Category: Places to go
Loveabell bell tent hire
When my friend Dave invited us to a camping weekend for his 40th birthday I immediately went to bagsy the campervan we share with four friends. But, shock horror, someone had got there before us, so I decided it was the perfect opportunity to book a bell tent, as I’d wanted to stay in [...]
Cool Spot: Wilderness Festival
Catherine is the author of Bristol Parenting Cafe and today is sharing her experiences and pictures of Wilderness Festival. Hooray – I’m finally back in the world of festivals after a five year absence! I heard about The Wilderness Festival back in June and in a rare moment of decisiveness booked tickets a few weeks [...]
Cool Spot: Just So Festival 2011
Last weekend saw the second annual Just So Festival held at Barneswood near Leek, Staffordshire. I took my family along to check it out on Sunday and Eve was there on Saturday. Just So Festival is all about the children with extras to keep their parents happy while they have fun. Held over three days [...]
Cool Spot: Lollibop Festival 2011
A couple of weeks ago, I got up early and made enough food to feed the five thousand and headed for Lollibop, the “big bash for little people” in Regent’s Park. We were given a family pass for six which meant I ‘dragged’ my mate and her two along and we were pretty frazzled by [...]
Children’s Theatre Review: Bob, the Man on the Moon
A friend recently asked whether her two year old was too young to be taken his first trip to the theatre. My reply? No, of course! I love the theatre! One of my strongest memories is of being taken to Manchester’s Contact or Library theatres as a child and seeing all sorts of magical [...]
Cool Theatre: The Tiger Who Came to Tea
High on the list of my daughters favourite stories, The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr has been capturing the imagination of kids around the world since 1968. We visited the exhibition at the V&A Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green a few weeks back (must visit alert!) which meant we definitely had [...]
Fabric Flavours Summer Pop-up Shop Brent Cross
Fabric Flavours, the cool gang behind the nostalgia inspired range of tee’s for kids featuring characters from some of our favourite shows, books, and comics of yesteryear has opened a pop-up shop at Brent Cross shopping centre, North London for the summer. No ordinary tee, their high quality with lots of quirky details that work [...]
Matilda Musical
The latest children’s book to be turned into a musical is Roald Dahl’s Matilda. The book is possibly one of his most loved and sees a down-trodden Matilda best her horrible family and positively beastly headmistress. The story is packed full of Dahl’s dark humour but ultimately it is about a seemingly weak child using [...]
Cool Spot: Camp Bestival 2011
Now I’ve washed the last load after the weekend in children’s paradise that is Camp Bestival, I can tell you about it. In case you don’t know (where have you been?) it’s an annual four-day festival organised by Rob and Josie da Bank, the husband-and-wife creative team behind Bestival, held in the stunning surroundings of [...]
Sands Resort
The Sands Resort is a family owned family-friendly hotel located on the North Cornwall coast at Porth. It sits on top of the cliffs with stunning views of both the Atlantic and the rolling Cornish countryside. Packed with such a wealth of on site facilities and activities I literally couldn’t fit them all into one [...]
Sands Resort: Facilities and Activities
Following on from the first part of my Sands Resort post I want to tell you about the facilities and activities. You could easily spend days at a time not venturing much further than the hotel grounds as they have such a great range of facilities for both children and adults. Before we’d even set [...]
Win a family ticket to Lollibop Festival at Regents Park this weekend worth £108
We have a family ticket for four worth £108 to give away courtesy of Lollibop! Festival season is in full swing and this weekend (5th – 7th August) sees Lollibop, the festival created for under 10′s take over Regents Park in London. There’s a craft market, enchanted forest, ‘Minimission’ (think family clubbing Ibiza style), a [...]
V&A exhibition goodies: The Tiger Who Came To Tea
Practically every household has a fondness for one of Judith Kerr’s picture books, whether it’s The Tiger Who Came to Tea or one of the Mog series. Somehow, this purveyor of slightly naive drawing, whose style became noticeably more adept as the years went by, has come to be regarded as a seminal illustrator. Now [...]
Five Go Glamping: Bambino Goodies at Feather Down Farm
The romantic idea of camping with my children was shattered on our first trip two years ago. After two wet nights in a small space with Milla, then 2 and Monty 3 months old it only took a bad shower for me to call time and start packing the car. Fast forward two years and [...]
Paradise Park
If you’re looking for a day out in Cornwall then Paradise Park in Hayle is perfect for young families. With a wide range of birds and play areas there is plenty to entertain. Paradise Park is an attraction boasting a wonderful collection of birds from all over the world, farm animals and a variety of [...]
