Tyntesfield House & Gardens Visit
We had a weekend away in Brean, Somerset and as we are National Trust members look at what was around the area, We decided to go to Tyntesfield House which is more near Bristol...
Category: Places / Days Out
Getting Distracted By The Snooker
Today as we have a bit of snow outside and it’s cold and we didn’t really need to go out shopping etc. I thought would be a good chance to catch up getting articles...
Upton House And Gardens – Edgehill Near Banbury Visit
While we was having a weekend away camping we went to Upton House and gardens in Edge Hill near Banbury. As we are National Trust members entrance is free though prices are Adults £10.90,...
Farnborough Hall Near Banbury Visit
We are National Trust members and while on a weekend away we visited Farnborough Hall after visiting Upton House which is nearby. Entrance for national trust members is free, normal entry prices for house...
Coventry Transport Museum Visit
A few weekends we had to drop our daughter off to Leamington Spa, so we decided on the way back we would visit Coventry, I persuaded the missus to go so could go round...
Mottistone Gardens & Compton Bay & Downs Visit
Mottistone Gardens Mottistone Gardens is on the south coast of the Isle of Wight and is part owned by the National Trust, Entrance is £5.80 Adults, £2.90 Children, £14.50 Family (non gift aid prices)....
Godshill Model Village Visit in The Isle of Wight
While on holiday on the Isle of Wight we had to visit Godshill Model village, as I love visiting model villages. Godshill model village it tucked away on the high street of Godshill village...
Barnstones Caravan & Camping Park Great Bourton Near Banbury Visit
As we are new to camping we just like to go away after work on Friday and come back on the sunday, so we don’t like to travel that far on the Friday as...
Visit To Packwood House & Baddesley Clinton
We had to pick some furniture up from Knowle and as we are National Trust member we decided to visit two local attractions which were Baddesley Clinton & Packwood house, so here are quick...
Visit To Kinver Edge & Rock Houses
Our recent visit to the national trust Kinver Edge and rock houses, lovely place and a very nice walk , my review and photos
Brick Wonders Exhibition at Wolverhampton
Recent visit to the touring exhibition of Warren Elsmore’s Brick Wonders, over 70 Lego models on display from small models to full scenes at Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Monkey Haven – Isle of Wight
On our last day before setting back home from the Isle of Wight we decided to go to the Monkey Haven – Primate rescue centre, which is just outside of Newport. Prices are £10...
Dinosaur Isle (Isle Of Wight) – Visit
While on holiday on the isle of Wight we had seen in the welcome pack of where we were staying an advert for Dinosaur isle in Sandown, so thought we would go and have...
Carisbrooke Castle Visit – Isle of Wight
Carisbrooke castle is just outside of Newport on the Isle Of Wight and is owned by English Heritage. Entrance prices are £8.80 Adults, £5.20 Children. £25.20 Family (2 Adults, 3 Children) (non gift aid...
Our first experience in Camping
We decided that myself and the missus would try camping and at nearly 43 this will be the first time I have been camping in about 30 years and the missus in over 20...
Visit To Tutbury Castle
On the way back from a visit to Sudbury Hall & Childhood museum, we decided to visit Tutbury Castle, Staffordshire. We visited on Sunday 29th May and we didn’t realise that there was an...
Visit to Birdland in Bourton-on-the-water
While on a day out to the lovely village Bourton On The Water we decided to visit a few attractions within the village. One of the places we visited was the Cotswold Birdland Park...
Hall Green Greyhound Stadium Demolition
Hearing in the last week about the closure of Birmingham’s Hall Green Greyhound stadium it made me remember of a time I went there a good few years ago. At the time of writing...
Quick Walk Around Hayhead Wood Nature Reserve – Aldridge
We decided to take the dog for a walk around Hayhead Wood nature reserve in Aldridge. The nature reserve is off the A454 Aldridge Road and is set in 17 acres. The reserve has a mixture of woodland, wetland and grassland habitats. The now nature’s reserve was originally part of the hay head work which mined limestone,
Nature Walk Around Beacon Park Lichfield
The other week had an hour or so to spare while the missus was at interview in Lichfield town centre I decided to take my camera and have a wonder round by Beacon park...
Motor Museum Visit – Bourton-On-The-Water
While on a nice day out in Bourton on the water we visited a few attractions one of these was the Cotswold motoring museum and toy collection, price are £5.25 Adults, £3.74 Children (4-16yrs)...
Model Village Bourton-on-the-water Visit
While on a day trip to Bourton-on-the-water for the bank holiday we visited the model village, we had been to the model village before but this was about 15 years ago, so thought would...
National Space Museum Visit
We recently visited the national space Museum in Leicester, which is just outside the city centre. We got tickets using the must see three, which is one price for three attractions in the area...
Visit To Tropical Birdland
This week because our daughter had a day of school for teacher training, we decided to go out for the day, I had originally planned to go to the space centre in Nottingham as...
