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 […]
Family: 8 home truths I’d go back and tell myself as a new mum
Three years ago today I sat on my sofa with a beautiful, healthy, 4-week-old baby, at the start of my much-anticipated year of maternity leave. And I hated it. Every. Second.
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 […]
Festivals: WOMAD isn’t cool. That’s why we love it.
I’m going to get straight to the point. We love WOMAD. So much so that we’ve been to the world music festival 3 times now. In 2010, 2011 and – after a brief hiatus with a huge baby bump – in 2013. I’m not going to lie. That third year with a 10-month-old baby in tow was […]
Travel: 10 self-catering essentials to take to Center Parcs
We finally unpacked the last few bits from our break at Whinfell Forest over the weekend. Yep – that’s a whole month after we got home. Impressive, eh? In my defence, we do pack a LOT of stuff. I’ve never been one for packing light, and with the kids I’d just rather be safe than sorry, so I tend […]
Travel: 6 outdoor activities for toddlers at Center Parcs Whinfell Forest
With the Lake District’s track record for rain, we were a bit worried about the weather at Whinfell in early June. We needn’t have been – I think we got one light shower during the whole week we were there, and other than that it was lovely and sunny. That meant we could make the most of the […]
Travel: Center Parcs Whinfell Forest Highlights
This time last week we were savouring our last night at Center Parcs Whinfell Forest with an al fresco bottle of wine. Fast-forward to this evening and it’s fair to say we’re all still on a bit of a downer (I’m typing this in front of the tellie – enough said). The Boy is especially […]
Travel: our day at Moggerhanger Park, Bedfordshire
We spend a lot of time at our local park (I never have been very good at staying in), so we decided to try somewhere new a few weeks back. The weather was looking a bit gloomy so we settled on Moggerhanger Park, which is only a 15-minute drive out from the centre of Bedford. […]
Review: Potette Plus Travel Potty
It’s fair to say this won’t go down in history as the most glamorous thing I’ve ever blogged about (and I tried and failed to make the photos look nice). But The Boy is currently potty training, and – in the manner of someone who’s never done this before – I’ve shelled out a small […]
Travel: our day at Emberton Country Park, Buckinghamshire
I’m always amazed to find lovely new places right on my doorstep. How I’ve never heard of Emberton Country Park – despite living down the road from it for 30-odd years – I’ve no idea. But this weekend we paid a visit for a family picnic, and it was definitely a case of better late […]