A Day Out at Blists Hill Victorian Village with Children

Sometimes you revisit places from your childhood and discover that they aren’t as shiny as your memories recall. And other times you’re simply blown away…

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But a picnic is so boring!!

This summer we went on a lot of days out in the UK. A lot.  We went to the Tramway Museum, the Black Country Museum,…

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Is it worth taking younger children to the Black Country Museum?

One thing I’m finding this summer is that if we don’t get out of the house my boys go a little store crazy.  I end…

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Crich Tramway Village Reviewed: Is it worth it for young kids?

We’ve had a few days staying at home, what with the weather and general wallowing after my husband headed back to Qatar.  This has naturally…

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Our day out at Peppa Pig World, Paultons Park

Considering that both boys are in fact British citizens yet both have spent more time out of the country than in it I like to…

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Finding Dory at Birmingham Sea Life Centre

It already feels like a lifetime ago we boarded the plane to our new life in Qatar, but in reality it was three short weeks…

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A Dinosaur Hunt at the National Forest Adventure Farm

Summer holidays can mean but one thing, children, children everywhere.  No pre-school taking over for those precious hours of calm that I had been enjoying while…

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