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HM Prison Shrewsbury “The Dana” – Our Visit

27th February 2020

As a child growing up I lived within only a couple of miles of prison, never really ventured near it or past it as it was off the beaten track. But frequent trips to Preston would mean we passed by HMP Preston, I’d see people coming or going, visiting. It never failed to catch my eye. ...

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A Day In Birmingham Christmas Shopping

26th November 2019

** Collaborative Post. I was gifted spending money from Hotels.com to complete my trip but all views and opinions are my own. Recently I took a day trip to Birmingham to complete some Christmas shopping and to see what the city has to offer in the way of a decent attraction for shopping this ...

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Silverstone Experience : Review

13th November 2019

As a child, my life was regularly influenced by motorsports. I have fond memories of weekends spent watching F1 races with my Dad cheering on my favourite Damon Hill. As a teenager, my Dad pursued his own racing career and winning the Ford XR3 Challenge with me going along to spectate and enjoy ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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