With two boys in the family who love trains and a mummy who usually has a camera in her hand who is also a sucker for an old fashioned railway station, we are a family who are no strangers to heritage railway lines! This weekend we popped along to the Llangollen Heritage Railway line to ride the ... READ MORE »
Days Out
Museum of Making | Derby
This weekend while in Derby for a family wedding, we popped into the Museum of Making. What we found there was such an engaging space filled with interesting facts and so many fabulous items that I couldn't resist sharing what we discovered within it's walls. ... READ MORE »
Christmas at Trentham Gardens
AD | press night - this weekend brought with it the launch of Christmas at Trentham and we were invited back to their launch night. After such an amazing visit last year, we couldn't wait to wrap up warm, get outside and head out in search of some Christmas spirit to see what was new for ... READ MORE »
Exploring Kendleston Hall
Kendleston is a stone-built medieval hall, set in the picturesque countryside of Derbyshire. With over 800 acres to explore, there is plenty of room to stretch your legs and with 4 different recommended routes with varying lengths, you can pick whichever suits your needs most. You can take ... READ MORE »
Christmas Trees at Chirk Castle
This will be my last Christmas throwback I promise. Chirk Castle is one of our favourite places and each year we always make an effort to go along and see their Christmas trees, which is exactly what we did last month. In the gardens, the same Percy the Park Keeper trail we enjoyed at Erddig ... READ MORE »
Erddig Christmas Trail | 2021
A little throwback to last month when we went along to the Percy the Park Keeper trail at Erddig. ... READ MORE »
Biddulph Grange Gardens
When at a loose end, we often take a browse at the National Trust app to find new places to explore which is exactly how we first discovered Biddulph Grange Gardens. Since that first time. we have visited in both the winter and the summer and without a doubt, there is something new in every ... READ MORE »
Tŷ Mawr Country Park | Vale of Llangollen
This little treasure is nestled on the banks of the River Dee where beauty can literally be seen in every direction. Tŷ Mawr is located in the Vale of Llangollen, it is not only a part of the Clwydian Range but is also part of the Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. As you can imagine, ... READ MORE »
Hardwick Hall | Derbyshire
We were incredibly lucky this summer to be able to get out and explore, and one of the places we headed to were the Derbyshire Dales. It's not somewhere we've been before and if I'm totally honest I didn't even realise that Derbyshire had dales! It's beautiful though and somewhere we will be back to ... READ MORE »
Exploring The Heights of Abraham | Derbyshire
Last weekend in the midst of a weekend camping in the Derbyshire Dales, we found ourselves taking to the Heights of Abraham. It's been a little while since we've shared one of our adventures, so I thought I'd share what we got up to on our visit. ... READ MORE »
Techniquest Glyndwr: a different kind of science museum
We're a family that loves to be outdoors, so when it's raining in the way it has been recently, we start to get a little glum. I'm always looking for things to do and places to visit on rainy days and one of our go to places is Techniquest Glyndwr in Wrexham. That's exactly where we headed to ... READ MORE »
The Dinosaur Trail at Gullivers World
Anyone who knows us will know that we have a little man who is dinosaur mad. So, when I saw the dinosaur trail at Gulliver's World advertised on social media, I immediately knew this was something that he would love. So, earlier this month we wrapped up warm and headed out exploring into the ... READ MORE »
