• Exploring the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway
    days out - Kent

    Exploring the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway

    February 22, 2022 - By 

    Already half term feels a lifetime away, I can’t believe that only 7 days ago we were exploring somewhere new. It’s been a couple of yers since we visited a miniature railway. My son was obsessed with trains when he was little but this has now been replaced with Minecraft and YouTube. Luckily my husband still enjoys trains, so we decided to stop off for a trip on the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway last week. Exploring the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway is a 15 inch gauge light railway in Kent, operating steam and internal combustion locomotives. The 13 mile line…

  • Exploring Pevensey Castle with kids
    days out

    Exploring Pevensey Castle with kids

    February 16, 2022 - By 

    Over the weekend we were lucky to explore Pevensey Castle with our kids. A few days previously we had been to Battle Abbey, the site of the Battle of Hastings between the Normans and the Saxons. We were excited to visit Pevensey Castle. Exploring Pevensey Castle with kids Pevensey Castle is in the pretty village of Pevensey, 16 miles from Battle. It is managed by English Heritage although you can walk inside the walls of the castle for free. There is a small car park outside the castle walls and we were very excited to walk through the castle entrance…

  • days out - East Sussex

    Exploring 1066 country and Battle Abbey

    February 13, 2022 - By 

    It’s been a while since we had some time away exploring new places but this weekend we left London to explore 1066 country. My son has been studying 1066 and the Battle of Hastings so we thought it would be fun to go and see the site where the  Battle of Hastings took place and explore the surrounding area too. Exploring 1066 country and Battle Abbey Battle Abbey is owned by English Heritage and I decided to book our tickets online before we went. Our tickets covered the battlefield site and the ruins of the partially ruined Benedictine abbey in…

  • God's Own Junkyard, Walthamstow
    days out - Local Review - London

    A trip to God’s Own Junkyard, Walthamstow

    January 23, 2022 - By 

    This year we started a family bucket list – a list of things we want to try and do or visit. Time goes so quickly that we thought this would help us focus on making some happy memories as a family. With a clear day we decided to tick off a trip to God’s Own Junkyard, Walthamstow. A trip to God’s Own Junkyard, Walthamstow God’s Own Junkyard is a really quirky place, a funky art store/cafe and bar featuring colourful neon and lightbulb signs and other eclectic pieces. Apparently not only is it home to the oldest signmakers in London,…

  • Exploring Runnymede, the home of the Magna Carta
    days out - Surrey

    Exploring Runnymede, the home of the Magna Carta

    January 19, 2022 - By 

    It feels like a while since we went out for the day. General Christmas busy-ness and then trying to ward off the January blues, we decided it was time to go a little further afield. However, where to go? It almost felt like we closed our eyes and placed a finger on a map, ending up with Runnymede. This ticked the box for just 30 minutes drive away, and owned by the National Trust. Exploring Runnymede, the home of the Magna Carta We’ve been to Windsor a few times lately. It is near where we live and great for shopping…

  • Christmas at Kew lights
    days out - Local Review - London

    Christmas at Kew {review}

    January 7, 2022 - By 

    We love a trip to see Christmas lights. Last year we booked to visit Christmas at Kew but it sadly got cancelled due to the pandemic. So we were excited to re-book and go this year. Kew Gardens is a wonderful place to visit any season and we were lucky to visit Kew Gardens last March. Light installations and trails are becoming increasingly popular. Last year we enjoyed the lights around Wembley Park Christmas lights and drove around the track at Silverstone. Experiences are popping up all over the country and make a welcome outdoor activity! Christmas at Kew Christmas…

  • Operation Ouch! Live on Stage review
    days out - London

    Operation Ouch! Live on Stage {Not for the Squeamish}

    December 5, 2021 - By 

    This morning we took a trip into London as we were gifted tickets to Operation Ouch! Live on Stage – Not for the Squeamish, written by TV’s favourite doctors, Dr Chris and Dr Xand, which has opened at the Lyric Theatre in London’s West End. The strictly limited season must end on 16th January 2022. Operation Ouch! Live on Stage review Following three sell-out Australian tours, and a smash hit season in London’s West End Dr Chris and Dr Xand are back! Their show is packed with all-new crazy experiments and amazing facts. They explore the fascinating world of biology…

  • Lap of Lights experience at Silverstone
    Christmas - days out - Family Life - Northamptonshire

    Lap of Lights experience at Silverstone

    November 28, 2021 - By 

    Last night we were invited to the Lap of Lights experience at Silverstone, the UK’s only Christmas lights drive. We are huge fans of Formula 1 so we were really excited to go to an event at Silverstone, the home of British Motor Racing. Lap of Lights experience at Silverstone The Lap of Lights experience at Silverstone is the UK’s only Christmas lights drive. But that’s not all, it really is hours of entertainment with an ice skating track, axe throwing, curling as well as your Lap of Lights around the track at Silverstone. It was amazingly well organised and we…

  • wild flower field ickenham
    days out - Family Life - Hillingdon

    Wild flower meadow Ickenham

    July 4, 2021 - By 

    I was really keen to re-visit the wild flower meadows we discovered in Ickenham last year. I had a few comments about it on my Instagram and wanted to pop over to see if the same fields had been left as wild flower meadows. We’re lucky to have lots of open green spaces in Hillingdon and we all love to see the wild flower verges which have been sown. This year there were red and pink poppies which are now over, but the verges are still full of colourful wild flowers and cow parsley. Wild flower meadow Ickenham Our little…