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
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
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
I was approached by thinkmoney to go on a budgeted family day out, as a contribution to their UK Travel Guide. So, last weekend we made a trip to Tullie House in Carlisle for an afternoon out. Hubby was spending the afternoon at the Races with his friends so I invited my best friend, O’s… Read More
On Tuesday last week, my husband and I were very kindly invited to Hutton-in-the-Forest by Armstrong Watson to see a performance of The Taming of the Shrew by Illyria Theatre. Armstrong Watson and Bond Dickinson had kindly sponsored the Illyria Theatre company for the performance and had a delightful evening planned for their guests. It… Read More
Last weekend, we had the lovely Donna from What the Redhead Said and her family come to stay with us for a couple of nights. On the Saturday morning, we were all up early and the weather was beautiful so we thought we’d make the most of the sunshine and spend some time outdoors exploring… Read More
Before our little family returned to normality after the Christmas break, we took a trip to the Lake District Coast Aquarium. It was our last full day together as a family and we wanted to spend it doing something fun! The Aquarium is based on the Harbourside in Maryport, Cumbria and showcases a variety of marine… Read More
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