Ok, it’s been a while. I’m sorry. For lots of reasons we kind of lost our blogging mojo, but if you kept up with us on social media, thank you so much. From now on, our blogging is going to be less frequent, but hopefully will be a voice for good. So here I am, making […]
UK Travel
UK travel, trips and days out
Friday Night is Newcastle Eagles Night!
We are having such a great time getting out and about at the moment! On Friday night we were invited as guests of Northern Print Solutions to watch the Newcastle Eagles Basketball team play. Northern Print Solutions are one of the sponsors of the team, who play from Sports Central at Newcastle Northumbria University. We […]
Edinburgh Zoo’s Creatures Great and Small
Hugo’s big wish for his birthday was to go to Edinburgh Zoo. He’s a real animal lover, and tigers are his favourite, so what better place to celebrate turning 11? Luckily we were given the opportunity to review the zoo and its new exhibit, Creepy Crawlies, so perfect timing really! Where is Edinburgh Zoo? It […]
Storm Brewing at Birdoswald – My Sunday Photo
I’m sorry, I know it was only yesterday we posted about our trip to Hadrian’s Wall, but I loved the photos of the storm coming in so much that I just wanted to share one again! Plus, we haven’t taken part in My Sunday Photo for about a month now, which is really bad, as […]
Hadrian’s Wall – A Great Place To Meet A Roman!
Hadrian’s Wall has been there quite a long time. It’s even been a World Heritage Site for 30 years now! Yet we’ve never got around to visiting any of it. Isn’t that scandalous? We planned to rectify that a few weeks ago, and made a start by visiting Birdoswald Roman Fort. We were hoping to […]
Knights Tournament – Hands On History at Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens
English Heritage, hearing about our enthusiasm for Hands On History, kindly sent us a ticket for the Medieval Knights Tournament at Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens. What is Hands On History? Pretty much what it says! As we previously wrote, English Heritage are particularly good at bringing history to life – allowing people to experience the […]
Bringing History To Life With English Heritage
I was never into History when I was at school, which is a real shame, as these days I find it absolutely fascinating. If only we had the resources then that are available now. So many ways to bring history to life! Fantastic organisations like English Heritage are really helping with this, not only in […]
Kicking Off The Summer Bucket List
Last year we developed a ‘Bucket and Spade’ list for our summer activities. Since a bucket list is meant to be things to do before you ‘kick the bucket’, we thought bucket and spade list was a bit less morbid!! Anyway, here we are in France already, having been taken by surprise by the earlier school […]
Tried and Tested Tips For Road Trips With Kids
OK, strictly speaking, we should be absolute experts on entertaining kids in cars on a road trip. When ours were babies, we lived in the North of Scotland and regularly made a 5-6 hour journey to visit my family. As they got older, we started driving to France on holiday from the North East of […]
16 No-Nonsense Tips For The Best Beach Trips
For a free, fun-filled and healthy day out, you can’t beat the beach. Whether it’s a couple of hours or a couple of days, beach fun is great for all the family. We love to head to the beach whenever possible, and we’re lucky enough to have lived very close to some lovely beaches in […]