Days Out

AD | press trip Come to Hull they said. There will be gin they said. My response? Where do I sign up?! Last weekend I had the pleasure of joining 9 other bloggers to experience everything that Hull had to offer. Top of the list for me - no doubt - was Hotham's Gin School, the home to Hull ... READ MORE »

The rain arrived for the weekend, so yesterday we decided to head down to the RAF Museum at Cosford. It's been years since we've been - the last time being when Henry was still a tiny baby - so it seemed like a good chance to head back down that way. ... READ MORE »

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If you follow the blog, then you know that it was the little man's third birthday a few weeks ago. To celebrate, we decided against a party this year and instead headed out for a birthday treat. As Henry is both dinosaur and Thomas mad in equal measure, there was no doubt that we were headed to ... READ MORE »

Last weekend we had a wonderful four days away with family celebrating my parents ruby wedding anniversary. A full weekend with some of my favourite people in a beautiful place and with no work. It was bliss! It was also around 4 hours away in mid-Wales. As we always do, we try and break up any ... READ MORE »

With the return of the warm weather is the return of day trips for us. We love nothing more than getting outside, having adventures and making memories. So, when the opportunity came up to check out Monkey Forest, we jumped at the chance. ... READ MORE »

Despite living relatively close to Llangollen and visiting on many occasions over the years, we have never taken a ride on the canal. Last weekend we changed that. The weather was glorious, so we decided to pop along to Llangollen Wharf to visit the horses and take a ride. ... READ MORE »

I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that I have a two-year-old boy who loves trains. As in LOVES them. We have a few options close to us when it comes to getting up close to trains and one of them is the Conwy Valley Railway Museum in Betws-y-Coed. At just over an hour from us in North Wales, it's a ... READ MORE »

These streets will make you feel brand new.....Big lights will inspire you.....Let's hear it for New York, New York, New York Blackpool, Blackpool, Blackpool. Ok, so I know it's a stretch but last weekend we headed somewhere which during the month of October, probably has an electricity bill which ... READ MORE »

It's been a wonderful summer and one that we've filled with a mixture of holidays, weekends away, festivals and local community fetes. We've not managed to get along to as many local events as we would usually try to attend, but that's just because we've just been so busy. However, we've made a real ... READ MORE »

Back in April my husband got us tickets for FriendsFest for my birthday. Neither of us are huge fans of the show, but we did used to watch it back in the day. I still remember recording the last ever episode before heading into town with friends. We got back at around 2am, grabbed some snacks and ... READ MORE »

On a random little road, not far from Oswestry is a little hidden treasure if you are in the area and nearby. The British Ironwork Centre is a wonderful sculpture park and shop which allows visitors to explore at their own pace and enjoy some of the fabulous works of art. It's one of our local go to ... READ MORE »