Peppa Pig World and Paultons Park review
A review of our visit to Peppa Pig World at Paulton’s Park – a Hampshire attraction and theme park perfect for toddlers
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DinoFest 2015 at SeaCity Museum
At 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 was busy preparing our top…
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Blog | Family days out | UK
A day out at Jimmy’s Farm
I recently won a box of yummy meat from Jimmy’s Farm in a Twitter competition – you’ve got to love the power of tweets. As luck would have it we were holidaying in Essex this month so it was the perfect opportunity to visit the place where our goodies had been produced. A bit…
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What to take to the beach: packing list for seaside days with kids
We love a day out at the beach. Life can’t get much better than when you can feel the sand between your toes and listen to the lapping of the waves on the shore line. Add to that plenty of free fun making castles and exploring rock pools and you have the makings of…
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Blog | Family days out | UK
A day out at Colchester Zoo
Our visit to Colchester Zoo in Essex was quite possibly my favourite day out of our summer holiday. It was a proper day out with Tin Box Tot’s grandparents and older cousins, which made it extra exciting. A bit about the zoo Colcheter Zoo is a privately run attraction with more than 270 species of mammals, reptiles,…
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Blog | Devon | Family days out
A visit to the National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth
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…
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Blog | Devon | Family days out
A beach day in Devon
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….
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A visit to Staunton Country Park
When Mr Tin Box announced he was cycling 100 miles along the South Downs Way in aid of the British Heart Foundation this left me and the girls at a bit of a loose end. I didn’t much fancy cheering him along so we decided to visit Staunton Country Park with our lovely friend who’s…
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A visit to Manor Farm and Country Park
Tin Box Tot loves talking about farm animals and tractors. In fact, she is a little bit tractor obsessed. So when we found ourselves pitched up right next door to Manor Farm in Hampshire last weekend we would have been failing in our parenting duties not to pay it a visit. Manor Farm is where…
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Blog | Family days out | UK
Crabbing at Lymington Harbour with kids – days out in the New Forest
Mr Tin Box loves acting like a big kid under the pretence of entertaining the girls. So it was no surprise that when we visited the New Forest and had the opportunity to go crabbing at Lymington Harbour he jumped at the chance. Lymington is a market town popular with sailors, cyclists and walkers. It’s also a great…
