The film Jurassic World took £330 million in the first few days of its cinema release, making it the most lucrative new release worldwide ever. If you don’t know about the film, it’s about a (fictional!) modern day theme park with live dinosaurs. Along with millions of other people, my 12 year-old son and I both […]
Fossil hunting on the Isle of Wight
Family fossil walks The thing is with fossil hunting that you never know what you’ll find. The end of winter is the best time of year to go – I learnt this on a guided family fossil walk on Yaverland beach in the Isle of Wight. I was were there with my husband and the […]
Things to do in the Isle of Wight with kids
There are loads of things to do on the Isle of Wight with kids. The island lies just a few miles off the coast of Hampshire in southern England and is a motorway-free oasis. I visited the Isle of Wight one October half term with my husband and ten year-old son. We stayed at the island’s […]