What with work, school and everything else, it’s not often I get to catch up with old school or uni friends, especially with most spread all over the country. But 2 of my school friends (both secondary, but one going…
Over half term I took a few days off work while N was off school. I’d planned in a day out at National Trust’s Stowe, but typically N decided there was no way he was going there. Plan aborted, I…
Last year I was gutted to realise that all the tickets for Waddesdon Manor’s Christmas displays were sold out. This year I was determined to get hold of some, so booked back in August. After going this weekend, I now…
We’ve been striding through the National Trust handbook to all the local places near us, and last week returned to Stowe. The last time we went was in early 2014, so a lot longer ago than I realised. This time…
We’d not managed to get tickets for the Christmas light displays at National Trust’s Waddesdon Manor last year which I was really disappointed about, so I was on the look out for another excuse to visit once it opened again…
After our disappointment at not seeing a Gruffalo at the end of the Gruffalo Trail in Salcey Forest earlier in the year, I really wanted to try another forest and see one. Â So when I saw that the Gruffalo’s Child…
Now we’ve got our National Trust membership, it’s giving us a great selection of places to focus on visiting. Don’t you find that it’s hard to make a decision from all the places you know about and want to visit?…