Irchester Country Park Review

This half term seems to have been all about Northamptonshire and this review of Irchester Country Park was part of that. Annoyingly this place has been elusive for a while now – I’ve tried to visit three times and for various reasons haven’t made it. Thinking about it, that seems to happen quite a lot! […]

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Hatfield Forest Review

It’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 […]

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Superworm Trail at Wendover Woods

Superworm is the latest Julia Donaldson family trail at Wendover Woods and Foresty England sites across the country. It’s more simple than the recent Gruffalo one in that there isn’t any augmented reality element. Like with all of the trails, there is an accompanying trail pack that adds to the experience. BUT you don’t have […]

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Compton Verney Review

When I first realised that Compton Verney in Warwickshire is an art gallery, I wasn’t sure if it was going to be worth me doing a review for the blog! Would the kids enjoy it? Let’s face it, most art galleries aren’t top of a child’s to-visit list. Then I did a bit more research […]

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