It was a sunny day so I suggested we travel to West London to try Osterley Park and House – our National Trust membership has just renewed for an eighth year so I wanted to use it as quickly as possible. Osterley Park and House is over in West London, around an hour for us […]
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Banstead Woods Narnia Trail
South London into Surrey can feel like an area where it’s difficult to breathe. We’re so lucky having open space nearby. As it’s a gloriously sunny day we headed to the Banstead Woods Narnia Trail. Banstead Woods Narnia Trail has been in the woods for a couple of months now. For now it’s a pleasant […]
Our Short Essex Family Break in August 2017
Last weekend we had a few days off work and holiday club, so headed away for a few days. We had a short Essex family break – getting away from it all. A short Essex family break isn’t the first thing you’d think of when planning a few days away. Initially we were looking around […]
Painshill Park – We Returned and Found Our Happy Place Again
Painshill Park is somewhere we’ve visited since H was a baby. It’s in Cobham, up the road from Claremont Landscape Gardens. We haven’t been for a couple of years, so put this to rights recently. Painshill Park and Claremont are both landscape gardens, and have similarities. Painshill Park has some unique features which make it a […]
Beddington Park – The Swans Need Our Help
Beddington Park is one of our many local parks. It has football pitches, an outdoor gym, a play area, a great cafe and a huge area to walk around. Within this huge area is a lake, populated by ducks, geese and swans. Recently, this note appeared. We decided to have a walk around there. Despite […]
A Trip to Folkestone and Sunny Sands
Folkestone always made me think of ferries. That’s about it. Same as Dover, again ferries, although Dover of course has white cliffs too. Every New Year we make a trip to the seaside. As creatures of habit we’ve always alternated between Brighton, Eastbourne or Bognor Regis as they’re about the same distance. This year we […]
Hampton Court Palace
We headed over to Hampton Court Palace, as newly signed up members of the Historic Royal Palaces gang – we figure we can visit three times and make our membership fees back, so it’s worth it. Hampton Court Palace is somewhere I’ve visited since I was very young. My Great Aunt and Uncle lived in Teddington, […]
Bluebell Railway and Sheffield Park
We’ve wanted to go on the Bluebell Railway for a long time now, but never seemed to time it right. We finally went on New Year’s Eve, driving down to Sheffield Park where it starts, making it with minutes to spare. From Carshalton to Sheffield Park on a good day it takes an hour, which […]
Eltham Palace
We lived in New Cross for years, and travelled through Eltham many times, but never went to Eltham Palace. Shaun has English Heritage membership for the family via his work, so we got to visit today – and what a glorious day! Eltham Palace sounds very out of place. Eltham isn’t the kind of place you’d […]
Lots Going on at Hatchlands Park
Hatchlands Park has a Sylvanian Families trail, free for kids. H did it and enjoyed it – but remember to take a pen! It’s fun and informative – and gave us a walk through a different area of Hatchlands too. It’s very suitable for little ones too – nice paths though a few trip hazards […]