A part of Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, Sherwood Pines is a country park that offers an exhaustive collection of activities to suit all budgets and ages. From bike rental/trails, segway rides, a cafe, to secret playgrounds and bush-craft experiences, there’s more than enough to keep the whole family occupied. One of its biggest draws is its Go…
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Ruins of Tintagel Castle, Cornwall
Picturesque panoramas of the Celtic sea make the climb to the English Heritage’s Tintagel Castle totally worth the effort. On our recent holiday, Noah and I were astounded by the beauty of Tintagel bay, located on the North coast of Cornwall. Tintagel has strong connections with folklore, with the area being featured in literary works…
Spotting wildlife at the Tamar Otter and Wildlife Centre
It was hump day on our Cornwall family holiday. We were all tired, including a grumpy Noah, the weather was drizzly and miserable. So far, we’d enjoyed very full and active days exploring the likes of the Eden Project and Bodmin Jail. We decided it was time for a more chilled out venture close to…
Pretend play comes to life at KidZania, London
As a child, the idea of a space where I could role play my grown up aspirations was something I longed for and got a taste for when we took a trip to the Eureka discovery centre in Halifax. For those who haven’t been, at Eureka there are lots of pretend play opportunities including to…
Rediscovering the Natural History Museum with Children
.REDISCOVERING THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM WITH KIDS I hate dragging my heels round museums. Staring vacantly at inanimate artifacts, reading huge blocks of text, returning home with blisters from being on my feet all day. So, it’s no wonder, every time I’ve visited the Natural History Museum in London, I’ve never felt excited about it….
Space Rocks! at Indigo at the O2, London
This weekend was our first ever visit to London’s O2 arena where we were excited to attend the European Space Agency’s ‘Space Rocks’ event. The first of its kind, the event aimed to celebrate space exploration through the medium of music and culture. The event took place over three ‘sessions’ throughout the day. As we…
National Emergency Services Museum
A soggy Saturday over Easter became an opportunity to visit the *mostly* indoor National Emergency Services Museum. Where? The museum is in a massive Victorian firehouse in Sheffield. Once you have paid for your ticket you have free entry for a whole year! I don’t like trying to find places to park in Sheffield but…
Easter Weekend 2018: Creswell Crags on the border of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
We’ve kicked off Easter weekend 2018 with a hidden gem, Creswell Crags in Whitwell, on the border of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. While I have been aware its existence for about a year, since the organisation displayed some ancient artifacts at a local Summer fair, I had not heard much about how gorgeous the scenery at this…
14 Day Trips from Derbyshire
This summer will mark five years since we moved to Derbyshire from East Yorkshire. I was really fond of coming here as a child for caravan holidays at the Lime Tree caravan park near Buxton, mostly as my parents would take my sister and I to some fantastic theme parks, but also because the caravan park…
Flight Academy at Manchester Airport Runway Visitor Park
. FLIGHT ACADEMY This time last year, my son’s topic at school was ‘transportation’. I like to try to find outings we can do that compliment what he’s learning in school, so when I researched places we could visit I was really excited to find that the Manchester Runway Visitor Park would be holding a…