UK Adventures Snapshots of Hastings and a Stay at Crowhurst Park Posted on October 29, 2017June 9, 2024 By Becky This past half term holiday has been lovely, and we’ve been lucky enough to have spent it down near Hastings with extended family (Thanks, in-laws!). We went away for October half term last year, and I think it’s probably one of my favourite times of year to go on holiday-… Read more
UK Adventures Our Family Trip to Edinburgh with Virgin Trains Posted on September 11, 2017May 2, 2025 By Becky Nearly two weeks ago, our family of 5 headed off to Edinburgh for a 4 day break. With the recent arrival of baby Arlo, we had already decided to forgo a summer holiday this year, as we weren’t sure how we’d feel with a new little one- whether he’d be… Read more
Reviews A day at Go Ape Black Park ‘Nets Kingdom’ – A Review Posted on August 17, 2017 By Becky I’m not going to lie, when an email hit my inbox from Go Ape, inviting Freddie and Sasha to try out their new ‘Nets Kingdom’ at their Black Park venue, my immediate thought was “oh, they’re too young” (at 5 and 6) to take part, having assumed that Go Ape… Read more
UK Adventures 7 Reasons why we love to travel by train as a family Posted on July 24, 2017 By Becky As a family who likes to get out and about and go away on new adventures as often as possible, we are well used to all sorts of ways of travel. Whilst on a day-to-day basis we often use our car for shorter, more local journeys and trips, when it… Read more
Seasonal 8 Things not to forget on your Camping Trip* Posted on March 27, 2017 By Becky Connecting with nature, sleeping outside and eating food cooked over a campfire are things we cherish more and more as we age. What we don’t cherish, however, are those moments when we forget to bring camping essentials. But don’t worry! Carhartt have a list of the things most frequently forgotten… Read more
Family Diary Snaps from Dorset Posted on November 2, 2016May 2, 2025 By Becky Last week we descended on Corfe Castle in Dorset for 5 days in half term to celebrate slightly early my Father-in-law’s 70th birthday. We were so lucky that my in-laws decided to treat our family, plus Adam’s brothers and their families, to a stay in what I can honestly say… Read more
Travel Enjoy an all-inclusive short stay with ‘Great Little Breaks’ Posted on September 28, 2016 By Becky Now that we’re well into the ‘back to school’ swing of things- early mornings, school runs, homework, clubs et al, the summer holidays and our trips away seem like a distant memory. Whilst I love the ‘fresh start’ that September seems to bring (it’s definitely my ‘new year’ and not… Read more
Family Diary A few snaps from Bedford River Festival Posted on July 18, 2016 By Becky On Saturday we ventured the couple of hours north back to my hometown of Bedford for the bi-annual River Festival. I hadn’t been for years (I think the last time I went was way back in 2002 and won a goldfish!), so I was really excited to meet up with… Read more
Family Diary Autumn walks and thoughts Posted on November 2, 2015 By Becky So how has this past week been for you guys? I’ve just dropped the children off at school and preschool after the half term break, and you can tell that even in this last week, Autumn has DEFINITELY arrived, even if it was teasing us before with it’s unseasonably warm… Read more