Any parents local to St Albans are bound to know Willows Activity Farm simply because it has such a great reputation as a perfect day out for children. But the farm’s position just off junction 22 …
August 2015
Seven Stories, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland
Seven Stories is what happens when a group of people passionate about children’s literature find a disused seven storey warehouse in Newcastle’s cultural regeneration area. Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children’s Books is homage …
Dunstan Hill Campsite, Dunstan, Northumberland
The Camping and Caravanning Club asked us to try out one of their club sites. The club, with over 250,000 households as members, own over 100 camp sites in the UK, and certify over 1,600 …
Our Lake District adventure – July 2015
You’ve read all about our separate day trips in the Lake District but now I want to tell you a bit more about our actual holiday.
White Scar Caves, Ingleton, North Yorkshire
The last day of our Lake District holiday was a bit fraught as I’d mistakenly thought that check-out time was 11am when it was in fact 10am. Oops. While the girls were off out of …
Lakeland Motor Museum, Ulverston, Cumbria
Day six would be our last full day in The Lake District, and it saw us return to Bowness-on-Windermere to again catch the yellow cruise from Windermere Lake Cruises, and take a trip to the …
Whinlatter Forest, Braithwaite, Cumbria
All information is correct at the time of publication – August 2015 Day five of our Lake District adventure and we decided to go and hunt for Superworm and the Gruffalo at Whinlatter Forest. Less …
Aira Force Falls, Ullswater, Cumbria
All information is correct at time of publication – August 2015 Day four of our Lake District adventure and we set off for Dockray to do another first – see an actual real-life waterfall. As we …
South Lakes Safari Zoo, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria
Day three of our Lake District holiday and we ventured a bit further afield – to South Lakes Safari Zoo, which is around a 1hr 30 minute drive from our Penrith base. We had heard …
Keswick Climbing Wall, Keswick, Cumbria
Day two of our Lake District adventure and the morning saw us take advantage of the resort’s very nice swimming pool. After a refreshing swim and some quick lunch, we drove the twenty minutes to …