Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “days out”
Ever since I learned of its existence a couple of years ago, I have been yearning to take Ava to Lapland UK. Having seen many pictures from others who have been, it looked like such a wonderful place and a perfect magical Christmas experience. Before our visit, Ava received a gorgeous personalised letter from Father Christmas, complete with posh wax …
Chessington Christmas Tail We had our first experience of Chessington when we went to their Halloween Adventure. We loved it so much and were thrilled to be invited back to the Christmas tail. For those of you who haven’t been before Chessington is a wonderful mix of animals, marine life and theme park rides. Our Halloween adventure was such fun …
Since we have been parents we have been on many kid friendly days out, but had never made it to Chessington World of Adventures. Last week, we were invited to attend during their Halloween extravaganza. We couldn’t wait to go and see what they had in store. Ava has been really switched on to Halloween this year, so she was …
I’m a country girl at heart, having grown up around horses and all kinds of animals. I started riding when I was three years old and rode on and off all my life until four or five years ago. I am no stranger to a county show. I love the eclectic mix of all the countryside has to offer and …
We were recently invited to take Baby to Kidzania. I had heard of it before, as my friend Katy had taken her girls. I had thought they were going on holiday from the airport pictures! For those of you who have never heard of Kidzania before I will try to explain the concept. However, it’s totally amazing and a bit bonkers, …
Last weekend we headed to the big smoke. We had received an invitation from Merlin Annual Pass to visit Shrek’s Adventure and the Sea Life London Aquarium, so we were very excited to experience both. We decided to drive, as train/tube travel can be a real pain and the bonus was the car park was right next to the Houses …
The weekend before last we had a very quiet one at home getting over various bugs and illnesses, so we were keen to go out for the day last weekend. As we are only about 30-40 minutes from Marwell Zoological park we decided to head there. When Baby was 1, her aunty bought us an annual pass and consequently we …
Although the weather may have taken a light step back where you are, I promise you it is summer! It won’t be too long before the kids are off school and the entire summer holiday is stretched out before you. It can be a little daunting with so many days to fill. I always feel a pressure to make sure …
On the final day of our New Forest weekend we went to Exbury Gardens for a look round. You can catch up with our tips the The New Forest Wildlife Park and Beaulieu Motor Museum if you fancy a read. Also if you are thinking about heading to the New Forest then our review of the Passford House Hotel might …
We were invited to spend last weekend in the New Forest, I will be posting a review of the hotel and a post about our days out in more detail, but I just wanted to continue to share my weekend snapshots video early in the week. So here in less than 5 minutes is our whole 3 days in …
You know your a Mummy when you end up going to a theme park on your birthday; no spa day for me! We had received a lovely invitation to attend the press preview event of the new Lost Kingdom, at Paultons Park. The invitation itself, a dinosaur egg with a scroll inside, gave us an indication of what a great event …
A few weekends ago we went to explore Basildon Park, which is not too far from where we live in Berkshire. We love National Trust properties, obviously they are always very beautiful properties, but you can also be assured the facilities will be great too; clean toilets and a good cafe. As I am getting older these things are becoming …
Baby has recently developed a love of chocolate. It wasn’t that long ago that she wouldn’t touch it, but now I think it would make her top five of favourite things in the world. So to say she was excited about Easter was a bit of an understatement. This Easter is the first that she has been aware of …
When Baby was younger we used to go on lots of weekend day trips; a weekend wasn’t a success unless we had been off exploring a zoo or a beach. Over the last few months our day trips have become less frequent. We have all been busy, Baby has got the ponies to visit, Mr Hubby and I always have …
We spent last weekend in the Isle of Wight and yesterday I shared our wonderful accommodation with you, Chale Bay Farm. Today I wanted to share with you a little more about what we got up to when we were over there. We travelled over on Wightlink Ferries and it was so nice to have a quick and quiet crossing. We arrived …
