Travel, Days Out & Events Archives

Pumpkin Picking near Shropshire 2019

3rd October 2019

I’ll be honest, we’ve never been pumpkin picking before we’ve previously just chosen to pick up our pumpkins at the local supermarket. The kids get much more enjoyment carving them rather than displaying them so we can get through quite a few in a short period of time. Last ...

A Visit To The Chocolate Factory – Hawkshead, Cumbria

30th August 2019

We’d never heard of The Chocolate Factory, Hawkshead before. It was only through a recommendation from a friend in the Lake District that we became aware. With the weather forecast looking rather horrific for one of the days during our recent holiday we decided to book a visit and go. Who ...

A Day At South Lakes Safari Zoo

28th August 2019

Having holidayed a couple of times in the Lake District over the years one place I had been eager to visit but never got round to it was South Lakes Safari Zoo. Finally, on our most recent visit we finally got there, they always say “good things come to those who wait” and they ...

A Day At Dudley Zoo

10th August 2019

Recently I took the kids to Dudley Zoo, a fair-sized Zoological Garden located in Dudley, West Midlands. A 15-minute drive from either junction 10 or junction 9 of the M6 (depending on which direction you were arriving from). Our Visit to Dudley Zoo The Grounds Entry to the Zoo is very fair, we ...

Trentham Monkey Forest, Stoke On Trent: Review

14th June 2019

Shortly before the recent Half Term, I came across a post on Facebook from Trentham Monkey Forest, announcing the arrival of a new baby Barbary Macaque. Later in the day, after a bit more investigation I discovered there were in fact 3 new babies born, the first babies born at the Monkey Forest ...

Newport Carnival – June 2019

8th June 2019

I’m very fond of the little town I live in, we’ve lived here for 18 months now but I can’t see myself leaving here ever. Everywhere I turn there is amazing community spirit, the people are amazingly friendly and the events happening during the year here, are something not to ...

10 Reasons We To Choose To Holiday In The UK

1st June 2019

You will no doubt have seen on my blog that we do enjoy taking holidays, but we don’t leave the UK (with exception to a day 5 holiday in Tenerife 4 years ago). But every other holiday has been in the UK. Everyone has different reasons to go on holiday, regardless if you are staying in the ...

The World Of Beatrix Potter, Bowness-On-Windermere : Review

29th May 2019

On day 6 of our Lake District Holiday the weather was forecast to take a turn for the worst so we opted to stay a little closer to our caravan for the day and look at attractions which were mostly indoors. One attraction Leah was desperate to visit during our holiday was The World Of Beatrix ...

Lakes Aquarium, Newby Bridge, Cumbria : Review

27th May 2019

On the final day of our holiday in the Lake District, we headed over to Lakes Aquarium at the southern point of Lake Windermere. A perfect way to spend a couple of hours if the weather is a little bit bleak and you need to enjoy an attraction indoors. Location Located at the southern point of ...

Windermere Lake Cruises: Review

24th May 2019

Whether you are holidaying in the Lake District or just on a day trip you want to plan your time so that you can take a cruise with Windermere Lake Cruises. With cruises departing from Lakeside, Bowness-On-Windermere and Ambleside throughout the day and cruises lasting 45 minutes to 3 hours, ...