Caution - Lambs arriving at Wimpole
It seems like it’s the first sunny weekend of the year and spring is bringing new life to Wimpole Hall, a beautiful National Trust property near Cambridge. The highlight of this time of year is the chance to see lambs being born, and although the official first weekend of lambing here is the 13th March …
John Hegley performs Monsieur Robinet
Radio 4’s favourite poet John Hegley, is on tour with a unique collection of poems and songs about sheds, wearing glasses, bad dogs, Luton and blancmange. The audience is a really mixed affair comprising children of all ages and adults with a juvenile sense of humour. There were funny songs, sing alongs and a chance …
Budding James Bonds on a mission
What do you do with a 12 and 14 year old when it’s raining outside but you want to all have a bit of fun and try something new? Well Spymasters in Cambridge provided the perfect answer. It involved the children (and dad) working as a team. It’s exciting, mentally challenging and physical (not too …
Children love a day at the races
A Horseheath Point-to-Point gives a good value day’s horse-racing with a
fairground, country stalls, decent food and a beer tent thrown in.
Today, the weather confused the start by being awful first thing,
causing some (including the horses and jockeys) to stay away from the
first two races. By the first race at midday, the weather was beautiful,
with a …
Three days in Dartmoor
Three days of hill walking, pony riding and sheep chasing proved a hit for all ages from 4 to 64, during a half-term break on Dartmoor. “Its really cool and its mysterious” said the youngest adventurer, as Hay Tor disappeared behind the mist.
The Miniature Pony Centre near Moretonhampstead kept us entertained for a full day, …
October fun outdoors at Wicken Fen
We visited this lovely National Trust nature reserve when our little adventurer fished a rare and protected Great Crested Newt out of the murky depths during pond-dipping. Now that autumn has arrived, Wicken Fen has more great activities to get you pulling on gloves and scarves and heading outdoors. Look out for the popular …
Chocolate week, 12th-18th October
Fantastic - no need to feel guilty when I sneak a chocolate bar home after school drop off!!
It’s chocolate week 12 - 18 October, sheer indulgence.
London Mums can head to May Fair Hotel on 10 & 11 October to sample from the best chocolatiers
Chapel Porth, Cornwall
Wow, we’ve been to this beautiful Cornish beach hundreds of times but this was a different story. On the lowest tide of the year, the white sands stretched for miles, all the way along to Porthtowan. Exposed by the low water, the caves cut right back under the overhanging cliffs, with enormous rock pools, deep …
Family fun in the Lake District
Just returned from the Lake District - just breathtaking. Great location for families: walking, cycling and canoeing - all in one day! Watch out for our new features.
We’ve met Wallace and Gromit at Explore-At-Bristol
We have just returned from a great visit to Explore-At-Bristol. This amazing science centre has a long term ‘animate it’ hands-on exhibition where children can create their own short animated films and then revisit them online once they return home. The whole event is a joint production between Aardman Animations creators of Wallace and Gromit …
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