A sunny day at the start of half term seemed an ideal opportunity to head over to Ankerwycke to see the snowdrops. Just across the Thames from Runnymede, Ankerwycke is home to the ruins of a priory and the Ankerwycke Yew – a 2000 year old tree rumoured to be one of the spots where… Read More
​​After catching up with my family in Hampshire on Boxing Day, it’s starting to become a tradition to have a day out in the local area. Last year we enjoyed a couple of days out at Uppark and Fort Nelson. This year we decided to visit Hinton Ampner and do their family Christmas trail together.… Read More
One of the things I miss most about summer is those beautiful warm afternoons. Afternoons when the sky was so wonderfully blue. When it seemed as if there was all the time in the world to go and explore. Watching my girls running off in front of me, hand in hand with each other, dressed… Read More
Since getting National Trust membership at the beginning of the year, we’ve been looking at different places to visit. Osterley Park has been on my list for a while and so when I saw that our church was organising a day out there recently, I knew I had to sign up for it. My mother-in-law… Read More
Over last week or so, the girls have enjoyed taking part in four different Easter egg hunts. The Cadbury’s Easter Egg hunt at Cliveden was their third one of the Easter weekend. We’d already enjoyed egg hunts at Chiltern Open Air Museum and a very small one in our garden at home on Easter Sunday.… Read More
With the weather (hopefully) starting to get warmer, we’re looking forward to some more days out and about, exploring some new places and some well-known, well-loved ones too. Here are some of the places we’re hoping to visit during the spring. 1) Legoland Always a popular day out with the girls, who describe it as… Read More
We always spend a few days visiting my family between Christmas and New Year. This year we’d managed to catch up with everyone on Boxing Day, thanks to my sister hosting a party. Having caught up with everyone early meant that we woke up with itchy feet the day after Boxing Day, and a need… Read More