Outdoor trails at Basildon Park National Trust
Usually I don’t manage to meet up with my best friend more than a couple of times a year, but in May it’s been twice. Handy because it means the boys don’t need that ice breaker time before they settle…
Travel reviews
Back in time at Yorkshire Museum of Farming
Sometimes letting children decide where to go on a day out works really well. I mostly give a couple of ideas, but I knew N would choose the Yorkshire Museum of Farming as the place to visit before heading home…
Falconer’s Quest at Warwick Castle (ad-press trip)
We’ve not been to Warwick Castle for a few years now and when we were asked to go and check out the new Falconers quest show we weren’t going to turn it down. We’ve never seen the falconry displays before…
Visiting Castle Howard and gardens with kids
Castle Howard is one of those stately homes whose name is familiar even if you’ve never visited. Made famous by the film Brideshead Revisited (with a remake made more recently in the same setting), it’s a beautiful house and estate…
Goddards House and Gardens – a York surprise
N just like to moan about me dragging him to National Trust places but when she’s there usually enjoyed himself. Quite often the playgrounds turn to be aimed at younger children but some of the places we’ve been have had…
Shoes and toys at York Castle Museum
York has plenty of museums but the one that drew my attention was York Castle Museum. If you’re driving into York it’s next to a good size car park otherwise there’s a main bus stop nearby as well as it…
Marriott hotel York – a mixed experience
If we go on holiday for a few days break we always tend to stay in a hotel. If it’s just N on myself. For our Easter mini break I actually booked a couple of weeks in advance rather than…
Visiting All Things Wild out of season
We’ve been on so many days out over the years, and all the obvious places within an hour, sometimes you get a bit lost and run out of ideas where to go. Add in that you need to entertain 2…
A return visit to the British motor museum
While we like to head out and about I do prefer to visit new places rather than return time and time again to the same. N decided he wanted to visit somewhere, turning his nose up at my suggestion. So…
Visiting Grey’s Court in November
We go through phases of using our National Trust membership. Usually over Christmas we’ll visit a couple of places, and when we’re on holidays I’ll try and persuade N to visit with me. But at home it’s harder to get…
A children’s festival of fun at CBBC Summer Social
Sharing the experience of the first ever CBBC summer social, a children’s festival over a weekend in Croxteth Park, Liverpool