I first visited the National Trust property Cliveden, in April 2009, the Spring before Monkey was born. I fell in love with the place and have been meaning to return ever since. Fast forward nearly 7 years and we finally made it back last weekend. We would be seeing Cliveden through the eyes of a…Continue reading Seeing Cliveden through the eyes of a child
Tag: days out
Boswell & Co Oxford
Considering how close we live to Oxford, we really are rather infrequent visitors to our famous county city. Any excursions have normally involved driving along the A34 to the Park and Ride which may or may not be clogged up with traffic. Towards the end of last year a new Park and Ride service was…Continue reading Boswell & Co Oxford
Sticks and cake at Waddesdon Manor
Knowing we would be indoors all day on Sunday at a museum, Monkey and I were both in need of some fresh air last Saturday. We were somewhat relieved to see the rain clouds pass and blue skies emerge Saturday morning, so we packed up the car and headed out for some fun with sticks and…Continue reading Sticks and cake at Waddesdon Manor
Exploring Kenilworth Castle
It’s total madness that I’ve not written this post up before now. I’m looking out into the garden on a sunny, yes, sunny, January day and it reminded me of a sunny Spring day out we had last year with friends. I’ve been fascinated by the Tudor period for as long as I can remember…Continue reading Exploring Kenilworth Castle
Winter wonderland adventures in Salcey Forest #weloveforests
When your 6 year old son wakes you up bright and early on a Sunday morning, shouting ‘Mummy it’s snowed, EVERYWHERE!’ you know you’ve timed things just right for some Winter wonderland adventures in Salcey Forest. We’d been wanting to try out the Stick Man Trail since it was launched at the back-end of last year…Continue reading Winter wonderland adventures in Salcey Forest #weloveforests
Fun on a pebble beach #CountryKids
My grandparents lived on the Kent coast and I have many happy childhood memories of fun on a pebble beach, but until the October before last Monkey had never seen one. He’d only ever seen sandy beaches and he couldn’t grasp the concept of stones on a beach. We’d been to the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch…Continue reading Fun on a pebble beach #CountryKids