Days out

Jessica and Sophie playing in the sand and water area at Stonor Park

Fun in the sunshine at Stonor Park

The weather this summer has certainly been a bit hit and miss (mostly miss to be completely honest!) but thankfully we had a lovely sunny day for our trip to…

Jessica and Sophie on the Adventure Tree ride at Chessington World of Adventures

Making memories at Chessington World of Adventures

The summer holidays for us are going to be very much focused on making memories before Jessica has to go into hospital for her next open-heart surgery. We decided to…

Jessica sitting on the Enormous Crocodile bench

Buzzyhumming Summer at the Roald Dahl Museum

There’s something amazing about being able to walk in the footsteps of an iconic author and see the things that inspired them. For anyone who has read and loved a…

Sophie looking inside a hollowed out log at Legoland

#30DaysWild – Looking for mini beasts on a day out at Legoland

Legoland is one of the girls’ favourite places. Before Jessica started school, we made the most of term-time days out thanks to the preschool pass. Our visits are much more…

A fairy princess riding a unicorn

Fairies, fauns and unicorns: an adventure in an Enchanted Museum

A little imagination combined with a walk in the woods can turn a day out into a fairytale adventure for my girls. An evening at one of their favourite places,…

A close up of one of the rhododendrons at Langley Park

Seeing the rhododendrons at Langley Park

Langley Park is one of our favourite places to visit. It is especially pretty at this time of year with all the rhododendrons in bloom in the Temple Gardens. It’s…

Toad on the steps of Toad Hall with his motor car outside

Seeing Bagpuss and the Clangers at the River & Rowing Museum

I loved Bagpuss when I was a little girl. It was one of my favourite children’s programmes. We have all the episodes on DVD and my girls love it almost…

Sophie looking at one of the fairy doors with her Periwinkle fairy doll

Ruislip Fairy Village

Ruislip Fairy Village has been on my list of places to visit for a while now. We were unable to visit until recently though as the village was vandalised last…

P, Jessica and Sophie standing by an Easter-themed cut out

Enjoying an Easter hunt at Cliveden

One of the highlights of the Easter holidays was catching up with some heart family friends and taking part in the Easter hunt at Cliveden. Jessica’s friend P has a…

Sophie and Jessica at one of the clues on the Easter trail at Black Park

An Easter trail at Black Park

Having a trail to follow always makes a walk a little more interesting. It’s also a good way of getting the girls to explore different areas and helping them to…