When I saw that Chill insurance are due to release an ebook all about hidden gems you can drive to in Ireland, a follow up to their ebook released previously about beautiful drives, it got me thinking about our own hidden gems. Living in Lancashire, we are very lucky that there are so many places to visit…
After the journey from Hell, and travelling for almost fourteen hours, the only thing we really wanted to do when we finally got to the hotel was climb into bed and sleep. So it should have come as no surprise that the children were in no way whatsoever ready to sleep. Made worse by the fact that…
Some of you may remember the disaster of our holiday last year, the ten days spent in West Sussex where everything that could go wrong, did go wrong. For those who haven’t read about that holiday you can find my post about it here and here, and I think after reading that, you will understand why we were so…
Last month, with Lewis’s 12th birthday fast approaching, we were faced with the annual dilemma of what to buy the boy who has everything? Having not long been Christmas there was nothing that he needed, or even wanted, and although he is growing up fast I still wanted to give him something rather than the envelope of cash that…
It has become a running tradition in our family over the last couple of years that we will take part in the annual Easter activities up at Brockholes. For those who have never been, Brockholes is an “un-reserved nature reserve” up at Samlesbury, Preston and it is one of our favourite places to go on a…
After the drama of our Summer holiday, I’ll be honest with you, I didn’t hold out much hope for our half term trip to Centerparcs. The lead up to any holiday is always stressful with writing list after list, packing the bags, loading the car and praying that we haven’t forgotten anything major. At the…