As I listen to the guide explaining the history of the vast medieval building and its treasures, I wonder about the hundreds – possibly thousands – of servants who must have toiled here over the years. The focus of the tour is on the architecture, the works of art and the story of the nobles […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Duinrell holiday park, Holland
This is my third post about my Easter trip to Holland with my sister and our sons (13 and 14). I’ve already written about the ferry crossing from Harwich with Stena Line, and about our Duingalow accommodation at Duinrell. This post is about the impressive range of things to do at Duinrell holiday park. Duinrell […]
Siam Park, Tenerife
As I’m whooshed from side to side and down the slide, I hold on tightly to the handles beside me and try not to scream. I’m with my friend Kirstie (who blogs at Family Adventure Project) and two strangers, and the inflatable which is carrying us is moving so fast that I feel disorientated. We […]
Warner Bros Studio Tour: The Making of Harry Potter
On New Year’s Eve we head to Leavesden, near London, to visit the studios where the eight Harry Potter films were made. Over a period of ten years, J. K Rowling’s marvellous series about the wizarding world was brought to life in a former WWII aircraft factory, and now the studios are open to the public. I’m […]
Animals, rides and more at Drusillas 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 @sharm33n Drusillas Park “On a Saturday in late November I took my family to Drusillas Park, where Winter Wonderland is open for the festive season. […]
Mirabilandia & Mirabilandia Beach
This summer we went to Emilia-Romagna in the North of Italy for our family holiday. Before we went to the region I hadn’t realised that it’s home to a wide range of family attractions. While we were there we went to three different water parks: Aquafan, Atlantica and Mirabilandia Beach. Mirabilandia and Mirabilandia Beach Mirabilandia Beach […]
Review: Shrek’s Adventure London
During the summer holidays my kids (17 and 12 years old) and I were invited to London to check out the new Shrek’s Adventure attraction on the South Bank. The kids enjoyed watching the Shrek films when they were younger, and they both thought that they were a bit too old to be going to […]