When I received an email a few weeks ago from London RIB Voyages™ asking me if we would like to go on a Jingle Bell Blast, how could I refuse! London RIB Voyages™ was established in 2006 as the first speedboat operator on the river Thames. They have claimed many awards including “Best New Tourist Attraction: Gold Award” from Visitlondon and were voted Five Stars ***** …
At the beginning of August Baby decided it was time to start potty training. All of a sudden she didn’t want her nappy on and so her potty training journey began. Although I was looking forward to bring rid of nappies, the thought of potty training filled me with dread! As we are Huggies Pull-Ups Ambassadors we had been supplied with …
At the start of September we spent a lovely week in Brittany. While we were there we enjoyed some lovely days out and I wanted to share them with you, in case you plan to holiday there. This post is VERY photo heavy, oops. Dinan Dinan is a walled Breton town in the Côtes-d’Armor in northwestern France. It is totally stunning! …
We were invited to spend the day at Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm. We love days out involving animals, so Aunty J, Baby and I set off to the Zoo in Bristol, just over an hours drive from us. Unfortunately, we were not blessed with the weather, it was pouring down; so we headed straight to the café in the hope …
A couple of weekends ago we went to the beach. I have mentioned before that, as a family, we adore visiting the beach come rain or shine. I personally prefer the wildness of the beach in winter. Although I love the beach, one thing that drives me insane is the fact that sand gets everywhere. You sit down to get …
Last week Baby and I took a little road trip to Bristol for a very special reason. We were going to spend the day with the gorgeous Amy and her girls. Amy is someone who I have met through blogging and our friendship has developed into one of the very best kinds. We had only physically met one before this day, although we …
In just over two weeks were are heading to Camp Bestival! We are so excited, as it will our first family festival. A few months ago we announced that Camp Bestival Goes Wild, the theme for this year’s festival being wild. Think Mad Max, birds of prey and all things feral and you won’t go far wrong. Then we shared …
Welcome back to ‘5 Things’, my anything goes series. With the Summer holidays on the horizon I thought I would share the things we will love this Summer. Although Baby is not at school yet, her pre-school shuts for the summer so she too will have a Summer holiday. Catching up with friends We have a few dates in the diary and …
Certain brands are synonymous with quality. To me iCandy is one such brand; the Ferrari of the pushchair world. We are now the proud owners of an iCandy Raspberry Stroller. Our current stroller has thrown up a couple of issues with continued use, so we were ready to try something else. We had a few plans for the weekend, so the iCandy was …
Last weekend we were invited to Paulton’s Park to experience Peppa Pig World; we were so excited! Mr Hubby was, unfortunately, ill but Baby’s Aunty came with us to enjoy the day. The first thing that greeted us was this gorgeous glass fountain. As Baby used Peppa to shelter her from the splashes, we decided that our first stop would …
Last week Baby and I set off on little road trip to meet up with the wonderful Katy from What Katy Said and her two gorgeous girlies. Katy has already blogged about the day and I must admit her lovely post made me cry, just so lovely of her. Without wanting to replicate Katy’s post, I just want to say that blogging …
On the Sunday before Baby turned two, we were invited to Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire. Mr Hubby and I have been to Longleat a couple of times before, but we were very excited to see what Baby thought. It was great to have Baby’s Aunty come with us too. Unfortunately, we were not blessed with good weather as you will see …
Last weekend we were invited, by ZSL London Zoo, to experience the Zoo as part of Baby’s 2nd birthday weekend celebrations. We are big animal and wildlife fans, but had never ventured to the Zoo before. ZSL London Zoo is situated in Regents Park, in the heart of London and first opened it’s doors in 1847. The first thing that struck …
Last week, just as our Christmas time with Mr Hubby was drawing to a close we headed out for a family day. Although there was a nip in the air, we were blessed with a lovely bright day. As we have annual passes, we travelled the short distance to Marwell Zoological Park. We have been there countless times, but it is …
So much of the joy of parenting, for me, is found in those simple moments. You may have the same moments every day; in some respects even take them for granted. Yet still you gain so much joy from them. For us, one of these simple, but magical, pleasures is going to the playground. We are so blessed in our area …
