Hips, trips, training and getting kids outside!
We fancied a walk and some half term fun after the weather and a nasty virus had us cooped up at home, so headed to Lotherton Hall, not far from Leeds just off the A1. With a spooky scarecrow trail, adventure playground and lovely grounds to wander in it was just the outing we needed….
We had a funny weekend this weekend, hubby was working and my plans to visit the Peak District with the kids were floored by a sinus headache. The weather has been really odd too hasn’t it? so I had no idea what to wear either. We did make to the kids Grandparents and us girls…
After a wet and blustery start to the weekend I was relieved to wake up to brighter skies this morning. My plan was to visit Nell Bank near Ilkley, for a leaf trail that was part of the Ilkley Arts trail. Every October artists from around the area get an opportunity to showcase their works….
As the mornings seem dark and the nights are drawing in I was a little disappointed that ‘Summer’ was over. More because I seemed to have waited the whole of the summer holidays for those barmy summer days to start! But, with a slight chill in the air I’ve remembered all the wonderful things about…
We recently spent a weekend glamping on Yorkshire’s east coast. I found a lovely sounding walk on the North Yorks moors website from an old railway station and then along the coast, on the Cleveland Way. The kids grumbled slightly as we had done a big walk the day before to Filey from where we…
We recently visited Yorkshire’s coast for a mini glamping break and stayed just near the Yorkshire Wolds Way. Armed with my OS map I planned a route that would take us from our campsite to Filey. We would hopefully arrive in time for an afternoon ice-cream. The day before had been our wedding anniversary so…
We’ve just come back from a great little glamping holiday near Scarborough. Our tent didn’t survive our last camping trip in the area and I forgot all sorts, so this time we tried glamping. I’ve been wanting to go to Humble Bee Farm for ages so booked for right at the end of the school…
I knew as soon as we started our walk from Clapham that the kids were going to find it interesting. It started with us walking through two very dark tunnels, we couldn’t see much and I joked that I should get out my emergency head torch. After the tunnels, there was a steep slope up…
I’ve been meaning to visit RSPB Fairburn Ings for ages, so with just my Daughter to entertain I thought it would be a nice Mummy and Daughter day out. The nature reserve not far from Castleford is a protected area, with pond dipping and walking trails it sounds just our sort of place to explore….
This week we headed to the beach, a beach with a difference. Not only was it 70 miles inland but it was at the National coal mining museum for England. Not somewhere you might associate with having a beach, but it’s one of the many attractions the site has for visitors during the summer holidays….