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 […]
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.
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Jun
Jun
Whilst on holiday in Pembrokeshire we were invited along to Folly Farm, Tenby. Its name might imply it is a farm but it should be called Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo. It’s so much more than a farm and I’d go as far as saying it’s one of my favourite family days out here […]
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Jun
Jun
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 […]
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May
May
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 […]
02
May
May
Ad/Collaborative post We live just 40 minutes from Manchester but to be honest we don’t go there that often. My husband works in Manchester so that’s probably the biggest reason we don’t go to the centre very often. Manchester is a great city for families to explore though. Find more great family days out North […]
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Apr
Apr
Just so festival is a fantastic family-friendly festival and it is great for taking toddlers to. Read on for my top tips for taking a toddler to Just So festival. Find more great family days out North West here. Just so festival is on for a weekend in august each year and it is a […]
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Apr
Apr
Last week we took the kids to Legoland Windsor and on the way back we stopped for a night at Mercure Brandon Hall Hotel and Spa in Warwickshire. I was sent a voucher by Red Letter Days as part of my Easter gift guide and chose to pay £15 to upgrade to a family room. […]
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Mar
Mar
York is a fantastic family-friendly city to visit. It’s really compact but packed with attractions the whole family will love. In this post, I’m going to share with you the best things to do in York with kids. I’ll be covering free things to do in York as well as attractions that you’ll have to […]
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Mar
Mar
How are we halfway through March already? I’m a little late with my monthly round-up of our adventures as I was writing my Mother’s day gift guide for you. The snow that arrived at the end of January didn’t stick around for more than a day or so of February. As far as winter months […]
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Mar
Mar
How many KitKat do you think are made in York each day? 4 and a half million. In fact, the streets of York often smell of chocolate thanks to the chocolate factories around the city. York is making more chocolate than ever before. We visitors York’s chocolate story to find out the history of chocolate […]