On new year’s eve, despite the wind and rain we did manage to get out for some fresh air. I’d aborted going to Burton Dassett Country Park one day because it was really windy, but the next it wasn’t quite…
We visited The Pottery Place in Witney for some wet weather pottery painting. Great for children and adults, a chance to get creative.
This autumn and now winter, the weather seems to be all over the place. One minute it’s mild and you don’t need a coat, the next it’s bitterly cold and there’s flooding and gales everywhere. While the north of the…
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…
We visited Father Christmas on the steam train from Cheltenham Racecourse to ‘Lapland’ with GWSR
I recently had quite a National Trust heavy weekend. I love having membership because it just means you can pop in whenever, without needing to spend a whole day. Upton House is 5 minutes drive away from us (really I…
Last year I was gutted to realise that all the tickets for the Christmas displays at Waddesdon Manor were sold out. This year I was determined to get hold of some, so booked back in August. After going this weekend,…
Virginia Water is a beautiful area for walking around the lakes and in the woodland.
A baby shower and afternoon tea at Mallory Court. If you’re after some quieter, less raucous baby shower games, check these ideas
N will take any opportunity to ride his bike. In the house, out on the farm, the grass, the yard, the road. He’ll be on his bike any chance possible. I find it really interesting that girls and boys at…
A look at what the autumn colours are like in National Trust’s Stowe Gardens in Buckinghamshire
