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  • Fantastic Mr Fox tail at Tatton Park
    Outings, Travel

    A Roald Dahl kind of day at Tatton

    ‘And above all watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you, because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will…

  • Geronimo sign
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    Geronimo Festival at Tatton Park

    On the last weekend in May we went to Geronimo Festival at Tatton Park – a family festival set in the grounds of the historic estate in Knutsford, Cheshire. We had…

  • Whitby fishing scene
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    Five things we love about Whitby

    We spent a day in Whitby while we were on holiday in North Yorkshire last month. It was the beginning of April when we stayed in a cottage in Pickering, ideally…

  • Zip wire at Geronimo
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    Win a family ticket to Geronimo festival

    We have been chosen as ambassadors to the family festival Geronimo this year – held at Tatton Park in Cheshire and new for 2016, Harewood House in Yorkshire in May –…

  • Crocuses in Vale Park
    Outings, Travel

    A day out in New Brighton

    Living on the coast in Wirral we are pretty spoilt with nice places to go for a walk on a sunny spring day. There’s the beach and Hilbre Island at West…

  • Flo in snowdrops
    Family, Outings

    A snowdrop walk at Rode Hall

    One day last week we set off on an adventure with my friend Karen and some of her Mini Travellers and spent the day at Rode Hall and Gardens in Cheshire.…

  • Punch and Judy Geronimo
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    Geronimo – our first kids’ festival

    I’ve been to a few festivals over the years – last time I went to Glastonbury I managed to twist my ankle dancing in a mud-stuck welly, less said about that…

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    A Eureka! Christmas and win an annual pass

    Most museums have something to interest and entertain little minds, but Eureka! is a completely different ball game. The children’s museum in Halifax, West Yorkshire, is dedicated to children and every…

  • Lunya exterior
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    Liverpool, lunch and Lunya

    Liverpool has so many great places to eat and drink that whenever I’m there I feel a bit spoilt for choice. I work in the city and love walking round on…

  • Family, Outings

    Red Rocks and Hilbre Island

    We spent a bit of time at the beach yesterday. It was the warmest day we have had for weeks, so thought we’d make the most and join some friends for…