by Keira Garrigan | Oct 19, 2023
Sydlings Copse is such a secluded space, rich and diverse in wildlife. Teaming with birds and insect life: look high for red kites and low for burrowing bees and lizards come summer. The trickle of the little stream which flows through the reserve can be heard amidst...
by Keira Garrigan | Sep 27, 2023
Water Eaton is a great place for a walk, cycle and scoot and also a great big secret. Luckily a friend recommended it as somewhere for the children to practice their cycling and scooting, so we’re sharing this gem with you too. You essentially follow the...
by Keira Garrigan | Sep 24, 2023
We love High Lodge Farm for Halloween shenanigans – every event here gets slicker and slicker, without feeling commercialised, as they really hone in on their offer to families. Start at the Spooky Trail through the woods: fun and interactive with lots to spot,...
by Keira Garrigan | Jul 30, 2023
What a unique adventure – it’s not everyday you enter caves and winding passages, built in the 17th century, which extend over a quarter of a mile underground. The caves itself were dug by local farmers, impoverished by a succession of droughts and failed...
by Keira Garrigan | Jul 28, 2023
This is a firm favourite of ours and a playground that we have been visiting for years. It has a good mix of equipment for older and younger children, plus a big green and tennis courts too. Fenced in, the equipment is positioned around a central wooden gazebo with...
