Getting out in the fresh air
The past few weeks haven’t created many opportunities to get out and about. Usually we spend a bit of time around the farm and then go out to explore places at the weekend, but with lots of visiting my mum,…
Days out
Days out, events, trips and places to visit mostly in the UK, on Bubbablue and me
Bonfire Night and fireworks
I’ve not been to a firework display for years, and decided that this year N would probably enjoy it. Given he’s a bit funny with some noises (chain saws and hand dryers) I decided that ear defenders might be a…
Visiting penguins at Cotswold Wildlife Park
Visiting penguins at Cotswold Wildlife Park for one of the last wishes for a family member
Banbury Michaelmas Fair – the toddler version
Visiting Banbury Michaelmas Fair each October is great fun, but add in a toddler and it’s all change. There are still rides and the atmosphere to enjoy.
Autumn harvest – apples and conkers
I had been hoping to get out and about with N to do a really good proper ‘harvest’ of all the exciting seeds and fruits, but it’s been a bit sporadic. We did get out blackberrying although the haul was…
Day out at Banbury Canal Day – 10th Birthday
A visit to enjoy Banbury Canal Day, a weekend event celebrating the canals with canal boats, heritage, food and crafts for all the family.
Quad biking and a new hunt follower
I’m expecting to lose readers (‘please don’t go, don’t goooooo, don’t go away’….in the words of a dubious 90s song) on this post, but we live in the countryside and such activities take part around us every Autumn and Winter. This…
Castles and Knights: Day out at Warwick Castle
We visited Warwick Castle on a day that Mike the Knight was visiting. Plenty of castle and knights to see
Brambling: foraging for fruit
I’ve been hearing for a while about how all the blackberries are out and ripe for the picking, but had been put off because the fields where I know there are usually blackberries still had our cows and bullocks in….
Sailing boats and reservoir walks
A walk at Grimsbury Reservoir Banbury, enjoying the sailing boats.
Day out at Moreton Show
Family day out at Moreton-in-Marsh show, Gloucestershire.