There are so many great places to visit in Yorkshire and many of them are free. In this post, I have included places that have free entry, but some may have a small charge for parking. Not everyone goes to places by car and often, if we do visit by car, we expect there to […]
I don’t know about you but I am useless at following a set walk that goes off into the countryside. We always end up getting lost. For the purpose of this post I have chosen places for families to go for a walk where it isn’t a case of crossing this stile, walking a bit […]
At some point this summer us parents and grandparents are bound to start running short on money. It can get so expensive taking your little ones here there and everywhere. So to make sure we all have fun yet don’t spend lots of money every day here’s my list of 25 free things to do […]
There is often a lot of days to fill over summer for families. When the nice weather comes we often head for the beach or a local splash pad. But how about finding somewhere free (or cheap) and beautiful to cool down and enjoy nature? This post covers lots of streams and even rivers where […]
The search for places to cool down and paddle in a stream is always popular in the summer. This post has some lovely beauty spots to enjoy shallow paddling as a family in the East Midlands across Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire. All of the places below have been recommended to me by my readers. […]
I don’t know about you but I am useless at following a set walk that goes off into the countryside. We always end up getting lost. For the purpose of this post I have chosen places for families to go for a walk where it isn’t a case of crossing this stile, walking a bit […]
Are you ready to take a stroll through the deep dark woods to find the Gruffalo? We had a lovely day out on the Gruffalo spotter’s trail at Sherwood Pines in Nottinghamshire. Going on a Gruffalo trail was one of the first things I included on our family bucket list. We love Julia Donaldson’s books […]
Three years in a row now we have been going to see the grey seals and their pups at Donna Nook Nature Reserve in Lincolnshire. There aren’t many places in the UK where the seals go in such great numbers. Donna Nook is one of only 10 places and is a seal-watching paradise. Most years […]