Category: Days Out

  • Bekonscot Model Railway, Beaconsfield, Bucks

    Just imagine the excitement 30 times over!  Another great day out.  Free parking, £5.50 for kids and take a picnic!  Magical.      

  • What is Truck Art?

    It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of the Stockwood Discovery Centre in Luton.  As I’ve said in previous posts each time I go I find something new.  We were invited to the opening of the Truck Art Exhibit a few weeks back and now that I’ve seen the finished product, I really wish…

  • Ophidiophobia – Fear of Snakes

    I’m absolutely terrified of snakes, well any reptiles really.  So much so, that I won’t go into pet stores unless someone goes in first to check, when I was in primary school boys used to throw national geographic on my desk with pictures of snakes and once I took my 8 year old niece walking…

  • Free things to do with kids in or near St. Albans

    The joys of Half-Term!  To stay sane we try to do at least one thing each day.  However, the cost really starts to add up so I’ve put together a wee list of things to do in or near St Albans that are virtually free. You can thank me later!  ;-) Stockwood Discovery Centre –…

  • What is Wellie Wanging?

    We just returned from a spot of Tree planting and Wellie Wanging in Heartwood Forest, Sandridge, Herts.  It was a great day albeit freezing cold.  It was a bit of a trek to the wood but we managed it.  We only planted a handful of trees and wish we did a bit more but if…