This weekend we finally broke free the of the school/work routine and started the school half term with a visit to somewhere that has been on our radar for a while but we had yet to visit as a family. Twycross Zoo & The Gruffalo Discovery Land Based in Nottinghamshire we have an abundance ...
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Planning For The Camping Season
Finally, the weather is warming up and we are starting to get outside more and more. We are weatherproofing things as much as possible and preparing for outings in good weather and bad since we know that our English weather never really plays ball. Over the last 2-3 years we have really ...
Travel Programs for High School Students: Types, Benefits and Tips
Have you ever imagined swapping your classroom for the cobblestone streets of a historic European city or hiking through lush forests in Costa Rica? Travel programs for high school students are your ticket to learning way beyond the usual school boundaries. Now, it's no secret that juggling ...
Visiting Santa This Christmas At Lakeside Nottingham
For the last 9 years I have been sharing our Christmas Santa adventures and this year is a first. It is a first visit to a local venue which only actually opened recently and is providing festive events for the very first time. Lakeside Nottingham was originally built in 1873 and was ...
The First Family Trip Crabbing In Whitby
As most of my regular readers know I have been a regular visitor to Whitby for decades. Ollie and I loved it that much we loved and married in Whitby many years ago. Since starting a family we have visited at least once a year and most years many time. However this year things have been so ...
A Family Trip To Sewerby Hall & Gardens Bridlington
This year has been so hard for many people from day to day lives being effected, ill health and general uncertainty and hardship for so many this year has sucked big time. Us like so many people had holiday plans cancelled and changed and after our plans were changed we snook in with a cheeky ...
Visiting The Yorkshire Coast And Staying At Haven Reighton Sands Filey
As a family we are massive lovers of the Yorkshire Coast and what's not to love! In fact we loved it that much we eloped and married in Whitby on the coast back in 2012. There are some amazing places to visit on the Yorkshire Coast and we are aiming to visit each and every one. Since getting ...
The Top Locations For A Last Minute UK Staycation
Last minute staycations in the UK are becoming more popular for people every year. For couples, friends and those looking to just relax and enjoy a last minute hotel. Although small in land mass, the UK has an endless array of locations to experience. Whether that’s a city break in Edinburgh ...
Discovering Gedling Country Park With The Kids
We are super lucky to live in Nottinghamshire with such wonderful green spaces all around us. Having lived in this county all my life there is always new places to discover and Gedling Country Park is one of those. Just after lockdown started to release and allow outside meet ups my exercise ...
Making Memories At Prestatyn Beach
On our recent family trip to North Wales we were conveniently located only minutes from Prestatyn beach front. So we spent a couple of days on the beach front. The first day we hadn't checked the tide timetable and so it turned out that we had in fact come at the wrong time of day to get any ...
A Family Day Out In Rhyl North Wales
We fell in love with Wales after our family camping holiday last year and thankfully we managed to get another trip booked in for this year. The place we booked to stay in left a lot to be desired in Prestatyn but thankfully the local area had a wealth of things to do as a family. Rhyl, ...
#AD Why We Are Taking Part In The Great British Camp Out For The NHS
*Advertorial Feature With Go Outdoors*Life lately has been nothing if not hard for so many. We have been lucky that we all have our health and our loved ones are currently all well in themselves. I know this is not the case for everyone. My sister in law is a nurse and she has been ...
A Family Trip To Creswell Crags
Living here in Nottinghamshire we are surrounded by so much on our doorstep and just across the boarder into Derbyshire that in less than an hour we really could be at some exciting locations. Unfortunately for us though we have taken our location for granted, along with family quality time and ...
Tips To Travelling With A Disability
*I was recently commissioned by Premier Care to give my top tips to travelling with a disability * A disability can sometimes make travelling restrictive. Even with the best will in the world some hotels, travel and attractions can cater for the bare minimum of disabilities and if you ...