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 finished. In the past, it’s been really crowded, and we’ve not really been able to…
Meeting the monkeys at Woburn Safari Park
Over half term I had a few days off work. I always like to make the most of days off and take N out for the day. Good weather and a free day, my suggestions were knocked on the head by N who wanted to go and see animals. A safari park. So we decided…
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 that his mum says are fun, don’t always go down well. N has started saying…
Tips for a first time at a football match – at Stadium MK
When I was a child, I used to watch a lot of football and had favourite teams (Man Utd because I’d once met Bryan Robson walking down the street, and Oxford Utd because the captain at the time lived down our road). My brother used to watch and play the sport, so I couldn’t get…
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, I decided we were close enough and that N might be more interested now given…
