followers wanted to know how she found inexpensive trips and travelled with a baby. Those questions became the foundation of The Travel Mum.
Helping the next family go.
Today, Jen leads a network of Travel Mums finding deals from airports around the UK. Her guides pair the practical details parents need with her family’s experiences. Her 2026 book, Yes, You Can Travel With Kids, extends that advice to budgeting, packing and travelling at different stages of childhood.
Creditschronological, newest first
Books
- 2026Yes, You Can Travel With KidsAuthor and audiobook narrator
Travel videos
- 2024Is this Europe’s best Theme Park?!Creator
- 2022Save £100’s and visit DisneyLand Paris on a budgetCreator
Awards
Quotes
Life with kids is unpredictable whether you’re on a beach or in Tesco.Jen Carr, The Luxury Travel Bible
In an interview published on 16 October 2025, Jen explained why she shows the less polished side of family travel.
Trivia
- Her son Leo had his first passport by two weeks old, according to her management profile.
- She told The Luxury Travel Bible that she never travels without a sleep mask, earphones and a portable charger.
- Her family explored seven cities during a three-week trip around Japan, as she recalled in her 2025 Luxury Travel Bible interview.
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