30 Days Wild As a family, we are big fans of the outdoors. We love to explore new places, learn about our natural environment and see the boys appreciate the wonder of the natural world. Next month we are taking part in #30DaysWild, an initiative by The Wildlife Trusts designed to encourage families to get …
I’d heard that Weymouth beach was a good one, so I was keen to make sure we visited during our whistle stop tour of the area. The weather wasn’t exactly perfect for the beach but it was dry and not freezing so in true Brit style. Ted and I sat on the beach in our …
I don’t know exactly why I was so taken with the little beach that is Cei Bach. Perhaps it was because the place was near deserted. Maybe it was that we somehow managed to get the only 30 minutes of sunshine on that day while we were there. It could even have been that hard-to-please …
There aren’t many days left of the Easter break for the boys now and they’ll be back to school on Monday. So when Table Table invited us to come along to their John Milne restaurant in Milnrow, I thought it would be a lovely treat for me to take the boys for a meal before …
Easter wouldn’t be nearly as fun for us if we didn’t do a National Trust Easter Egg Hunt. This year we were in Wales over the Easter bank holiday weekend so our treasure hunt was at Cilgerran Castle just outside Cardigan. We’ve been members of the National Trust for a few years now and every …
Christmas doesn’t really start for us until we’ve been to Winter Wonderland at Event City in Manchester. Now in its third year, it has quickly become part of our Christmas traditions and it gets better and better each year. This year there was the addition of the ice show, a magic show and circus skills …
I looked back recently at the first three months of this year and the adventures we’ve had during that time. Today I’m covering April, May and June of this year and looking back on the incredibly precious time we spent together as a family. April The Great British Food Festival This was a really wonderful day …
After looking forward to our imminent break to Forest Holidays for many weeks, we were rather keen to make the most of the day on Friday and set off in the early hours up to The Trossachs of Scotland. After four hours, three loo breaks stops, a loaf of brioche and and several rounds of ‘are …
When I saw that my friend Clare had taken her family to a carnival in Penrith in Cumbria, I was a bit surprised. I’ve always associated carnivals with summertime but actually it seems that the people of Penrith like to get the party started early in the year, holding their May Day Carnival on the …
When I think of water parks I think of holidays abroad, but down in the New Forest they are working on something much closer to home. Here’s what New Forest Water Park have to say about their new and exciting venture. Just two years ago, New Forest Water Park launched their state of the art …