A Waddesdon Manor Christmas festive visit
A Christmas visit to National Trust’s Waddesdon Manor is really special at this time of the year. Read about what was on offer.
Christmas
My cracking top 10 Christmas songs
I love a good Christmas song, although Christmas carols are up there as well. I seem to have passed on my love of Christmas songs and music to N who discovered my Christmas compilation* album and has wandered off with…
Christmas at Blenheim Palace – light fantastic
We went to see the light displays, Christmas at Blenheim Palace and enjoy the light trail and the fairground rides.
Winter wonderland – what makes winter so special?
The temperature’s due to drop here this evening, and being out in the countryside we do tend to see some of the colder temperatures in our region. We’re also just getting the advent calendar ready so that means we’re out…
Alternative Christmas nativity play and characters
Before N was at school I often heard rumblings around this time of year, about the Christmas play. But it wasn’t always the nativity which you would expect to see. No, the nativity had been extended to encompass any type…
Christmas 2015 on the farm
Christmas is over for another year. It’s a bit strange because for the first time ever I’ve not worked up until Christmas eve, and will be having nearly 2 weeks off work. For me it feels like a bit of…
29 seasonal activities for an advent calendar
Last year N had a treat and had a Lego advent calendar, but I’m tight so wasn’t going to buy another one. He also had a fabric calendar that I filled with chocolate coins and slips of paper with activities…
Christmas at Warwick Arts Centre – Gruffalo’s Child and The Lost Gift
I’ve refound my love of Warwick Arts Centre. It’s only 25 minutes drive from us and it has so many great theatre shows, concerts and exhibitions, we really should make more use of it. We saw Paddington Bear’s First Concert…
A steam train visit to Father Christmas in Cheltenham
We visited Father Christmas on the steam train from Cheltenham Racecourse to ‘Lapland’ with GWSR
School days – first term done and Christmas excitement
When you’ve got children, time seems to whizz past so quickly, and this half term at school has certainly done that. N’s now done 2 terms (or 1 term in my old school language) and he’s so ready for the…
A 1940s Christmas at National Trust Upton House
I recently had quite a National Trust heavy weekend. I love having membership because it just means you can pop in whenever, without needing to spend a whole day. Upton House is 5 minutes drive away from us (really I…