Conkers Outdoor Play Visit
We went to Conkers a outdoor adventure attraction on bank holiday Monday. It is described as “enter a world of adventure & discovery at the heart of the national forest” Conkers is in Moira,...
Stratford-Upon-Avon Butterfly Farm Visit
We recently had a visit to Stratford-upon-avon and I decided to go round the butterfly farm. My daughter had been before but myself and partner hadn’t s thought It would make a nice family...
Moseley Old Hall Visit
We decieded as we had a free afternoon to go visit Moseley Old Hall which is located in Fordhouses, just north of Wolverhampton. Entrance prices are Adult: £6.75, Child: £3.35 and Family ticket: £16.85...
Liverpool Museum & Albert Dock
Last year while we were on holiday in Southport we decided to have a day out in Liverpool. We decided to go the Albert Docks around the dock are several museums. These are the...
Upcoming Local Family Events
Here is just a quick list of some upcoming events in the Walsall, West Midlands and Burntwood / Lichfield, South Staffordshire Between May and August 2014. These events we have been too in previous...
High Peak Junction Walk
After recently catching up on the Tony Robinson TV Series Walking through history, in the first episode I noticed him looking at a building on part of his walk and it reminded me that...
Attingham Park & Mansion
I visited Attingham park today, as I had finished sooner on some work in nearby Shrewsbury, and because have a family membership to the National Trust though I would just have a quick look...
Wall Roman Site (Letocetum)
A few months ago we visited the Wall Roman site (Letocetum) just off the A5 Watling Street, Staffordshire. Now I have lived around the are for most of my life but never visited this...
Wookey Hole & Caves
While we was on holiday at a Pontins holiday park in Brean Sands we decided to visit Wookey hole near Wells in Somerset , it was the choice between Wookey hole or Cheddar Gorge,...
First Time Ice Skating At Silverblades
The other weekend we went ice skating for the stepdaughters birthday which there was eight kids iceskating, we went to silverblades in Cannock normal price for entry is dependent on the day you go...
Chasewater Jan 2014
Its hard to believe that it is 4 years since Chasewater reservoir started to be emptied, see my previous posts in 2010 and 2011 for details. Having a hour free this afternoon I decided...
Hornsea Museum – Yorkshire
Last year we visited the Hornsea museum in East Riding of Yorkshire, The museum looks small from the outside, but loads to do and discover inside. So don’t be put off when you walk...
First Time Doing Geocaching
Recently the missus discovered geo-caching. The basics of geo-caching is were you explore different places using your smartphone or GPS device to find a box with items in. First you need to goto the...
Castle ring
We live pretty close to castle ring so we do enjoy walking round there and there is also a very nice pub there “the park gate” so nice to have a walk then a...
Sudbury Hall & Museum of Childhood
We visited sudbury Hall and the museum of childhood recently, which is a national Trust property. Entrance cost to both the hall and the childhood museum is £13.50 adults, £6.75 children, £20.25 family (1...
Heritage Open Days 2013
Just a quick reminder about the national heritage open days this weekend, I had forgotten about this yearly event as it was from Thursday 12th – Sunday 15h September. This is were over 4000...
John Bull’s World Of Rock
John Bull’s World of rock is situated about 2 miles just outside of Bridlington, North Yorkshire. Admission prices are £2.50 adults, £2.00 children and is open term time 11am to 3:30pm Monday to Friday...
Rotunda Museum – Scarborough
The Rotunda museum, is located just of the shore and within walking distance from the town centre of Scarborough. we visited while on holiday in the area, Children under 18 are free then prices...
Bondville Model Village
While on holiday earlier this year in North Yorkshire, we visited Bondville Miniature village in Sewerby, Bridlington. Now I love vising model villages, I always have since I was a kid, so when we...
National Brewery Experience
We decided one day last year to go to the national Brewery Centre in Burton-upon-Trent. One reason was we had a £10 Tesco exchange voucher left over and this could be used against the...
Cheddar Gorge
While we was on holiday and after visiting wookey hole, we went to Cheddar gorge on the way back to our accommodation, Now I myself had visited Cheddar gorge years ago this was when...
Alton Towers Theme Park Visit
We recently went to Alton Towers theme park as we had collected token in the sun newspaper earlier in the year, you had to send off so many tokens and choose a block of...
Babbacombe Model Village
While we was on holiday we went to the Babbacombe Model village, this is the one place that I wanted to visit while we was away, as this place holds a special to me,...
Bantock Park and Museum
Today we visited Bantock Park and Museum which is just about 1 mile out of Wolverhampton City Centre. Bantock House is set in 43 acres of park lane. There is parking onsite which is...
Wolseley Nature Centre
We recently went to the Wolseley Centre which is just outside of Rugeley town centre on the A51, it is next to the wyevale garden centre. The Wolseley centre is a great nature reserve...
Snibston Discovery Museum
We recently went to Snibston a museum of discovery in Coalville, Leicestershire, it is run by Leicestershire county council. We decided to go here as one of the kids went on a school trip...