Despite living relatively close to Llangollen and visiting on many occasions over the years, we have never taken a ride on the canal. Last weekend we changed that. The weather was glorious, so we decided to pop along to Llangollen Wharf to visit the horses and take a ride. ... READ MORE »
Days Out
Choo Choo!! The Conwy Valley Railway Museum
I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that I have a two-year-old boy who loves trains. As in LOVES them. We have a few options close to us when it comes to getting up close to trains and one of them is the Conwy Valley Railway Museum in Betws-y-Coed. At just over an hour from us in North Wales, it's a ... READ MORE »
Blackpool Illuminations
These streets will make you feel brand new.....Big lights will inspire you.....Let's hear it for New York, New York, New York Blackpool, Blackpool, Blackpool. Ok, so I know it's a stretch but last weekend we headed somewhere which during the month of October, probably has an electricity bill which ... READ MORE »
5 Reasons to support your village fete
It's been a wonderful summer and one that we've filled with a mixture of holidays, weekends away, festivals and local community fetes. We've not managed to get along to as many local events as we would usually try to attend, but that's just because we've just been so busy. However, we've made a real ... READ MORE »
The one where we had a great evening at FriendsFest
Back in April my husband got us tickets for FriendsFest for my birthday. Neither of us are huge fans of the show, but we did used to watch it back in the day. I still remember recording the last ever episode before heading into town with friends. We got back at around 2am, grabbed some snacks and ... READ MORE »
Exploring the British Ironwork Centre
On a random little road, not far from Oswestry is a little hidden treasure if you are in the area and nearby. The British Ironwork Centre is a wonderful sculpture park and shop which allows visitors to explore at their own pace and enjoy some of the fabulous works of art. It's one of our local go to ... READ MORE »
A Day of Vintage Fun
Last weekend we decided to do something a little bit different and trekked down to the Clwyd Veteran & Vintage Machinery Society rally. Yes, I know that it's a bit of a mouthful, but in short it was a fabulous show of all things mechanical and vintage. Cars, motorcycles, cycles, camper vans, ... READ MORE »
5 Reasons to Love Your Library
We had an afternoon free today so looking for a way to get out of the house on a pretty miserable February afternoon, I decided we should go and visit our local library as it's been a while. We live in a fairly rural community so our local library is pretty small by most standards; just a single ... READ MORE »
The Cheshire Reindeer Lodge
Last weekend we went to the Cheshire Reindeer Lodge to meet Rudolph and the crew along with the big guy himself. It wasn't cheap - adults were £9.50 each, children £12.50 and babies free - but it was our first time meeting Father Christmas and I didn't want to book just a simple grotto if ... READ MORE »