Enchanted Christmas at Westonbirt Arboretum
As magnificent as Westonbirt is in all its autumn glory, now is the time to visit for a really magical walk around the arboretum. Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings from the end of November...
Category: Gloucestershire
Pumpkin Trail at Slimbridge
Last weekend we decided to make the most of some decent weather and visit Slimbridge. For the half term week there was a free pumpkin trail running for children, with a bag of sweets as a...
Autumn walk
Last Sunday was a beautiful autumnal morning, and whilst Rich was out mowing the lawn (last one of the year?!) and sorting the garden, it seemed like a good opportunity to go for a...
Slimbridge
One of the great things about being part-time, is that on my days off, the girls and I have the opportunity to have lovely days out. Wednesday was promising to be dry this week...
Westonbirt September 2014
This week we had another trip to Westonbirt Arboretum. It was a lovely sunny day, still feeling quite summery but with a hint of autumn as we walked around. There were a few crisp...
Puzzlewood
Rich and I used to have a bit of a joke that whenever we watched “Merlin”, no matter where any of the characters were going, they were always in exactly the same bit of wood....
Gloucestershire Steam and Vintage Extravaganza
This weekend we went to the 40th Gloucestershire Steam and Vintage Extravaganza at South Cerney Airfield. Now this wouldn’t normally be my thing, but my lovely brother-in-law is involved in its organisation so this...
Looking for The Gruffalo at Westonbirt
Having not been for several months, we decided to pay a visit to Westonbirt Arboretum on Sunday. Freyja usually looks for the Gruffalo when we go, so we were looking forward to taking the...
