Wicksteed Park - a perfect family day out.
If you are looking for a great family day out and can’t decide between an adventure park and country park - then Wicksteed Park is the ideal location. For nearly 100 years families have visited this park in Kettering, Northamptonshire to enjoy the attractive parkland, gardens and experience a few thrills on the rides. It’s …
Sunshine on Stanwick Lakes
Stanwick Lakes is one of Northamptonshire’s best kept secrets. It has everything that children want water, climbing and sand ( plus great cakes). It combines the chance to visit a beautiful wildlife reserve with attractions that will keep the children entertained for hours. Read the full review.
Dinosaurs unleashed on Oxford Street!
It may be one of London’s busiest shopping streets, but Oxford Street now looks more like a scene from Jurassic Park, since the terrifying T-Rex and his pre-historic mates moved in. Dinosaurs Unleashed is the UK’s largest fully animatronic dinosaur experience, boasting 24 life-sized robotic dinosaurs, the largest of which - the diplodocus – …
Strattons Hotel-Norfolk
‘Children can collect their own egg for breakfast and feed the chickens daily…everything is made daily using the tasty wholesome produce from the local area’ So says Strattons web site.
Recent winner of the EDP’s Best Norfolk restaurant award. The hotel welcomes all children regardless of age.
‘Sumptuous, eclectic, hip and funky’ sounds like a Great little …
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 …
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