On this day, 24th August, next year our eldest daughter will collect her GCSE results. It might seem odd to be looking so far into the future but the reality is that it will be upon us before we know it. She has a huge year ahead of her so I thought it would be […]
Bolton Abbey, on the River Wharfe in Yorkshire Dales, is a tourist magnet and rightly so. It is a stunningly beautiful place with an awful lot to see and do if you, like us, enjoy the great outdoors. This past weekend we visited for the first time in rather a long time. Disclaimer: We were […]
Have you ever tried reading Shakespeare? Honestly, have you? Well, I have and I find it tedious! Plays are meant to be performed in my opinion, not read. Getting kids to read Shakespeare is even harder, but inspiring them to be interested in his work is easy – take them to see Billy Shakes: Wonderboy! […]
William Shakespeare, arguably the most famous playwright there ever was. Surely everybody has heard of him and is aware of at least one piece of his work? After all, studying a Shakespeare play is pretty much mandatory for GCSE English literature in the UK. But I confess, I am not really a fan – or […]
The old saying that “the best things in life are free” is true. Honestly, it is. I’m not talking about things you are given or #gifted, I’m talking about the things you can do that don’t cost you any money. Last night was one of those times – a simple couple of hours spent in […]
We recently had the pleasure of visiting Monk Park Farm. In fact, we visited in April and more recently this past weekend. A visit to a play farm is like a right of passage for any parent – I am yet to find one that hasn’t taken their little cherubs to one. Who doesn’t love […]
Lotherton Hall in north Leeds used to be somewhere we would take the girls a couple of weekends each month. Before the pricing policy change in 2011 we would go there and park for the day for about £5 and have access to the playground, countryside walks, the gardens and the bird gardens. It’s a […]
Last summer, you may remember, I wrote a post about our visit to GoApe at Dalby Forest in North Yorkshire. That trip, as I said at the time, was gifted by GoApe and we’re very grateful for that. This time, however, we paid for it ourselves and guess what? Spoiler alter! We had just as […]
In 2014 we moved from the old Yorkshire rag trade town of Dewsbury to the border of the North York Moors. Suddenly we were surrounded by what used to be day trip destinations for us. So why we have waited five years to visit this beautiful place is quite beyond me. Spoiler alert: Rievaulx Abbey […]
Are you on the lookout for a new car? And by ‘new,’ we don’t necessarily mean something fresh from the manufacturer, but rather any car, used or brand new to replace your current motor. If so, there are a number of factors you need to take into consideration, especially when you also factor your children […]
