Hartwell Nurseries Winter Wonderland and Santa’s Grotto Review

Any people were very disappointed when a certain local garden centre stopped doing their Winter Wonderland walk-through and I’m often asked about it. Well, do not fear because Hartwell Nurseries near Aylesbury have stepped up to the plate and have now got their own Winter Wonderland walk-through and Santa’s Grotto. Despite basically living in garden […]

Brill Recreation Ground Review

The playground at Brill Recreation Ground in Buckinghamshire recently had an upgrade but it’s taken us a while to get down there and check it out. It was worth the wait though. The playground has been designed with a windmill theme to match the windmill that dominates so much of the village. If you want […]

Father Christmas at Hogshaw Farm Review

We are big fans of Hogshaw Farm in Buckinghamshire, and have been visiting since it opened so when we were invited to review their Father Christmas experience we jumped at the chance. As with all of my reviews, they didn’t see the contents prior to publication and had no input into it. Just to give […]

Eskdale Road, Stoke Mandeville Playground Review

This review of the playground on Eskdale Road in Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire has been updated since the whole park had a recent refurbishment. The playground itself is set within a large recreation ground and there’s a good variety of things to do for both younger and older children. It’s a fully enclosed playground with seating […]

Claydon House Review

Since my first review of Claydon House in Buckinghamshire the National Trust (or possibly the family that own Claydon) have completely changed how everything works on-site! There used to be a separate charge for the house and the gardens, even for NT members. Now it’s all one price. One thing that Claydon House is famous […]

The Little Trip Boat Aylesbury Review

According to Ratty “there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats”. Well, today we took Smallest Child on what I think is possibly her first boat trip, and the first one in ages for the boys. We were very kindly invited to review The Little […]

Aladdin at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Review

The pantomime at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre this year is Aladdin and we’ve been to review it during opening week to see what it’s like. This is actually the first time I’ve been to a panto at the Waterside Theatre, although we’ve been to see loads of other things there. Aylesbury favourites La Voix and Andy […]

The Lawn Playground Ivinghoe Review

The Lawn playground in Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire is one of those ones I’ve driven past dozens of times on the way to other day trips and thought “ooh, we should go there” but never got around to it. Now we’ve finally been to try it out. As well as the rec ground there’s a ping pong […]

Haydon Hill Playground Review

The playground on the Haydon Hill estate in Aylesbury is one of the larger playgrounds and in July 2022 it had a complete refurb. It’s visible from the Bicester Road so I’d been keeping an eye on it, waiting for it to open, and it finally is. Middle Child is a bit annoyed about the […]

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 […]