Last weekend we had the pleasure of visiting Alton Towers. I can't believe I am saying this but it has been well over a year since our last visit which was our very first visit to CBeebies Land! However in our defence having had a baby in the year makes it ok! Since school ...
Attractions
The Gloworm Family Festival Nottinghamshire
This year we have been so lucky to discover so many new places to visit as a family and also to discover so many new events at the places we love. This August is no different as we are heading to the launch of the new Gloworm Festival in Nottinghamshire located at Clumber ...
Walking At Thoresby Estate Nottinghamshire
I will say it time and time again that we are immensely lucky to live in such an amazing county with so much to see and do on our doorstep, however I have to admit that I have been slightly stuck in a rut and had stopped exploring what Nottinghamshire has to offer with the thought process of - I ...
A Family Visit To Robin Hoods Wheelgate Park
Just over a week ago Joshua turned 5 and since we were all off together as a family we decided to finally take Joshua to Robin Hoods Wheelgate Park in Nottinghamshire as part of his birthday treat and since Joshua and I have been before we knew we were in for a real treat and couldn't wait to take ...
Our Day Trip To Thomas Land At Drayton Manor
Last year we discovered Drayton Manor Theme Park and fell in love, with its humongous Thomas land which is the only one in Europe and its recent 2.5 million pound expansion it would be fair to say we have been reasonably frequent visitors which has been a good thing since it's only an ...
Family Time At Matlock Bath
During half term we were lucky to get the Monday with hubs too as his rota is all over the place so we decided to take some time as a family to get out and about and visit one of our all time favourite places locally, Matlock Bath. We often love to head here just to take some time together, ...
Drayton Manor Theme Park’s Fireworks Spectacular
We were invited to see the Drayton Manor Theme Parks 65th anniversary Fireworks Spectacular tonight and we were more than excited to attend, the park for us is one of our favourite places to visit as it's only just over an hour away in the car and it also hosts the amazing Thomas Land so it ...
Meeting Feathered Friends At Rufford Park
Last Sunday with the it being the last day before Joshua's school life starts we decided to make the most of the lovely weather and we headed to one of our favourite places, Rufford Park. Ruffed Park has lots of beautiful features with woodlands walks, a wonderful pond, a stunning Abby and ...
An In The Night Garden Party At Alton Towers
This weekend we had the pleasure of visiting Alton Towers but not just for any normal visit, this was for a very special In The Night Garden Party! This month sees the much-loved CBeebies Land turning one and really in my book every birthday needs a good party .. it seems I am not alone in ...
Thomas Land Expansion At Drayton Manor
It's been document here before that we love Drayton Manor as a family outing ... it being just over an hour an away only makes it all the more appealing, along with having something for both extreme ages of my Children (aged 4 & 14) We visited several times last year and were teased ...
The Kings & Queens Of The Castle
A little while ago after another few days shut in from the snow, when the thaw started we made a break for the fresh air ... *cough cough* did I say fresh .. What I mean was Baltic. Having been National Heritage members since last August and having only visited Whitby Abbey with our Memberships ...
Discovering What’s On Our Doorstep – Newstead Abbey
It's really easy to get complacent about the area you live and in fact we had found ourselves over recent months getting stuck in a rut and had travelled outside the county for most of our days out and trying to get sorted to fit in regular quality time we also decided we would look at ...
Review: Drayton Manor Theme Park & Thomas Land
We were recently given the opportunity to go and visit Drayton Manor Theme Park and we were all really excited ... we had never visited before so it was going to a brand new experience. On arriving I was pleased at how well signposted it was and also the fact there was no massive massive queue ...
The Oliver’s Splash Down At Alton Towers Splash Landings
After my recent post announcing we are now official Swimologists it seemed the perfect idea to take our ambassador role seriously and start with some water fun ASAP ... So we headed to the water capital meka .... OK maybe a slight dramatisation but hell it was exciting for us ...