A couple of weeks ago, the Dinosaur Encounters exhibition opened at Rheged and we were asked to pop along with the boys to see what we thought – so here we go! I asked my 6 year old to summarise what he thought about the Dinosaur Encounters experience and this is what he typed… “The… Read More
Last summer, we were invited to the Lost Castle at Lowther Castle, near Penrith to review the brand new adventure playground. We had so much fun! So when were were invited back to Lowther Castle for the launch of Cumbria’s longest slide and the ‘Faraway’ venue for children’s parties – we couldn’t wait…! When we… Read More
Living in a rural part of the county of Cumbria, we can only dream of the day an Ikea store opens within a reasonable distance. Our nearest Ikea store is in Gateshead – a mere two hours drive away! I know, I know, you’re thinking – a day trip to Ikea? Really? That’s the best she can… Read More
The Lowther family leave a significant impression on the landscape of Cumbria’s history, having owned much land and property in the county for centuries. Lowther Castle, near Penrith, is one of their more well-known properties that has it’s own wonderful tale to go with it. The site of Lowther Castle has seen major renovations and rebuilding work and, as… Read More
We were asked by the lovely team at English Heritage to visit Carlisle Castle for the ‘Carlisle Under Siege’ event at the weekend. I hadn’t visited the castle since I was a child and have been meaning to take O for a while, so this was the perfect opportunity! We parked at the nearby car park… Read More
Hubs had taken the day off work on Friday and, as a special half-term holiday treat, we decided to head out to the Lake District Wildlife Park at Bassenthwaite, near Keswick, Cumbria. It was another hot day, so the boys put their shorts and t-shirts on and we all lathered up in sun lotion. We… Read More
Over the last few weeks, we have had some absolutely beautiful weather here in Cumbria. It makes a change as it’s usually it’s the wettest place in the country, claiming 4 of the top 10 locations in Britain. O loves to spend time outdoors and as the weather has been nice, we’ve been on a… Read More
Before Q arrived, I had been really enjoying the one-on-one time I had to spend with O. We had done some lovely Mother and Son activities like baking yummy cakes and visiting the library. O and I had made visiting the Library a regular occurrence, visiting once a week or more to borrow books. Although we haven’t… Read More
During the holidays, we’re always looking for new places to visit and interesting things to do. Partly to occupy our 4 year old, O, but it’s also nice to find activities that we can all enjoy together. We had been told about the Puzzling Place centre in Keswick and decided it was worth a trip!
Last weekend, we enjoyed the company of Donna and her family and so wanted to find something fun for the children to do that didn’t put too much strain on my heavily pregnant self. We decided to visit The Beacon Museum in a town nearby called Whitehaven, as it’s always been a great day out… Read More
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