• Big Fun Art Adventure owl trail Ally Pally
    days out - Sculpture trails

    Big Fun Art Adventure owl trail

    September 16, 2024 - By 

    We love an art trail and there have been some fun ones around this year. We tried to walk the Heritage Summer Trail around London Heritage Quarter earlier this year, but we picked the busiest Saturday in London and had to give up. Luckily a few weeks later we managed to discover the wonderful dog sculptures from the Canary Wharf Art Trail, the Little Egg Hunt Trail and SmileyWorld. Big Fun Art Adventure owl trail The Big Fun Art Adventure is a sculpture trail of owls around north London, delivered by North London Hospice in partnership with Wild in Art.…

  • Picking sunflowers at The Pop Up Farm
    days out - Hertfordshire

    Picking sunflowers at The Pop Up Farm

    September 14, 2024 - By 

    Today we visited The Pop Up Farm so we could pick some sunflowers. The Pop Up Farm is just outside London and really easy to get to. We booked our tickets online which included the chance to pick our own sunflower so we made sure to take our secateurs! Picking sunflowers at The Pop Up Farm It’s easy to find The Pop Up Farm as they have a beautiful traditional red barn. We walked passed it to the sunflower fields, following the path through to find 8 different things around the sunflower fields, including a pommel horse, bath, picture frame and…

  • Summer Exhibition 2024 Royal Academy of Arts
    City of Westminster - days out

    Summer Exhibition 2024 Royal Academy of Arts

    August 8, 2024 - By 

    2024 is the year of trying new things so I booked a trip to the renowned Summer Exhibition 2024 Royal Academy in London. Both the kids attend extra art lessons and this is somewhere I’ve been meaning to take them for a few years. The Summer Exhibition is an annual exhibition and has taken place every year since 1769, featuring the work of established and emerging artists. Summer Exhibition 2024 Royal Academy of Arts Artists can submit their work (along with a fee, of course) and a panel of judges produce a list of those which are worthy of being…

  • Exploring Crossness Pumping Station
    days out - London Borough of Bexley

    {Exploring} Crossness Pumping Station

    June 15, 2024 - By 

    Last year we filled our diary with the steaming open days at Crossness Pumping Station. This has been on our bucket list of places to visit in London for years. With one child away we decided to take the tween and the dog to visit one of our bucket list places. {Exploring} Crossness Pumping Station Crossness Pumping Station is run by the Crossness Engines Trust and can be found in the London Borough of Bexley near to Abbey Wood Station. Built in 1865 by Sir Joseph Bazalgette as part of Victorian London’s sewerage system, Crossness Pumping Station is a Grade…

  • Up At The O2 with teens
    days out - London Borough of Greenwich

    Up At The O2 with teens

    June 8, 2024 - By 

    A few weeks ago we spent a weekend exploring North Greenwich. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express London-Greenwich, watched Keane perform at The O2 for their 20th anniversary Hopes and Fears Tour, and enjoyed exploring a new area the other side of London to where we live. The O2 is a great venue with plenty of places to eat, drink, shop and be entertained. Up At The O2 Now the kids are older our days out are different. We look for experiences that we will all enjoy, even if it means pushing our comfort boundaries (mine!). On our last…

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    5 Scottish beaches you have to visit this summer

    June 6, 2024 - By 

    With many families now opting for a summer staycation, we wanted to showcase the natural beauty found around the Scottish coastline that you just have to see to believe it exists this close to home. With this in mind, we’ve gathered together five beaches found in Scotland that are worth a visit. So, if you’ve booked one of the many family holidays UK destinations have to offer, or you’re simply looking for somewhere new to explore on your next visit to Scotland, scroll down to discover more. 5 Scottish beaches you have to visit this summer 1. Broughty Ferry Beach…

  • a trip to RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
    days out - London Borough of Kensington & Chelsea

    A trip to RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024

    May 24, 2024 - By 

    Yesterday we booked tickets to attend RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024. It’s a place we’ve wanted to visit for years and this was the year. We booked tickets for Thursday and were really thankful we had as day was warm and sunny (not like the days before). We dropped the youngest at school before heading into London for our day out. A trip to RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024 The RHS, or Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. They aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place. We…

  • Boardroom Gaming Cafe
    days out

    A trip to the Boardroom Gaming Cafe

    April 20, 2024 - By 

    Over the Easter holidays we enjoyed a few days away in Ironbridge, a pretty village in Ironbridge Gorge which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We planned some fun days out including, the Cat Cafe in Shrewsbury, a trip to the Emma Bridgwater Decorating Studio and the Boardroom Gaming Cafe in Telford. Games, in general, can be a great way to boost your brain power and help with skills building for kids and adults too. That’s why you should get yourself online as well, to play online games like solitaire or soduku. If there is any kind of board game…

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    The Emma Bridgewater Decorating Studio

    April 4, 2024 - By 

    Today we treated ourselves to a trip to the Emma Bridgewater Decorating Studio at her factory at Hanley, Stoke on Trent. I have a few pieces of Emma Bridgewater pottery and have always wanted to know more about how the pieces and decorated and made. Unfortunately all the experiences we wanted to go on, such as the factory tour and afternoon tea experiences, were sold out. Thankfully we found we could visit the Decorating Studio and paint our own pottery keep-sakes. The Emma Bridgewater Decorating Studio We booked our tickets to the Emma Bridgewater Decorating Studio online and turned up…