Holidaying on the Set of Broadchurch, Dorset
Broadchurch Anyone? As the autumn TV dramas come thick and fast, I am urged to reminisce about our recent holiday in Dorset. Nestled in between West Bay and Burton Bradstock, we found ourselves on 'the beach' that is so very iconic in the programme and which...
Port Lympne Reserve
It seems only fitting that the first post I've written in ages should be about the great British summer and holidaying in the UK. Even more fitting perhaps that we chose to tick off an item from our wish list and take the opportunity to spend a weekend in a Treehouse...
Tylney Hall Hotel & Gardens, Hook, Hampshire
Tylney Hall has fast become a firm favourite for our little family as bit of a bolthole away from home. We first discovered this little gem in Hampshire around this time three years ago. The main draw initially being the fact that it had an outdoor swimming pool. ...
Salts Mill, Saltaire
Salts Mill in Bradford, West Yorkshire is a former textile mill. It was opened in 1853 by Sir Titus Salt. Congruent with his Utopian vision, Sir Titus Salt also built the adjoining village of Saltaire to house the mill workers. With cloth production ceasing in...
London Lumiere Light Festival
We visited the London Lumiere Light Festival at the weekend. This event, now, I believe in its second year, is a festival of light across the capital. Over 50 works of art light up the streets and architecture of London during this four day spectacular display as...
Jamie Oliver Cookery School – Cooking Up a Treat
I was very lucky to be invited as a guest to a Christmas event at The Jamie Oliver Cookery School in London Westfield recently. This was set to be a fabulous evening which would include meeting Gennaro Contaldo as well as getting to experience the most amazing...
Vout-O-Reenee’s : A Look Around
It is no secret here on this Blog that as a family, we love an experience and the chance to check out new places. And if it happens to be that I get to experience something as part of my Blogging business, then that also gets a big thumbs up and off I jolly well go -...
Alice’s Adventures Underground
Having been given the opportunity to provide a review for the Alice's Adventures Underground show, we cannot help but feel incredibly jammy at having stumbled upon a corker like this on the first week of the school holidays. Particularly on the wettest week. Ditching...
Our Top 10 Brighton Picks
Where has Brighton been all of our lives? It has clearly escaped our notice other than one brief visit many moons ago. Yet it is of course one of the trendiest cities in the UK. So when looking for the perfect getaway for parents and a 10 year old...