Family and Lifestyle Blog
Travel and days out in the UK offer a chance for readers to learn our tips and tricks from travel reviews and tips for fun days out that the whole family will enjoy. Here you will find toddler-friendly and child-friendly staycations and day trips in the UK as well as seasonal travel reviews. Chilling with Lucas blog offers a wide range of UK travel reviews including how to travel on a budget and resources such as caravanning in the North of England. If you are looking for UK travel tips you will find advice on things like how to prepare your four-berth caravan for the autumn season. You can read about our travel plans and tips about seasonal staycation parks such as Bluestone, Wales and day trips to Coral Island, Blackpool. For family days out and travel reviews we think it’s important to find places to visit for every budget and showcase a range of things to do in the UK. Chilling with Lucas has plenty of days out reviews for the North West of England for families and couples alike from a first time trip to the Opera to family-friendly theatre reviews. Perhaps you are looking for a fun girls day out in the UK such as a relaxing spa break at The Club and Spa Chester or Tree Top Trek Manchester. If you are travelling with kids you could consider taking them to watch In the night garden live or if you are going to the capital and want to plan things to do with kids in London. This travel in the UK category on the blog is bound to help you find something to help you with any UK based travel planning. There are plenty of things to do in the UK depending on where you are and Chilling with Lucas blog has a great range of fun, family-friendly travel content.
Last Sunday we were invited* to Blackpool to watch The Snowman. Based on the Raymond Biggs book, The Snowman Tour brings to life this enchanting film via a big screen accompanied by a live, professional orchestra playing the original score. A young local soloist also sang the iconic “Walking in the air” written by Howard […] Read more…
Last Friday, we were very lucky to be invited* to watch Teletubbies Live at the Palace Theatre in Manchester. If you’ve never been to the Palace Theatre, you really should if you get the chance, it is a stunning building and a nice intimate size. It is easily accessible from Deansgate train station. […] Read more…
On Saturday we were invited* to Blackpool flower and food show at the Winter Gardens. When we arrived we looked around the array of flower displays done in the most imaginative and stunning way possible. Doing a spot of flower arranging at #festiveflowerandfoodshow x A post shared by Chilling With Lucas (@chillingwithlucas) on […] Read more…
Way too long ago now, I really should have written this sooner, we went to the Trafford Centre for the day. We combined visits to Sea Life and Legoland that are both situated in Barton Square. The Trafford Centre is easy to locate from the motorway, with free parking but also has very good […] Read more…
Flower arranging at its best is a cross-pollination between floristry and contemporary art – forget dusty town halls and an overuse of chrysanthemums – floral design is seeing a new surge of creativity and popularity. At the forefront of this march to take flower art well and truly into the 21st century is The […] Read more…
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On Saturday, Lucas and I went to Tatton Park with 2 of my friends and their children. Lucas and I have been to Tatton a couple of times before as we were ambassadors for the Roald Dahl events last year. This time, we were invited* to explore the Halloween activities that are on until […] Read more…
Is your child like a fish in the water or do they scream just getting their toes wet? Learning to swim is an important milestone in every child’s development – and a vital skill they will use throughout their lifetime. Baby Annabell – the UK’s number one selling large doll brand – has partnered with […] Read more…
A couple of weeks ago we set off on a dull, overcast Friday evening to a food festival we had been invited* to at Haigh Woodland Park in Wigan. Neither of us have been for a long time, despite it only being 20 minutes away. As soon as we arrived it absolutely poured down, […] Read more…
A couple of weeks ago Lucas and I were invited* to review Sea Life in Manchester and LEGOLAND. I am going to write separately about LEGOLAND Manchester. The Sea Life centre is situated at the Trafford Centre so it is easily accessible from the motorway and has an incredible amount of free […] Read more…
The nights are drawing in and the thicker duvet’s will be out soon. I know it’s early but when it begins to get darker I start to think about Christmas. When I think of the festivities many things come to mind; turkey, mince pies, family and friends and of course the classic film, The […] Read more…