Discovering The Lost Gardens of Heligan with children
What to expect and tips to make the most out of a visit to The Lost Gardens of Heligan with children. Heligan is magical family day out in Cornwall, UK
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Puy du Fou: where to stay while visiting France’s top theme park
If you are planning a visit to Puy du Fou in France I’d recommend spending at least two days in the Grand Parc. This means an overnight stay or more. Luckily there’s lots of accommodation options in the park and close by. Here’s my tips on visiting Puy du Fou and where to stay, including …
New Hydro High Dive Show at Crealy in Devon this summer
We love seeing what the team at Crealy Theme Park & Resort come up with to make school holiday visits to this Devon theme park extra exciting. This summer, they are hosting a brand new Hydro High Dive show at Crealy and it sounds like it’s going to be brilliant. We can’t wait to see …
Puy du Fou’s best shows for families
‘How was your trip to France?’. It’s a question I have been asked several times by family and friends since returning from Puy du Fou – France’s second largest attraction. This is usually followed by: ‘It looked great.’ That, it certainly was. But it was SO MUCH MORE. If I honed and perfected my writing …
A visit to the American Museum Bath with kids
Bath is a city renowned for its famous Roman Baths, picturesque Pulteney Bridge and Sally Lunn’s buns. But did you also know it is the home to the largest collection of American cultural artefacts outside the United States? We were invited to visit the American Museum, Bath, during our recent trip to the city and …
Being Brunel, Bristol: 11 things kids will love about SS Great Britain’s new exhibition
*Advertisement feature* If you’re looking for places to visit in Bristol, England, then SS Great Britain should be high on your to do list, not least because of its new Being Brunel exhibition which opened this Spring. We were invited to review the exhibition of Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s life and legacy as one of the …
Reviewed: PK Porthcurno , formerly The Telegraph Museum, Cornwall
PK Porthcurno, formerly the Telegraph Museum in Porthcurno, is an off the beaten track attraction that is a brilliant family Cornwall day out
Haynes International Motor Museum with kids
If you love cars then you’ll adore Haynes International Motor Museum. But is it a good day out for kids and non-car fans? Here’s our review
A family day out at Sidmouth Donkey Sanctuary
Nestled in the hills of East Devon’s Area of Outstanding Natural beauty is a charity doing amazing work in aid of the health and welfare of donkeys. Not only this, the Sidmouth Donkey Sanctuary is a great Devon family day out that is dog-friendly and free! We visited while staying just down the road at Andrewshayes …
Exploring Pendennis Castle with kids – an English Heritage day out in Cornwall
The voices of the past echo loud at Pendennis Castle at Falmouth in Cornwall. The barracks at this Tudor fortification were manned for more than four centuries before it was finally decommissioned in the 1950s. Indeed the cliff top observation station and air raid shelter appear to have only recently been vacated by the troops …