‘Where are we going again?’ asks the 11-year-old, lifting a headphone away from one ear in the back seat of the car. ‘Stoke-on-Trent,’ I smile. ‘World capital of ceramics’. His sister, hunched over her tablet on the other side, looks up blankly. My mind scrolls through everything Google has told me about the Staffordshire city […]
Travel: Is it worth taking a baby and toddler to Whipsnade Zoo?
In our case, no. It’s not worth taking really young kids to Whipsnade zoo. Bear with me while I put that into context. Back in September we kicked off a 2-week staycation with a trip to Mead Open Farm and loved every second of it. The following day, though, things took an unexpected turn when […]
Travel: our day at Mead Open Farm, Leighton Buzzard
We’re officially on staycation. The husband has 2 weeks of annual leave, and I have 2 weeks left on maternity leave. So we’ve got 14 days to pack in as many family-friendly things to do as possible before we’re both back at work and reality kicks in. We had our main summer holiday in June […]