I’ve loved A. A. Milne’s stories about Christopher Robin, Pooh Bear and friends ever since I was given paperback copies of Winnie-the-Pooh and When We Were Very Young as a child. I still have those books – according to the back cover they cost 20p each. The books were originally published in the 1920s but […]
Rewind Festival review – Henley 2017
When my sister invited me to go to the Rewind Festival with her and a group of friends this year I said yes straightaway. She went to Rewind a couple of years ago and from what she’d told me about it I thought that I’d enjoy it – plus it was a chance for some […]
Exploring Puzzlewood, Forest of Dean
Walking along the winding paths of Puzzlewood is an enchanting experience. As I weave my way along the tracks between the ancient woodland’s moss-covered limestone rocks, watched over by aged yew trees, I feel like I’m in an otherworldly place. Puzzlewood Puzzlewood lies in the Forest of Dean, on the border of England and Wales, and its […]
7 great outdoor activities in the Forest of Dean
I spent a brilliant spring weekend in the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean. The area sits on the border of England and Wales, and I was invited there by the local tourist association. I was one of a group of bloggers who were there to experience some of the local outdoor activities. Here’s my […]
Hilton at St. George’s Park review
My 13 year-old son lives and breathes football. He plays for two football teams, he supports Arsenal, he watches football on TV, he reads about football, he plays FIFA on his Xbox, he practices football wherever he can, he talks about football teams and footballers to whoever will listen and he probably even dreams about […]
Alton Towers theme park review
Before having children I’d never, ever been to a theme park. Then, when our kids were very young, my husband started working in Paris for a few days every week. When the kids and I went with him one time, it seemed rude not to visit Disneyland Paris while we were there, especially as the […]
Woburn Safari Park
This is a guest post by broadcast journalist and blogger Sharmeen Ziauddin. Sharmeen blogs at BritPakGirl and lives in Surrey with her husband and their three young children. You can find her tweeting as @sharm33n. Woburn Safari Park is on the historic Woburn Estate in Bedfordshire, around 50 miles north of London. The safari park was established by the 13th […]
Exploring the Isles of Scilly
This is my second post about my trip to the beautiful Isles of Scilly with my husband and our son (13). We stayed at the marvellous Star Castle Hotel on St. Mary’s, the main island (you can read my review of the hotel here, and my post about things to do in the Isles of Scilly […]
Star Castle Hotel, Isles of Scilly
The Star Castle Hotel must be in one of the most captivating locations in the Isles of Scilly. The hotel is in a star-shaped former fortress, the centre of a garrison which was built on a hill above Hugh Town on the island of St. Mary’s in 1593. The site must have been chosen for […]
Glamping at Chessington World of Adventures
This is a guest post by journalist Afra Willmore. Afra is an award-winning feature writer who blogs at madmumof7.com. Afra went to check out Chessington World of Adventures for Mums do travel one weekend in May. Chessington is a theme park and zoo with hotel and glamping accommodation in Surrey in South East England, around half an hour from […]
