Whenever we stay with my best friend up in Derbyshire we normally spend time at Calke Abbey. Whether it’s to enjoy a woodland walk, visit the gardens or run through the garden tunnel. It’s somewhere my son always enjoys as much as we do. When we visited earlier in the week before school started back…Continue reading Enjoying Calke Explore
Category: Days Out
We love to get out and about as much as possible, whether that be under our own steam or if we’ve been asked to review somewhere.
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Countryfile Live at Blenheim Palace – AD invited to review
Being based in North Oxfordshire it’s always nice when a big event is held fairly close to home. We were invited along for the fourth year running to enjoy a day at Countryfile Live at Blenheim Palace last weekend. We’ve always been on the last day of the four-day event in previous years, but this…Continue reading Countryfile Live at Blenheim Palace – AD invited to review
Top tips for things to do with kids in Southampton – AD press trip
My nine-year-old son and I were invited down to Southampton recently to see what the city has to offer for families. It’s somewhere I’d not actually visited before so I was eager to see how much we could cram in during our stay. We had a really good time, and I thought I’d now share…Continue reading Top tips for things to do with kids in Southampton – AD press trip
Enjoying a day at Formula Student – AD gifted tickets
As you are all well aware I’m a bit of a motor racing fan and a visit to the British Grand Prix with my brother and nephew is an annual event. I’ve taken my nine-year-old son to a few events at Silverstone over the years and we were all looking forward to enjoying a day…Continue reading Enjoying a day at Formula Student – AD gifted tickets
Revisiting Green Dragon Eco Farm
Are you guilty of visiting somewhere, enjoying it, vowing to go back soon and then it never quite happens? I know I am and this was proved once again when my son and I spent his recent inset day revisiting Green Dragon Eco Farm in Buckinghamshire. It’s hard to believe that it has been over…Continue reading Revisiting Green Dragon Eco Farm
Exploring Melbourne Hall Gardens
It’s very rare that I get to enjoy time without my son in tow, and just as rare for me to be out and about without my DSLR camera. But last weekend I was staying with my best friend in Derbyshire and I’d made a conscious decision not to pack my big camera. I did…Continue reading Exploring Melbourne Hall Gardens