Bennett’s Recreation Ground & Splash Park Review

Ideally I would have liked to visit Bennett’s recreation ground to review the splash park but every time I went to go it had broken down! When was super annoying. And then some idiot set fire to the playground! It looks like all the teething issues have been sorted and the playground has been re-built […]

Stockgrove Country Park Review

Before this review, the last time I visited Stockgrove Country Park I only had one child. So quite a while ago. In fact it was before all the fancy work was done up at Rushmere to make their visitor centre what it is today and Stockgrove seemed the better option. These days families tend to […]

The Shuttleworth Collection Review

This review of the Shuttleworth Collection in Bedfordshire is actually the second one I’ve done off the back of a Dan Snow recommendation! Slightly random! The other is Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. We went to see him at the Waterside Theatre in Aylesbury and during the Q&A I asked him what his favourite day out was! […]

Santa’s Grotto at Windy Willows Tree Yard

Finding a decent Santa’s Grotto can be really hard, mainly because you don’t know if it’s any good until it’s too late! Also they can be incredibly expensive. I’ve seen some Santa’s Grottos in Bedfordshire cost £120 for a family of four. Which is quite frankly terrifying. I wanted something considerably cheaper! Yesterday we were […]

Forest of Marston Vale Review

A nature reserve and family friendly trail in Bedfordshire. Home to the Devil’s Toenail!

Pitstone Recreation Ground Review

I drive through Pitstone in Bedfordshire quite regularly and noticed the playground area in the recreation ground had received a serious upgrade. We hadn’t been able to do a review of the playground until now though. At the time we first visited the playground at Pitstone Recreation Ground the transformation wasn’t quite complete though – […]

Whipsnade Zoo Review

Bedfordshire’s best zoo – and the largest in the UK. There’s lots to see, inside and out. You can even take you car in if you want to.

Ascott House Review

A National Trust property on the Buckinghamshire / Bedfordshire border. One of the smaller propertoes but plenty to see.

Ivinghoe Beacon Review

A steep climb to the top, but stunning views across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire

Dunstable Downs to Whipsnade Tree Cathedral Walk

Although we’ve been to Dunstable Downs many times we’d hadn’t done the walk down to Whipsnade Tree Cathedral until today. TBH I thought it was a really long walk and so we hadn’t bothered. Turns out I was wrong. It’s also a nice easy family walk which you could easily do with a pushchair Dunstable […]