Family Friendly Villas in Sri Lanka – we are often travelling and love to try different places. Sri Lanka is a destination that has been on my bucket list for some time and has so many amazing landmarks. A few years ago I visited Kerala in Southern India and loved it, I imagine Sri Lanka … Read more
The Sandcastle Waterpark at Blackpool Review – The kids love a waterpark so when we were offered the chance to try out The Sandcastle in Blackpool we jumped at it. It’s on the South Pier, right opposite the Pleasure Beach. It’s the largest indoor waterpark in the UK and has 18 slides! We spent most … Read more
Tree Lodge Glamping at Swinton Bivouac, North Yorkshire – We arrived at Swinton Bivouac in the midst of a quite impressive storm! Once we got into our Tree Lodge though we were snug and warm. There is something delightfully cosy about drinking hot chocolate under the cover of your wooden porch, watching the rain over … Read more
We were recently sent the Flymo 1200R Robotic lawnmower to review. My husband has taken ownership of it and has written quite a long and rambly review below, but as I am more concise, I’ll give you the highlights first! In a nutshell it cuts the lawn for you without you having to do anything! … Read more
The White Swan Inn at Pickering, North Yorkshire Review – The White Swan Inn, in Pickering is a beautiful golden stone inn, in a pretty market town on the edge of the wild North York Moors. Ideally placed for travel to Whitby or Scarborough or indeed many of the pretty picnic spots on the Moors themselves … Read more
While I write this, we’re bang in the middle of a heatwave, and even though the idea of getting the big coat out of the wardrobe for autumn shouldn’t be on my mind, I have been looking up several spots on the map that are tickling my fancy for a little city break. I thought … Read more
Do I want an Alexa you ask? Yes, of course you do, it can do so much cool stuff and some pretty mundane stuff that’s rather useful. It has all sorts of useful ‘Skills’ you can enable, “Alexa Fart”, for example is one you will never tire of, well, I haven’t yet 🙂 It’s especially … Read more
Amazing Asian Fusion at The Wok Inn Blackpool, Review – on our recent trip to Blackpool we tried something a bit different, The Wok Inn, Seaside Noodle Bar. It’s a family run Asian fusion restaurant and a new venture by the team who run Michael Wan’s Mandarin a Chinese restaurant that has been open in the … Read more
Coral Island Giant Amusement Arcade, Blackpool, Review – Coral Island is a massive pirate themed amusement arcade right on the seafront at Blackpool, and when I say massive, I mean massive! There is lots going on for the kids in Blackpool, but this was one of our favourites! It’s stuffed full of every kind of … Read more
The Royal Suite at The Imperial Hotel, Blackpool, Review – we recently had a fabulous family weekend staying at The Imperial Hotel. When we pulled into the car park, a collective ‘wow’ went up from the back seat of the car. It’s a huge, majestic Victorian building right on the front with incredible, uninterrupted views … Read more