Much of the Easter holidays were spent in wellies, boots and waterproofs but the weather certainly wasn’t going to stop us having fun and spending time with friends. We’d had a date in the diary for some time to spend a day with my friend L and her son C and we were determined to…Continue reading Exploring Boarstall Duck Decoy and Claydon
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Exploring Castle Ashby Gardens
When we stayed at Chicheley Hall last month I was looking for somewhere we could visit before heading home. After a family discussion we decided to spend a few hours exploring nearby Castle Ashby Gardens in Northamptonshire. Whilst Castle Ashby House remains the private home of the Marquess of Northampton it is possible to spend time exploring…Continue reading Exploring Castle Ashby Gardens
Enjoying the World of Dinosaurs and more at Paradise Wildlife Park
At the weekend we spent Easter Sunday enjoying the World of Dinosaurs and more at Paradise Wildlife Park and we ended up looking for a very different kind of egg than on a normal Easter Egg hunt! Paradise Wildlife Park is based in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire and their new World of Dinosaurs attraction opened on 24th…Continue reading Enjoying the World of Dinosaurs and more at Paradise Wildlife Park
Discovering Pitstone Windmill
You may recall that we recently visited the National Trust run Ashridge Estate recently. It’s somewhere i just know we will be getting to know more over the next few years. As we were heading home I we realised that we had an ideal opportunity to visit somewhere else close by too. We spent a…Continue reading Discovering Pitstone Windmill
Exploring the Ashridge Estate for the first time
I’m not one for driving in the snow, so my son and I hadn’t wondered far from home on his snow day and last Saturday. We were both in need of some fresh air and as Daddy P was around with his 4 wheel drive, we knew we could safely explore come Sunday. As it…Continue reading Exploring the Ashridge Estate for the first time
A flying visit to Dimminsdale Nature Reserve
We were staying with my best friend last weekend. She lives in Derbyshire, close to the border with Leicestershire and on the Saturday we spent the day walking round the Calke Abbey estate. It’s somewhere we all love exploring, and a must for every trip. For the first time we actually went inside the house…Continue reading A flying visit to Dimminsdale Nature Reserve