Gaia installation at Stowe House
After all my visits to Stowe Gardens National Trust over the years, I’ve still not managed to visit Stowe House which is part of Stowe School. But now I’ve been (at least to one part), to see the Gaia art…
days out in buckinghamshire
Getting out for a walk at Stowe Gardens National Trust
It’s not often we head out for a walk but I was determined over half term to go out somewhere. To get us away from the farm for a few hours. It took a lot of persuading – after all,…
Christmas at Waddesdon Manor Winter Light displays
We didn’t make it to any light displays last Christmas. But this year we’d booked in our deferred visit from last year to Blenheim Palace. And after being unable to fit in an earlier PR visit, we just booked in…
Exploring Hughenden Manor and gardens
Over the winter I always have a few Saturdays to myself when the OH and N are off shooting. But often they’re filled with chores, hair appointments or other things that take up too much of the day to go…
A Carnival Waddesdon Manor Christmas
Visiting Waddesdon Manor at Christmas has been one of our traditions for the last 3 years. As always I booked months ago, but this time decided to book tickets closer to Christmas. And after the Waddesdon Manor Christmas market had…
Meeting the monkeys at Woburn Safari Park
A day visit to Woburn Safari Park, seeing the animals on the drive through safari, on the walking safari and having a go at the high ropes
Kids theme park fun at Gullivers Land Milton Keynes
I have a list of places I want to take N to see, but he turns his nose up at a lot of them. I know he’ll like them once he’s there, but of course, the idea of ‘educational’ places…
Tips for a first time at a football match – at Stadium MK
First football match visit to MK Dons and enjoy family fun activities, with tips on being a first time to a football match.
Codes and ciphers at Bletchley Park
A couple of years ago a friend recommended a visit to Bletchley Park. Her son had enjoyed it at younger than N but I decided we’d wait a couple of years. When we stayed in Milton Keynes the other week,…
Experiencing ZSL Whipsnade Zoo out of season
This February half term was so much colder than last year. Last year we were in gorgeous warm sunshine in the New Forest. This year, freezing at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo. We decided on Whipsnade over Woburn Safari because I didn’t…
Trampolining fun at Bounce Milton Keynes
Trampolines are some of the huge activity growth areas over the last 10 years. It seems most family gardens have a trampoline (ours did until a couple of years ago when near year storms threw our 14 foot one over…