Frightwater Valley – Lightwater Valley at Halloween 2019

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

Visiting Flamingoland Yorkshire Theme Park

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

The Forbidden Corner Reviews – Imagination, Maze and Magic

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

Magic Lantern Festival Leeds at Roundhay Park – Review

This review was kindly written by Teresa Buckle for Yorkshire Wonders.  We were very excited to be heading to the Roundhay Park Lantern Festival Leeds.   It is the first time the Magical Lantern Festival has been held in Yorkshire so we wrapped up warm with hats and gloves and headed to Leeds.   The park is … Read more

The Sledmere Deer Safari at Sledmere House, Driffield

The Sledmere Deer Safari over May half term at Sledmere House was magical. When the opportunity comes up again, you must go. [singlepic id=55 w= h= float=center] You sit sideways on in a large trailer pulled along by a tractor, so you get a fabulous view. There are hundreds of deer, so don’t be thinking you … Read more

Outdoor Baking with the Woodland Adventure Company

We first came across the Woodland Adventure Company several years ago when we were invited to a birthday party hosted by them. Adam was great with the kids and it was a fabulous mix of magic (tiny bells on a hidden string tinkling throughout the forest) to popcorn making and fire lighting. More recently we … Read more

Giant Singing Pumpkins, Halloween at York Maze

I asked Master T what his favourite thing about our Halloween trip to York Maze was and he told me it was carving his pumpkin.  He loved it when we visited Farmer Copley’s Pumpkin Patch so this didn’t surprise me.   Golden Ticket Pumpkin He saw the ‘Golden Ticket’ notice that somewhere in York Maze’s … Read more