The Oxfordshire Museum Review

We decided to review the Oxfordshire Museum when we were visiting Blenheim Palace one day. It’s just around the corner and, given that we have annual passes, it made sense. I already knew that the Oxfordshire Museum is quite small, so it didn’t make sense to drive all the way to Woodstock to do a […]

Lillingstone PYO strawberries Review

Lillingstone PYO near Buckingham do various pick your own events each year, including strawberries. There is nothing quite so yummy as strawberries straight from the farm, and we’re doing 30 days wild again this year, so it seemed like the perfect time to go down and check them out. The other options they have available […]

Dunsham Park Playground Review

The playground at Dunsham Park in Aylesbury was refurbished not that long ago and one of my followers recommended that I do a review. This is “only” a small, local playground but it’s quite a good one. The toddler area Quite a large area of the park is actually dedicated to younger children, and that’s […]

Wingrave playground and recreation ground Review

The playground and recreation ground at Wingrave in Buckinghamshire was recommended to me when we visited as part of their annual scarecrow trail. The playground itself was refurbished in early 2020 and is mostly suited from walkers up to about 10 years old. It’s mud-free with a soft play surface through-out. There’s also a massive […]

Natural History Museum Review

This review of the Natural History Museum was part of my epic sightseeing tour of London. In one day I did St Paul’s Cathedral, the British Museum and here, followed by a picnic in Hyde Park! I’ve taken the kids before, but this particular trip was without them. Smallest Child is desperate to go on […]

Great Linford Manor Park Review

This review of Great Linford Manor Park came about because the Parks Trust have put in a new family art trail and had an event running for the launch day. We went along to check it out, and then explored the wider park as well. I’ll be honest, the day didn’t start off great because […]

River Lee Country Park / Lee Valley Sculpture Trail Review

River Lee Country Park nr Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire is part of the Lee Valley Regional Park. The larger park is just massive, and too much to review in just one day. In fact it’s 26 miles long and goes through London, Essex and Hertfordshire! I’ll mention some of the highlights of the River Lee Country […]

Angling Spring Wood Review

Review of Angling Spring Wood, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire | Free Time with the Kids | Woodland & Bluebell walks

Roald Dahl Countryside Walk

The Roald Dahl Countryside Walk is one of the ones listed on the website of the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in Great Missenden. It’s a nice, family friendly (although not pushchair friendly) walk that will take you about an hour to do. That’s an hour from the museum and back, not the car […]

Verulamium Museum Review

If you know anything about St Albans, you’ll know it was a big deal in Roman times. A very big deal, and there’s tons of archaeology left behind for us to find. I’m fairly sure most school kids in and around Hertfordshire will have visited here at some stage, but we’ve also visited Verulamium Museum […]