Chugging along at Eastbourne Miniature Steam Railway
I always forget how little N still is, and so always book lots in both at home and on holiday. For me, a holiday is about getting out and about and seeing things, where the OH (and it seems N)…
days out with children
Play at Knockhatch Adventure Park
N definitely takes after me. He loves leaflets. Anywhere we go he’ll spot them and pick them up, and then spend ages ‘reading’ them. The doctors surgery, museums, shops, sports centres. So when we stopped at the services on the…
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
After last year’s wonderful trip to Didcot railway centre to ride on Thomas the Tank Engine to see Father Christmas, I really should have known better than to go elsewhere. But I like to try out lots of different places,…
Besties and boys day out at Conkers
A short while back my bestfriend and her nearly 3 year old son (my godson) came to visit for the weekend. After a fleeting visit round the corner to Upton House on the Saturday, she was heading back up east…
Friends, photos and fun at Brailes Country Show
This was the third year we’ve been to Brailes Country Show. For a village, it’s an almighty show, although this year didn’t seem to have as much as usual. Mind you, we were parked in the overflow field for the…
Beach days in Weymouth – play, stay and fish and chips
You can’t go on holiday in the UK and not go to the beach so on our camping holiday to Weymouth we made the most of it. As soon as the tent was pitched, N was pestering me to go…
Water fun at the Stratford-upon-Avon River Festival
While this year we’ve not been to any summer fetes yet, we’ve been to a few bigger events and festivals. I’d noticed there was the River Festival on in Stratford-upon-Avon and knew we’d have to go and try it out….
Fairy trails and barefoot walk at Trentham Gardens
Wow, it seems like ages since we went to Trentham Gardens but other posts have just got in the way. Trentham Estate, near Stoke on Trent is a great middle ground for me to meet up with my best friend,…
Making friends at Stratford-upon-Avon playground
I love how children are really good at making friends easily. Or not even friends. Just other children to tag along with if the situation suits. Over the last bank holiday weekend we headed to Stratford-upon-Avon for the day to…
Beautiful bluebell woods at Badbury Clump
This year I was determined to find some bluebell woods near me. Doing a bluebell wood search online wasn’t really bringing up much near home last year. The wood near us had nothing although the verges nearby had loads. They’re…