Every February York hosts its own Jorvik Viking Festival. Usually cunningly timed to coincide with half term it’s a great one to take the kids to (or time your trip to York during). If you scroll down the post, you can see my review from a previous year, but in the meantime, here is all … Read more
I’ve written about Fraisthorpe beach before but wanted to also write about our recent visit the day after Boxing Day. It was a gloriously sunny day and – the crucial factor – there was no wind! Mr Wonders gave me a metal detector for my birthday at the end of November. I’ve always wanted a … Read more
Things to do in York – I love York and have lived here almost all of my life. It’s a wonderful place to live and a wonderful place to visit, along with the boutique hotels in York. There are so many things to do for adults and children – far more than I could possibly list … Read more
Stately Homes in Yorkshire – Yorkshire has some truly magnificent stately homes with completely stunning gardens. Here are some of my favourites: Beningbrough Hall Beningbrough Hall near York was built in the 18th century, and has been shaped by its numerous occupants. It was built by a wealthy teenager, occupied by the RAF in the … Read more
We love visiting Williams Den, near North Cave in East Yorkshire in the summer but this is the first time we have been at Christmas. I was really impressed by the Christmas decorations from the start, both inside and outside looked beautifully festive. Here is a video of our day. We arrived quite late … Read more
Frightwater Valley 2019 – here is the official press release for 2019, but don’t miss my review from a previous year below it! Lightwater Valley is set to be transformed into ‘Frightwater Valley’ as part of its spooky Halloween celebrations (October 26th-31st 2019). The North Yorkshire theme park will be hosting a series of spooktacular … Read more
It’s many years since I have been to the York Dungeon and it has changed massively in that time. I was, I am slightly embarrassed to admit a little apprehensive beforehand. Was it going to be too scary or worse (for me) gorey? As you might have predicted it was absolutely fine! There were some … Read more
Flamingoland Yorkshire – we visit Flamingo Land every year, usually in the Spring as it’s a favourite day out for Mr Wonders who likes to go on Father’s Day which we did this year. We sometimes visit and have reviewed Halloween too. Father’s Day this year was a bit cloudy but it didn’t rain which counts … Read more
This weekend we were invited to have a day out using Northern. This is to help highlight a brilliant deal that will be available in the next couple of weeks – unlimited travel on their network for a day or the whole weekend. You can read all the finer details here but in a nutshell you … Read more
The Forbidden Corner must be one of my favourite places ever! It’s a truly unique place to take the children and there is nowhere that I can think of that is similar. It’s a quirky mix of imagination, maze and magic! If fairies exist then their mischievous cousins the pixies definitely make their home here. … Read more