Explore Legoland Windsor: a family adventure with LEGO magic

If you’ve got a little LEGO lover in the house, there’s a good chance you’ll find yourself at Legoland Windsor at some point. For us, it was practically a pilgrimage. Little C (our resident master builder) has been plotting this…

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Parenting fails: why the mess is worth it

Let’s not pretend parenthood is glamorous. It’s not in our household. There’s no serene Instagram shot of me sipping a latte while Cyrus colours in neatly in the background. Nope. It’s me, hair in a sad bun, cold coffee in…

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Great North Elmer Parade Newcastle: a fun family day out with little legs and big smiles

As a new mum over 40, I’ve learnt the importance of keeping moving, not just for me, but for little legs Cyrus too. So when this year’s St Oswald’s Hospice Great North Elmer Parade came around, I grabbed the chance.…

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The Alnwick Garden review: Family fun, Persian history and stunning scenery

With the last bank holiday of 2017 upon us, we put our thinking caps on to come up with somewhere beautiful to take little Cyrus. We arrived at the same conclusion – there’s nowhere more beautiful and spiritual on our doorstep than The Alnwick Garden in Northumberland.

With the last bank holiday of 2017 upon us, we put our thinking caps on to come up with somewhere beautiful to take little Cyrus. We arrived at the same conclusion – there’s nowhere more beautiful and spiritual on our doorstep than The Alnwick Garden in Northumberland.

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