When you have a little boy who is obsessed with sharks and you happen to live less than an hour from Europe’s largest collection of sharks in captivity, a birthday visit to the aquarium is something of a no-brainer. I’m just actually surprised we haven’t…
Travel
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Our Summer Travel Plans
Read moreI love to travel. It seems a funny thing really for a person who actually gets quite anxious in the run-up to any great event but once we are passed the panic over leaving passports, or the need to begin washing and packing clothes weeks…
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5 Things To Do at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire
Read moreThis year we have decided to make more of an effort with our National Trust membership and venture a little further afield. We have our favourite local places, but sometimes it is nice to try new places, so when we woke one Saturday to the…
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Lincolnshire Wolds AONB: A Family Break
Read moreI have two very specific memories of Lincolnshire; the first is of driving miles out of our way to a small place called Boston around 11 years ago in order to pick up a gorgeous white kitten; our first real pet as a couple (because…
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Chester Zoo ǀ Day Out
Read moreWhen it comes to days out in the north west, Chester Zoo is probably one of the better known and more popular options. After our kids fell in love with watching ‘The Secret Life of the Zoo’ it is one which we have been meaning to…
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Northumberland: A Family Break with Ross Holiday Cottages
Read moreYou wouldn’t believe the number of times I have sat down to try and write this post over the last few weeks but every time I did, I felt as though I wasn’t quite doing our recent trip to Northumberland with Ross Holiday Cottages justice.…
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Guernsey: A Short Break with Condor Ferries
Read moreImagine an island which has stunning scenery as far as the eye can see, rugged clifftops and long stretches of sandy beach at almost every turn and you’ve just about summed Guernsey up in a nutshell. When we were invited to visit the Channel Islands…
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Family Travel Plans 2018
Read moreI can’t be the only one who turns their thoughts to a holiday in the sun at this time of year. When you are staring at grey skies, frost on the ground and rain more often than not, it’s easy to begin dreaming of warmer…
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Winter Glamping at Caalm Camp, Dorset ǀ Review
Read moreYou may well ask what we were thinking, agreeing to go glamping in the bitter depths of winter but when we agreed to review a two night stay at the luxury Caalm Camp in Dorset, it was with the express purpose of proving, to ourselves…
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A Trip to the Scottish Highlands… ǀ Travel
Read moreI think it started when I found myself standing on a heathery hillside, blisteringly cold wind whipping my hair, trying to keep one of my two children in check so they weren’t inadvertently trampled, hand-feeding a wild reindeer who looked as though they’d like nothing…
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A Bookish Adventure in Chicago ǀ Travel
Read moreSome of you may have spotted from my Instagram that I recently went on a trip to Chicago. This was a huge deal for me; my first time in the US and a meet-up with some ladies which I met through being on Youtube. It…
