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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Sharing the experience of the first ever CBBC summer social, a children’s festival over a weekend in Croxteth Park, Liverpool
It’s not often we return to a place for a second time on holiday. But this year we really struggled to find a campsite that takes all of our boxes i.e. decent showers and toilets, electric hook-up and a good…
The third year visiting Countryfile Live at Blenheim Palace, including thoughts on the summer party with country music
A National Trust visit, this time to Castle Drogo in Devon. To a modern castle and gardens with artwork and exploring gardens
