Outdoor weekend fun – mini golf, parks and farm shows
Sharing our outdoor fun one weekend with friends, and activities in the sunshine
Days out
A walk round Stowe gardens
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?…
Visiting playgrounds and Butterfly Farm at Stratford upon Avon
During school holidays when N’s nursery school is off, I try and put him in his day nursery for a few extra days. Avoids taking too many random days of work rather than a good chunk longer holidays. But last…
Weekend fun with friends and animals
This weekend was fairly jam packed. I’ll be adding further posts on some of our escapades but here’s just a snapshot. During school holidays when nursery school isn’t on, I usually increase his days at the day nursery, but I’d…
Exploring ruins at Kenilworth Castle
Visiting Kenilworth Castle, exploring the ruins and enjoying the family activities put on for children during holidays
Farm to Farm: Visit to Cotswold Farm Park
Visiting the rare breeds, children’s activity areas and more at Cotswold Farm Park
Oxford Botanic Gardens: visit to the Secret Garden of Oxford
A visit to Oxford Botanic Gardens, the quiet oasic of gardens in the centre of the city.
A walk in the woods – searching for bluebells
All over blogs and social media I’ve been seeing glorious bluebell woods photos, of children romping through the flowers, or posing beautifully. After not doing any last year, I decided that we’d try to find some this year. Now, you’d…
Jousting at Blenheim Palace
The last time I saw jousting at Blenheim Palace was when I was pregnant with N and had gone for a day out. Back then, it was glorious weather, and this year although it was dry, it was a little chilly…
Park life and exploring Charlecote Park, National Trust
Exploring Charlecote Park, National Trust location in Warwickshire, with a pre-schooler.
Following the Gruffalo trail at Salcey Forest
Ever since I noticed that there were going to be Gruffalo trails in forests around the UK, I knew we’d have to go on one. We missed the Stick Man trails, and N does love Julia Donaldson books, and The…