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Visit Croydon: 10 attractions to add to your bucket list

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This is a collaborative post: Fast becoming one of the UK’s trendiest destinations, Croydon tips the scales with its vast array of foodie hangouts, eye-catching murals and buzzing atmosphere. Whether you’re day-tripping or planning a city break, there are plenty of things for everyone to enjoy and discover.  Home to Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park, the game-changing Boxpark and some unique […]

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1545 – When Their World Ended: The new Mary Rose immersive experience at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

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Disclaimer: I was invited to this launch event for free, however the words are mine. Header image credit: David Parry. I haven’t been to The Mary Rose since I was a kid on a school trip, probably in around 1990 – eight or so years since it was raised which most people who were at school in the early 80s

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Christmas 2020 at Hever Castle Gardens and the Peter Pan light trail (review)

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Disclaimer: We went along to the Hever Castle Gardens and the Peter Pan Christmas light for free in exchange for this review. Words and pictures are my own. Having last visited Hever Castle Gardens during the summer when it re-opened after the Coronavirus restrictions were relaxed, it was lovely to go back again with hats coats and scarves to spend

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Knockhatch Adventure Park review: Family days out in 2020

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Disclaimer: We received complimentary entry to Knockhatch Adventure Park for our review, but words and pictures are mine. This weekend we took our third trip to Knockhatch Adventure Park in Hailsham, East Sussex. About a fifty minute drive from us in Kent, the first visit was four years ago when my oldest was almost three, and then again in late

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A half term visit to Barleylands Farm Park in Billericay, Essex

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Disclaimer: We received free entry to Barleylands Farm Park in exchange for this review My daughter and I took a trip to Barleylands Farm Park back in September last year for a birds of prey experience. Recently, Barleylands Farm Park opened their new Nocturnal and Exotic House to the public. We decided to go back and take a look. Situated

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School holiday childcare sorted with Barracudas Activity Day Camps

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Disclaimer: This post is written in collaboration with Barracudas Activity Day Camps, but words and pictures are are mine. I have said many times that as a freelancer – well, just as a parent actually – the school holidays can be tough! Since starting pre-school, my kids have thrived on having a set routine. When the school holidays roll around

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Paw Patrol 'Ready, Race, Rescue' Mobile Pit Stop

Ready, Race, Rescue: The new Paw Patrol film and Mobile Pit Stop toys

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Disclaimer: We got to see Ready, Race, Rescue for free and were sent the Paw Patrol Mobile Pit Stop toy for the purposes of this review post. There are few things that my son enjoys more than a trip to the cinema, especially when it involves his favourite things in the world; popcorn and Paw Patrol. With last year’s ‘Mighty

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Christmas at Bedgebury 2019 Christmas lights in Kent

Bedgebury at Christmas: The 2019 Bedgebury Pinetum Christmas light trail

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Disclaimer: We went along to the Bedgebury Pinetum Christmas light trail for free in exchange for this review. Words and pictures are my own. On Saturday we visited Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest in Goudhurst to experience the magnificent 2019 Christmas lights trail. We arrived around 5.30pm when it was already dark, and were directed to a parking space and

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Hever Castle Christmas Grotto and Trail 2019 review

Hever Castle: Christmas Grotto and Alice in a Christmas Wonderland light trail (review)

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Disclaimer: We went along to the Hever Castle Christmas Grotto and Alice in a Christmas Wonderland light trail press evening for free in exchange for this review. Words and pictures are my own. Having last visited Hever Castle in the heat of summer, this time was quite different; a trip after dark, with hats coats and scarves to see the

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Riverhill Himalayan Gardens Pumpkin Hunt

A (very wet) day of pumpkins at Four Winds Farm and Riverhill Himalayan Gardens

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This week has been the first of a two-week half term holiday for us. And it’s been cold, and wet, and a bit rubbish frankly. Our plan was to take the kids to the local pumpkin patch yesterday. It’s become something of a tradition, and it gives me something pretty to put on Instagram. Unfortunately it rained so hard that

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