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When it comes to historic cities there are few with more of a back story than Winchester in southern England. Once the nation’s capital and the seat of power for none other than King Alfred the Great, Winchester oozes history from every building, street and medieval archway. Even if discovering…
Read moreThere are few stories that sum up the festive season more than Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. So when I heard that there was A Christmas Carol themed trail at Mottisfont Abbey near Romsey in Hampshire I made sure it was on our bucket list of pre-Christmas family activities. …
Read moreAfter a flurry of festive activities at the end of November, the start of December has felt a bit ‘bah-humbug’ in comparison. We had planned to go to Mottisfont Abbey in Hampshire to see the Christmas Carol family trail, but unforturnely preparations for our move to Devon took over. We will…
Read moreAt last, it’s December and perfectly acceptable to mention…Christmas! To be fair, I’ve been doing it quite a lot having already shared our pre-Christmas bucket list a whole month ago. Last weekend we ticked off one of the activities I was most excited about: the Victorian Festival of Christmas at…
Read moreThis time last year I saw a lot of friends on Facebook raving about the Christmas experience at a local garden centre – Keydell Nursery in Horndean, Hampshire. If it was just one person posting loads of photos I might have passed it off as over-enthusiasm. But in the space…
Read moreChristmas has officially reached the Tin Box household. Last weekend we started ticking things off our pre-Christmas bucket list of family days out in Hampshire. First up was the Christmas Market at Winchester Cathedral. We had told Tin Box Tot that we were going to see Christmas in Winchester, which…
Read moreLast weekend I decided I wanted to make the most of our family time between now and Christmas by coming up with a bucket list of days out and adventures in our home county of Hampshire. The need for forward planning has come about because Mr Tin Box is away…
Read moreEver since the summer when Tin Box Tot went swimming in the pool at our holiday park she hasn’t stopped talking about it. She even flips on to her front in the bath and pretends to swim. So when Mr Tin Box suggested talking Tin Box Dog down to the…
Read moreWelcome to my weekly Travel Timehop series where I share snapshots of our adventures during the past decade. This week’s moment made quite an impression on Tin Box Tot, but then again, what toddler doesn’t love tractors? When are we time-hopping to? It was July 2014 and we were on…
Read moreAt the tender age of two and a half the majority of Tin Box Tot’s dinosaur knowledge comes from George off Peppa Pig. Yes, dinosaurs go ‘grrrr’. I was keen to broaden her horizons a bit so last weekend I took her off to SeaCity Museum in Southampton.Mr Tin Box…
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