As an ambassador for the Roald Dahl events at Tatton Park, we were given a pass to visit the Christmas festivities. I visited the mansion and gardens in the summer. Lucas now naps in the middle of the … [Read more...]
Roald Dahl at Tatton Park this Christmas
This festive season, experience Christmas in the most magical way as Tatton Park’s Mansion takes inspiration from Roald Dahl’s greatest stories. For a limited time only from Monday 21 November, enter … [Read more...]
#WalkWithWynsors at Brockholes Nature Reserve
Last weekend Lucas and I went on a #WalkWithWynsors at Brockholes nature reserve in Preston. We were invited by Wynsors shoes to meet up with some other bloggers for a guided walk with a … [Read more...]
Big Imaginations Sponge Review
A couple of weeks ago, Lucas and I were invited to watch Sponge, a Big Imaginations production at Z-arts in Manchester. Z-arts was formed in 2000 as a ‘creative space for young people’ with a … [Read more...]
The Fairy Glen with #MamiaDaysOut
This post is an entry for BritMums #MamiaDaysOut Linky Challenge, sponsored by Aldi Mamia. Aldi kindly sent us a hamper of snacks for Lucas to enjoy on a day out. I should have taken the photo … [Read more...]
The Witches Take Over Tatton Park
This October half term, get into the Halloween spirit with a week of witchy fun and mischief – part of Roald Dahl’s Tremendous Adventures at Tatton Park, a year-long programme of events celebrating … [Read more...]
Blog On MSI Ice Breaker
In a couple of weeks I am going to my first blog conference, Blog On in Manchester and I'm feeling a little nervous about it. Zoe from Mama Geek has put together a few ice breaker questions for … [Read more...]
In the night garden live
A couple of weeks ago we went to watch In The Night Garden Live at the Trafford Centre. We love In the Night Garden in our house and it has been something Lucas has watched for months before going … [Read more...]
Possible Snozzcumber discovered in Historic Gardens
Tatton Park's volunteers uncover an unusual large, striped vegetable in their historic walled kitchen garden This year marks 100 years since the birth of Roald Dahl, the world’s number one … [Read more...]
Sir Quentin Blake Takes on Tatton Park Mansion
Tatton Park’s 18th century mansion houses a number of precious and historical works of art from the 14th to 20th century, including paintings by Canaletto, Van Dyck, Chardin and Guercino (as part of … [Read more...]
Exploring Tatton Park With Roald Dahl
I've previously written about Roald Dahl at Tatton Park and more recently about how to spot a witch there. Lucas and I took my Grandma for a day exploring Tatton Park* last month as we knew … [Read more...]
How To Spot A Witch With Roald Dahl
As every Roald Dahl fan knows, real witches are all around us. They don’t wear a black pointy hat and fly around on broomsticks – they are much more difficult to spot…..unless you know the telltale … [Read more...]