Family-friendly days out: part one

Welcome to the first in our series of articles on family-friendly days out. For the first installment of this series we headed to the Monkey Forest in the grounds of the Trentham Estate. This is about a one hour drive from us. When you arrive you pull into a large car park which is free of […]

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Hide and seek with a toddler

Hide and seek is a game I remember playing as a child, not only with school friends but also on holidays. I played it in France, Germany, Portugal and the former Yugoslavia.  It seemed to translate into any language and it was a great way to make some holiday pals. It doesn’t cost anything and […]

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Eating al fresco: part two

Welcome to part two of our eating al fresco series. In part one we looked at some of the tasty but easy foods you can have when eating outside as a family. Now, because eating al fresco can mean that you have little people who want to explore the great outdoors, or perhaps a few […]

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Win tickets to an awesome family day out

Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park – A Fun Family Event Scooby-Doo!, Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny? It can only be Britain’s Biggest Family Event. Added to the phenomenal line up of pop stars, superstars of kids entertainment, YouTubers and much more are some of the most famous and best loved children’s characters in […]

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Alternative hot drinks

Are you a big tea or coffee drinker? I know some people who seem to live on tea or coffee, some a combination of both. I love the smell of coffee and one of my childhood memories is going to a traditional coffee bean shop with my dad on a Saturday to get beans for […]

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