One of the things I love about holidays is getting out and about. I’m not great at getting out around home, unless we go out for the day, but on holiday there’s always places I want to see and do. This camping trip the weather wasn’t that great for doing much once we’d spent the 2 sunny days on the beach. But once the rain cleared in the afternoons we did cram in a couple of extra detours to places.… Continue Reading “A blustery Rhossili bay walk”
I really don’t deal with heat well. It’s obviously a family thing because our mum hated the hot weather (despite or maybe because of living in various hot countries as a child) and my brother despite tanning really easily, isn’t a fan either. It just makes me want to sit in a cold room somewhere and not do anything. But for the second year, Waddesdon Manor’s Feast has fallen on a super hot weekend. When I buy tickets in advance… Continue Reading “It’s too damn hot – day out at Feast Waddesdon Manor”
We’ve pretty much been to every National Trust property near us, but holidays mean there’s more opportunity to explore and discover new places. Many appear on other blogs I’ve read, but on our way home from Norfolk, I wanted to stop off to break up the journey and make the most of our membership. A random place I spotted was Anglesey Abbey and Gardens, so off we headed. I wasn’t sure what to expect when we arrived, but it turned… Continue Reading “Enjoying natural play at Anglesey Abbey and Gardens”
As children we holidayed a couple of years in north Norfolk, so I was keen to return to some of the places we’d visited back then. It was a real blast from the past although I tend to only remember names rather than details. But it was 30 years ago, so to be expected! On our first afternoon on holiday, we’d had a bit of time after Cromer before heading back to the hotel. The weather had looked better by… Continue Reading “Exploring National Trust’s Felbrigg Hall”
It’s been a while since I’ve been to our nearby National Trust property, Upton House. And a few years since I took N for a Cadbury easter egg hunt there. The first time we took N’s youngest cousin with us, and this time we invited him along too. At 8 he’s still willing to look for Easter eggs, and he and N always love being out and about together. With my family membership I could get the nephew in too,… Continue Reading “Easter Egg hunt at Upton House”
With National Trust membership, I always feel like we should make the most of it whenever we’re away. So on our February break in the New Forest, we stopped at Mottisfont on the way home. N wasn’t impressed at doing another National Trust visit, but given I’d taken him to Peppa Pig World he owed me! Once he knew there would be lunch boxes and water involved, he was happy. He even told me to get out my camera to… Continue Reading “Mottisfont – an outdoor National Trust visit”
It always seems like an effort to get out for a walk at home. It’s a lot easier if I have to get out and go for a purposeful trip out. Mary from Over 40 and a mum to one and I had arranged to meet up with our boys at Stowe Gardens. Luckily the day was dry and mild although foggy. So the usual reflective lake wasn’t showing its true beauty. Monkey and N have only met fleetingly once… Continue Reading “Friends together at National Trust Stowe Gardens”
We had a really lazy Christmas holidays. Usually N can’t wait to get out on the farm, but this holiday, he mostly only went out for an hour or so. My anticipated free time to spend blogging didn’t happen, and instead we spend a lot of time chilling out at home. In between Christmas and new year, I was determined to get out though, and with Stowe Gardens not far away, I decided we should go and check out their… Continue Reading “Winter walk at Stowe Gardens”
I’m joining in Living Arrows again this year. It’s lovely to be able to look back and see all the photos I’ve taken of N over the past year, and see how much he’s changed. If you want to join in, it’s a lovely friendly community to take part in, you can find its home over at What the Red Head Said – click through the badge below. In between Christmas and New Year, I wanted to make use of… Continue Reading “Living Arrows 2017 week 1 – reflections”
We had a morning at Stowe Gardens the other day, before the crowds arrived. Giving us time to decide how far to walk and where. The advent trail was largely ignored in favour of us going where N fancied. It was a beautiful crisp winters day and the sun was beautifully reflecting everything in the lake.
