It’s not often we ever really see May Day celebrations anymore, but I’d spotted the event at Sulgrave Manor in Northamptonshire, and decided it would probably a good place to take N for the day. *Contains affiliate links I didn’t…
One of the best days of our early Devon holiday was to the House of Marbles. When I was flicking through all the leaflets in the hotel, I’d spotted the House of Marbles. I’d checked out where it was on…
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…
I make my apologies now for a photo heavy post, but I really did make the most of having a really good camera and practising on manual. If you’ve got a camera that has manual settings, but you always shoot…
I don’t muck around on holiday. Â After spending the rest of our arrival day hanging out in the hotel and finding our way around, I was on a mission to get the most out of our 5 days there. Â The…
We might be on a farm, and about to launch into lambing season ourselves (well, my brother in law because the OH isn’t a sheep fan, so only has cattle himself), but now N is older he goes out without…
Winter and cold weather’s all very well, but when you’ve got annual membership for places like National Trust, you don’t want them closed down over the winter months. Ok, so we could go just for the outdoor bits, but usually…
EDITED – Now named The British Motor Museum Although it’s less than 10 miles away from us, I’ve not been to the Heritage Motor Centre at Gaydon for years. Â In fact, the only time I’ve been was for work meetings…
We’ve now visited Father Christmas at two different grottos this season, and I’ve definitely learnt that one is probably fine per year.  Plus, I’ve learnt that I can’t rely on me taking photos of N with Father Christmas. There’s always…
N’s a funny one with characters from books and tv shows. Some he seems to love (Peter Rabbit and arghh, Peppa Pig) while others he’s ambivalent to (Thomas the Tank Engine). With Thomas he seems to love the books more…
We’ve made pretty good use of my National Trust membership since buying it just before the summer. Â Last weekend we had a free day and I’d planned to take N to Waddesdon Manor to see their decorations. Â Unfortunately when I…