When my husband and I got married, we were fortunate enough to have two honeymoons. The first was a road trip around the Scottish coast and it was just perfect. We’ve been married ten years this year so it was a fair while ago now and I remember very little. Worse, I can’t seem to …
I say Bakewell, you say… Tart? Well, that’s what prompted us to jump into the new Toyota C-HR on a test drive and head to the beautiful Peak District. Just over an hour away from us, Bakewell is somewhere we’ve only been once before, and that was when it was just the two of us. …
It may be a fairly small island, but there is plenty to do and see in Barbados. We spent a couple of weeks there and had the most amazing holiday. As we went with extended family we were fortunate enough to be able to do some great child-free activities, including a helicopter tour of the …
We took a fair few short breaks last year, went to a festival or two, and went on several day trips, but no big holiday as we waiting for our baby to arrive. Well now he’s here, he’s no longer a newborn and we are raring to go! As much as we love to get …
I posted last week about The Good Life Experience in Hawarden, Wales. We had a great weekend there as a family and would highly recommend it to friends. To read about everything that was on offer over the weekend, nip over to my previous blog post. It would’ve been too much to include our highlights within …
Last weekend we took the motorhome over to Wales for a festival with a difference. While there was music, there was also a whole heap of other forms of entertainment on offer too. We learned about campfire cooking, watched how to make a wooden bow and heard all about iron forgery… so where were we? …
It’s been a fairly quiet summer for us this year as we waited for baby Eric to arrive, but we wanted to make sure the boys had a few fun days out at least. We took a bunch of kids over to The Blackpool Tower in early August, which they really enjoyed, and on a canalside walk in …
We were invited to spend the night at Novotel in Liverpool city centre last week, so we planned a couple of activities around it and enjoyed a quick family city break. We checked the Novotel website and found that we could check in from 2pm. We arrived at around 2.15pm but unfortunately the room wasn’t quite ready. The …
The Sun is shining, thermometers are rising, and the kids are out of school. With everyone busy planning to make the most of their summer holidays, expect to see busy airports and endless traffic. If you’re looking for a nice day out with the family, there are endless opportunities right at the doorstep with no …
After our family bereavement on day ten, I’m sad to say that our #30DaysWild enthusiasm waned somewhat. I’ve tried to catch up but the longer it takes, the more pressure I feel I’m putting myself under. I don’t want to just abandon the whole thing though so I’m going to put the remaining 15 days …