The Waterfront Hotel and Y Spa Review – Wyboston Lakes – Last weekend I had the great pleasure to meet up with two fellow bloggers (Anna from Me, Annie Bee and Erica from The Incidental Parent) at The Waterfront Hotel and Y Spa, in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. Now, many years ago, when I first left … Read more
Last weekend we met up with our lovely friends when they were over from Spain. They were staying in Hastings, so we met around half way at the Aquapark at Rutland Water. It’s a huge inflatable obstacle course on a lake – how cool is that?! We love boating lakes, so this was perfect … Read more
The Countess of York Afternoon Tea Review – I have always wanted to travel on the Orient Express. The elegance and opulence of 1930’s train journeys has long appealed to me. More recently I have wanted to try afternoon tea on the Northern Belle – the decadent Orient Express train that traverses the North of … Read more
A Family Day Out at The Deep Aquarium, Hull – If you haven’t visited The Deep before, it’s a huge aquarium in Hull. I was really impressed by the quality of the exhibits and there are loads of interactive displays for the kids to explore. It’s educational but not in a dry or stuffy way. … Read more
The 29th of June is a special date as it’s the big Wild Night Out – an initiative which once a year encourages people of all ages to get outside and enjoy the outdoors for the evening. Millets, the outdoor clothing and camping people are getting behind this idea and kindly sent us some camping gear to … Read more
Skelf Island At Castle Howard, Magical Adventure Playground – We are big Castle Howard fans and it already has a brilliant adventure playground so this is just the icing on the cake! We visited and have created a video so you can see what it’s like. Skelf Island is accessed one of two ways, both … Read more
Northwood Trail Fairy Sanctuary, Stamford Bridge, Near York – I don’t know if you have heard, or if I should tell you, but there is a fairy sanctuary near York! Yes, once you enter the magical woodland of the Northwood Trail you can wander through the trees and see actual fairy homes! It really is … Read more
Volcano Falls Adventure Golf at Xscape in Castleford – Have you been to Xscape at Castleford lately? There is loads to do for the kids! We recently visited and went sledging at Snozone as well as enjoying Volcano Falls Adventure Golf. You will have to forgive a little blurring on the pictures as it was … Read more
Over half term we had a great day out at Snozone in Xscape at Castleford. We tried one of their fabulous sledging sessions. At the moment they have a special summer offer on for just £4.99 each! Make sure you wrap up warm as it’s -7 on the slope. You can hire ski clothing, but … Read more
Splash Landings Waterpark and Alton Towers Review – We recently had a lovely short break at the Alton Towers resort trying out their new Stargazing Pods. We had some time on our first day there so we decided to go into the Splash Landings Waterpark. You do need to pay extra for this – but … Read more