Reviews of cheap family days out in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire & Bedfordshire. Children's activity and craft ideas
We did this review of Paradise Wildlife Park in Hertfordshire as an end of Easter holidays treat with extended family. As always though, I wanted to keep it as cheap as possible and so we used the kids’ Blue Peter badges so they could get in for free! Which is my favourite price!! The dinosaurs […]
Read More Paradise Wildlife Park ReviewIt’s worth pointing out that this review of Hatfield Forest is written during the winter months. Why does that matter? Well, they ask that during the winter you keep to the hard standing paths and don’t walk through the smaller woodland tracks. You also have to pre-booking parking at weekends and during the school holidays […]
Read More Hatfield Forest ReviewOf all the Christmas light trail reviews I’ve done this year Ashridge House Illuminated is the review that I was most nervous about. I hadn’t heard great things about the Halloween trail last year, and the Christmas one hadn’t gone down much better. I have no problem saying when a somewhere is rubbish, even if […]
Read More Ashridge House Illuminated Christmas Light Trail ReviewWhat’s the best time of year to do the Harry Potter Studio tour; Halloween or Christmas? Is Hogwarts in the Snow any different from the normal tour? Is it worth going specifically for Hogwarts in the Snow if you’ve already been? Honestly these were all questions I asked myself before booking our tickets! Let’s face […]
Read More Hogwarts in the Snow ReviewRiver 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 […]
Read More River Lee Country Park / Lee Valley Sculpture Trail ReviewIf 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 […]
Read More Verulamium Museum ReviewA Peter Rabbit themed open farm in Hertfordshire.
Read More Willows Activity Farm ReviewVoted the cleanest soft play centre in Hertfordshire.
Read More Parents Paradise ReviewAn amazing skate park for all ages with 7 different tracks to choose from. Plus an adventure playground.
Read More Oxhey Activity Park ReviewBrand new playground in St Albans which is perfect for kids of all ages and abilities.
Read More Clarence Park & Playground Review