We’ve teamed up with the lovely people at Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park to offer you a one-day family pass to use in 2016. This multi-award winning family attraction is a great family day out whatever the weather. We visited in February and had lots of fun in the indoor play areas and meeting the…
I’ve always lived by the sea, so walks on the beach are nothing new. What is new is our location. Since moving to Devon in December we’ve been able to explore lots of different pieces of coastline as we walk Tin Box Dog and try to tire out our girls. In January I shared our…
We had our first Devon house guests this month – Grandma and Grandpa Tin Box – which gave us the perfect excuse to explore our local area. Despite the less than lovely weather I suggested we visit the River Dart Country Park as I thought it would give us all a chance to stretch our…
I love living by the sea. There’s something reassuring about hearing the call of sea birds and tasting salt on the breeze. It’s also an important point of reference for me. If I have the coastline behind me I can mentally map out the land around. When we lived in Hampshire we often visited…
The great thing about moving to a new area is that you don’t feel lazy about exploring places on your doorstep. Having moved to Devon at New Year we are still wandering around like tourists so it only feels natural to check out the local sights. Last weekend we paid a visit to our closest…
Ah, the Great British weather – it’s guaranteed to be glorious while you’re working. But as soon as the holidays kick in…it knows – it just knows. Cue wet weather fun. We’ve lived and holidayed in South Devon for a few years now and have a trusty list of tried and tested Devon attractions for…
If your idea of a serious fish tank is something you’ve seen in your local pet shop you would be blown away by the National Marine Aquarium (NMA) in Plymouth. Our visit the the National Marine Aquarium We visited the UK’s largest aquarium on a damp and windy day during our 2015 Devon holiday. We were so enthusiastic to…
We’ve been lucky enough to have three uninterrupted weeks together as a family this summer, the first of which we spent in Devon.We booked our holiday at Hillhead near Brixham daydreaming about warm sunny days and fun on the beach. It was the end of July after all – peak time for a trip to the coast….