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…
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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…
Brickish Weekend at the National Space Centre
Brickish Weekend at the National Space Centre, Leicester We had been planning to attend Brickish Weekend, an annual Lego festival at the National Space Centre, for a while. Last year, we accidentally stumbled upon the event on one of our visits and it was lots of fun, we just knew we would need to return. We used our…
Legoland Windsor on a Budget
LEGOLAND WINDSOR ON A BUDGET People who know me will know how much I love couponing and finding ways of saving money. Unsurprisingly, I absolutely love finding ways to have breaks/days out at a fraction of the price. My excuse is that it allows us to spend more on the bigger holidays abroad! Here’s our guide…
Muddy, squelchy fun at Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
Our plan to swim our way through half-term was scuppered by Noah’s accident on Pancake day; he managed to burn his finger to blistering point on a frying pan. I am now scrambling to find alternative, cheap activities for us to do (that wont get his bandage wet). Today, we visited a local National Trust property, Hardwick Hall. When we arrived, Noah exclaimed that he “loved mud”…