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.
Adventures
Our adventures out and about in the UK, on the farm and further afield.
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.
Long haul bike riding and Longford Park visit
A toddler cycle and visit to Longford Park Stretford, exploring what’s there.
Scared toddlers
Strange example of what scared toddlers aren’t keen on…lawn mowers
Oxford Beach fun
Play time on Oxford Beach, a temporary summer installation by the castle.