I remember going on the Vaporetto Waterbus to visit the nearby island of Murano when I visited Venice as a child. I remembered that it was a good way to get around and we found it invaluable on our family holiday to Venice. We learnt a fair bit about it while we were there and a lot […]
York Castle Museum is located in the centre of the historic city of York in North Yorkshire. It is one of my favourite museums to visit and in wintertime, they transform their recreated Victorian street with Christmas decorations and charming period trimmings. A visit at Christmastime to York Castle Museum is included in your entrance […]
Opened in the summer of 2022 is The Hex Hotel at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. We were visiting for the Winter Illuminations and as it’s a 1hr30 drive back home I decided to book us a stay over in their hotel. For £200 I booked an Interconnecting Family Room. This, I felt, was great value for […]
Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s Winter Illuminations have been taking place for a few years now. There are over 2,400 metres of illuminated trails with giant hand-crafted lanterns and many twinkling lights to light your way. The illuminations usually start in late November and finish in mid-January. Tickets for the illuminations do not include day entry to […]
If you love to travel as much as I do then practically anywhere in the world will be on your bucket list. I have never had a holiday to Germany before and only ever visited it on a day trip to Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest. Germany is somewhere I’ve always wanted to go to but I […]
Sri Lanka is not a country where you would opt for a one-destination stay. There is so much to explore, and to see enough of the major sights means staying in different places. I have put together a family-friendly itinerary for two weeks in Sri Lanka. The hotels are located from the centre of Sri […]
The Scottish Highlands are one of the world’s most spectacular places to enjoy a holiday. They are the perfect destination for a luxury family lodge holiday. What could be better after an exciting day exploring than arriving back at your luxury lodge to chill out and recap all the day’s adventures? The Hollie’s Retreat offers […]
The Sooty show is currently on tour again until at least April 2024. My son was first introduced to Sooty when we met him at Springfields, Spalding at a free outdoor mini-show. He fell in love with Sooty and his friends just as I did when I was his age. Sooty is a British institution. […]
One thing we enjoy doing is going to see a major muster by the English Civil War re-enactment group the Sealed Knot. They reenact a number of battles from the period and one of our favourite re-enactments was the battle of Edge-hill. This couldn’t take place at the site itself but was held nearby at […]
A little while ago we enjoyed a wonderful luxury woodland break at North Star club near York. The site is set in 500 acres of beautiful woodlands and has 8 unique woodland suites. We stayed in the Sitwell Suite which I will review in my post below. Check-in at North Star club is between 4 […]
We really enjoyed taking our touring caravan to Searles Leisure in Hunstanton, Norfolk. We visited in the height of summer which we had to book way in advance. This was mostly to benefit from a cheaper rate but also so that they weren’t sold out. The price I paid included entertainment passes. You can also […]
I have had my eye on Turtle Bay in Nottingham for a while now. They have over 40 restaurants across the UK and are the only chain, on our shores, serving Caribbean food. It’s not a cuisine we eat much of so I was keen to try it out. I am a big fan of […]