Places to go and family days out. All of our favourite and recommended places to visit with the kids
25 reasons to love autumn most of all. Woodland walks, delicious belly filling comfort food, bubble baths, red wine, hot chocolate and layering up the knitwear. Fall just has it ALL! There's literally nothing you can't love about autumn. It's by far the best season of all. Filled to bursting with spectacular nature and cosy...
Go Outdoors - Gifts for Walkers - Advertisement Feature We've got some BRILLIANT ideas for gifts for walkers and hikers to really help them enjoy outdoor exercise even more! Getting outdoor exercise is even more important than ever now and something we're really enjoying getting into. It's not only a brilliant way to get fit...
Advertisement Feature and Review for Coral Island Blackpool Visiting Coral Island Blackpool? Here's everything there is to see and do for families! Coral Island Blackpool We spent the day at Coral Island Blackpool checking out everything there is to see and do when spending the day out with the kids. Coral Island is a total...
Advertisement Feature & Review Looking for something to do in Manchester with the kids? Head over to Chill Factore for some brilliant fun in the snow! Kids break up for school summer holidays in just a few days time and for parents that means weeks and weeks of finding things to do! We tried out...
Advertisement Feature Visiting Liverpool and Merseyside with the kids is always brilliant - there's just so much to do and see and Liverpool has a unique vibe, exciting culture and is always a great day out. Here's our top 5 fantastic days out in Liverpool. Merseyside Maritime Museum & International Slavery Museum Head over to...
There's literally hundreds of things to do in and around Manchester with the kids - here's some of our favourite hidden (and not so hidden gems) that are totally worth a visit. Get outdoors and go a bit rural - our favourite outdoor spaces to really let the kids run wild. Haigh Woodland Park -...
Advertisement Feature I almost don't want to tell you about this place, I want to keep it secret so you don't all rush there and make it too busy for me! But... tucked away in Haigh Woodland Park in Wigan is the most lovely Kitchen Courtyard, a unique little collection of independent artisan food and...
Pack the perfect picnic and head off outdoors. Nothing beats sitting outdoors in the sunshine relaxing and tucking into some delicious food with your friends or family. You could picnic in the park, on the beach, head off into the countryside, take a walk down the canal or even just switch off the mobile phones and...
Advertisement Feature You've no doubt seen the #BlackpoolHasItAll adverts lately so we nipped over to Blackpool to check out the Blackpool Tower Circus using our Blackpool Resort Pass Plus. The Blackpool Resort Pass Plus is a brilliant money saving pass that allows you entry into eight different Blackpool attractions including Blackpool Tower and although the circus isn't part of the...
Advertisement Feature Image copyright - Andy Mallins Photography - Landscape Photography For Sale We spent the day at Blackpool Tower with the kids - here's all the best bits of what there is to do and see! Visit Blackpool and Merlin Entertainments have teamed up and launched a summer campaign to prove #BlackpoolHasItAll for families to showcase...
Image Copyright - Andy Mallins Photography Advertisement Feature For those of us 'up north' Blackpool is an iconic seaside destination, the place you head for if you're wanting to keep the kids mad busy and just have a huge mountain of fun times! A place for making memories and enjoying a brilliant traditional seaside fun....
This summer the North West is just bursting with food festivals. Perfect for discovering local producers and trying out some totally delicious foodie treats. North West Food Lovers Festival 3rd - 5th July, Stanley Park, Liverpool A food festival for the whole family, the North West Food Lovers festival promises to be a brilliant day...
The Wild Trail at Sizergh Castle in the Lake District is a total 'find'. A wild play trail sprawled over around 1.5 miles of beautiful forest within the grounds of Sizergh Castle. This trail promises the kids (and adults too) an exciting and challenging set of obstacles and clues to follow. Fences to scramble up...
Wendy MallinsWendy is the creator of Daisies & Pie, a UK food blog sharing easy meals and home lifestyle tips since 2012 daisiesandpie.co.uk
Images Copyright - Andy Mallins Photography The best weekends need welly boots and a sense of adventure. The Pendle Witch trail in Lancashire is a quirky fascinating day out and always worth a visit leading up to Halloween when things are witchier than ever! Wendy MallinsWendy is the creator of Daisies & Pie, a UK...
Mousehole or the Cornish way "Mowzel" is a place I've wanted to visit since reading the children The Mousehole Cat story written by Antonia Barber. The Mousehole Cat is a delightful story inspired by the old Cornish legend of Tom Bawcock. As legend has it one winter way back in the 16th Century the Mowzel villagers...
Kynance Cove, what can I say? A visit here is like stumbling into an amazing secret and totally beautiful world - this secluded little cove needs to be at the top of your must-visit list! Where is Kynance Cove? It's an area of outstanding natural beauty and dramatic coastal scenery this secluded little cove situated...
This is the list of everything I pack for a weekend camping with children. I know some people just hop on a train with a little tent and a rucksack. I will NEVER be that person. If you camp with me you can rest assured, we’ve got it covered. Here’s what goes in…. (I’ll put it into...
Saturday really felt like spring was in the air. Feeling spring immediately makes me want to go camping... but with that option shouted down by the husband and kids - I changed camping to hill walking in an attempt to ease them back into outdoor ways. This weekend we climbed Rivington Pike in Lancashire. It’s...
If you're looking for places to visit in the North West of England then Sunderland Point is like stumbling upon a secret, it’s beautiful and its history intriguing. This tiny village is situated only a couple of miles outside Lancaster on the peninsular by the River Lune Estuary. The village can only be reached by...