Catching up with friends in Manchester
Catching up with friends isn’t always easy once families get in the way. We visited mine in Manchester and enjoyed lots of outdoor sun.
Days out
Sunny walks at National Trust’s Croome Park
Visiting National Trust’s Croome Park for lovely walks, natural playground fun and investigating history in the house.
Monkey fun at Twycross Zoo
Read a review of Twycross Zoo in Warwickshire. Discover the exciting animals and conservation work at this popular zoo
Discovering Lewes Castle and town
Discover the historic Lewes Castle and town, with stunning views over the town.
A spring walk to enjoy blossom in the park
We took a spring walk in Banbury, enjoying the blossom and giving N the chance to get out on his bike, on the path and off road
Exploring with Little Life rucksacks
When N was younger, I always used to hear people raving about the Little Life toddler backpacks/reins – the sweet little animal packs on their backs as they’re stopped from running off. We stuck with standard retro reins bought for…
Chugging along at Eastbourne Miniature Steam Railway
Spending a few hours at Eastbourne Miniature steam railway at Easter. Read about what we found and got up to at the child friendly place.
Michelham Priory and spring flowers
A visit to Tudor House Michelham Priory, mill and gardens, enjoying spring flowers, sunshine, decorations and history
South coast scooting in Eastbourne and Bexhill
I don’t know what we’re going to do with packing the car for camping and trying to fit in a bigger bike and a folded up scooter, but they’re certainly essentials for N when we go away for a break. …
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…
A Gruffalo Experience in Milton Keynes
We visited the Gruffalo Experience at Milton Keynes, venturing into the deep dark wood. Read our review of the experience