Last weekend we were invited* to Down By The Riverside in Dolphinholme. We went on the Friday to camp and I’m going to get he bad out of the way now because I wasn’t impressed. There was one portaloo in the field we were in, no shower block or even a sink to brush teeth, […] Read more…

  On our recent visit to Windermere we spent a day at Brockhole on Windermere. We tend to go every time we visit the Lakes as there is so much to do there. We set out from Lakeside Pier in Windermere on a lovely boat journey across to Brockholes. There are numerous crossings from Lakeside […] Read more…

We love trains, from the moment Lucas wakes up and until the moment he goes to sleep trains aren’t far off the menu! What better way to spend an afternoon when visiting Windermere than to visit Haverthwaite Railway.  We took the boat across from Lakeside Pier and sailed across on a lovely spring afternoon across […] Read more…

A couple of weeks ago we were invited to review* Drayton Manor. Anyone with a child that loves Thomas and Friends, will know there really is no better place to take them so we were really excited to see Lucas’ reaction. View this post on Instagram Life doesn’t get much better for a train mad […] Read more…

A couple of weeks ago, my friend and I went to Ninja Adventure in Preston. I’m not really sure why we decided to go as we aren’t particularly sporty people but when invited* it’s rude to decline and it’s a great opportunity to try something new. We went axe throwing a couple of months ago! […] Read more…

Yesterday we were invited* to Blackpool to watch Dinosaur World Live at The Grand Theatre.    The Grand Theatre is a stunning venue, I absolutely love the older buildings in Blackpool such as The Grand and the Blackpool Tower Ballroom.          Dinosaur World Live is an interactive show aimed at all the […] Read more…

The majority of the time when I see my friends from college, we have our pre-schoolers in tow. So when Whistle Punks got in touch with me to feature as an alternative date for my Valentine’s gift guide, I thought it would also make a fab alternative day out for my friends and I and […] Read more…