Category Archives: Days out & UK travel

We love having fun packed family days out as well as UK holidays. Here you’ll my recommendations for the best places to visit with your family across the UK. We’re based in the North West so I have a lot of content for this area but also other areas of the UK from our travels.

National Forest Adventure Farm’s moon landing maze review

Two girls in a maize maze, one carrying an orange flag

We had a fantastic day out last weekend at National Forest Adventure Farm’s Moon landing maze. This was the second time we’ve visited the National Forest Adventure Farm, the first was for their North Pole Experience last year. We loved our first visit so as soon as I heard about the Maize maze I knew […]

The Insider’s Guide: Spending 48 Hours in Liverpool

Collaborative post If you are looking for a weekend trip within the UK, we usually think of the three main cities, like London, Birmingham and Manchester. However, if you are wondering where to explore next, there is no better place to go to than Liverpool.Liverpool is the perfect city to go to whether you are […]

What is there for kids at The Big Retreat Wales?

Big retreat Wales sign

A couple of weeks back we spent the day at The Big Retreat Wales in the village of Lawrenny in Pembrokeshire. We were kindly invited along to see what the festival has to offer for families and in particular young children. The big retreat Wales is a feel-good festival in its third year. The festival […]

kirklees light railway afternoon tea with BuyaGift review

Steam train at Kirklees Light Railway

We love family days out so we were thrilled to be gifted a complimentary BuyaGift voucher for a family steam train ride with afternoon tea at the Kirklees Light Railway which has since rebranded as Whistlestop valley. This is a family attraction not far from where I grew up and my parent’s still live so […]