Christmas holidays is generally a time where we end up sitting at home not doing a lot. I hate the crazy busy shopping rush, and also there doesn’t seem to be much to do that doesn’t involve Santa or Christmas. As we don’t celebrate Christmas it is hard to get involved….our involvement usually is chocolate
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Day Out at Wimpole Hall and Home Farm
We didn’t have much planned for over half term but then I suddenly remembered our National Trust Membership which we hadn’t made good use of yet…only visiting one other National Trust property: Belton House. So when I realised we actually had a good couple of days weather wise, I wanted to make use of the
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Railworld Peterborough – A Hidden Gem
Last summer I took the girls to visit Railworld. I had heard about it from a few friends but hadn’t got round to visiting. Plus I wasn’t sure if it would interest the girls as they don’t have a keen interest in trains. Railworld Wildlife Haven is a charity run place looked after by volunteers
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London Halal Food Festival at Tobacco Dock
Last month we were invited to attend the London Halal Food Festival which is held annually at Tobacco Dock in London. The word food meant we just couldn’t not go! I wrote about the festival before we attended, and once there, it did not disappoint. Once we parked the car we just had a short
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Family Fun at Drayton Manor Theme Park
The last time we went to Drayton Manor was 6 years ago when my eldest was 5. So when Drayton Manor recently offered us a chance to visit again she was excited as this time she would be able to go on the ‘bigger’ rides. And of course this would be Bee’s first visit. Drayton
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Kidtropolis at London Excel: Review
So this half term has been disastrous. I ended up with a cold on the first day so we have hardly done anything…but I was looking forward to going to Kidtropolis on the Tuesday so dragged myself out of bed, took my cold and flu meds to keep me going, and off we went. I
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Half Term Fun at Paradise Wildlife Park
If you are looking for something to do in half term then you may want to visit Paradise Wildlife Park. Paradise Wildlife Park is an attraction in Hertfordshire and has something for the whole family. Not just animals, they have adventure playgrounds, safari golf, a woodland walk and a woodland railway, paradise lagoon and much
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Is The Merlin Annual Pass Worth It?
When I first heard about the Merlin Passes some time ago I went to the site, saw the price and thought no way! I didn’t really look into it properly until this year as I knew we wouldn’t be going abroad but I wanted to make the school holidays fun for the girls. So after