With internet shopping, mobile banking and instant messaging, gadgets have taken over our lives, but it’s not just the adults who have been affected, it’s time to get kids off gadgets too. From toddlers using tablets to teens obsessed with Snapchat, our kids are always using gadgets. If you are worried about the impact then … Read more
Some of our most memorable family holidays have been those spent in Devon and the South West of England, it’s a happy place for us and one that I wanted to share with my readers. If you strike it lucky with the weather when you visit you could be forgiven for thinking that you have … Read more
When we visited the Lake District during the Summer holidays we hoped that we would return this week whilst the children were on half term holidays from school. What we hadn’t realised at that time was that we would have a dog, Bram wasn’t on the cards at that point. Fast forward to October Half … Read more
If there’s one thing we can count on in Britain, it’s that we cannot count on the weather! While we all look forward to the summer & some of us the autumn months, we all know we are not necessarily going to see much of the sun or dry weather. When you get a dog, … Read more
As a family we do a lot of camping but what is it exactly that we love about going camping so much? Let me tell you our reasons . . .
Aira Force is a National Trust site situated on the banks of Ullswater which has been receiving visitors for more than 300 hundred years. Aira Force shows the beauty of nature as the rain from the fells runs into Aira Beck and drops over 65 feet over the falls. The adventure begins . . . … Read more
To mark the start of the school summer holidays, the National Trust has run research revealing that it is, in fact, our grandparent’s generation that is the wildest of all: Three quarters (76%) of grandparents say they were far more adventurous and daring in their youth compared to both their children and grandchildren – with … Read more
We kicked off our Summer holidays this year with a trip to West Runton Camping and Caravanning Club Site in Norfolk near to Cromer. The children love to be beside the seaside and I had remembered staying in the area camping before the children were born so I was keen to go back. FINDING THE … Read more
William’s Den, the £3million indoor-meets-outdoor timber crafted play adventure near North Cave, Yorkshire, opens its doors for the first time ever this summer. The attraction is believed to be the UK’s largest bespoke indoor timber play experience. O?wners Christian and Tor Carver describe William’s Den as a ‘nostalgic nod to a bygone era of child’s play’. William’s … Read more