It was our own fault really. We didn’t check the website in advance. We foolishly assumed that a day out at the often scoffed at, slightly run down building block based theme park would cost us less than a last minute family holiday…
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To celebrate the launch of a brand spanking new website, and a lovely new Facebook page too, those kind folk at Sudocrem HQ are offering Mums and Dads the opportunity to win a truly bumper prize…
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Our toddlers review the Autumn half term hit movie, featuring the comedic talents of Steve Carrell and er…Russell Brand? while munching their way through an entire Odeon’s worth of Pic n Mix
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days out
Tags: best bestest play, charlie, competition, curve, half term, lauren child, leicester, lola, theatre, tickets
October 14, 2010
Fresh from a successful run at Edinburgh this engaging puppet show is guaranteed to delight kids and grown ups alike and we’re giving four tickets to one lucky Charlie and Lola loving family…
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bestest stuff / days out
Tags: daniel creasey, falcongrange, festival, fringe, henley, keeper, lighthouse, lunch, theatre, yvie magee
August 10, 2010
A two man show starring Daniel Creasey as Mr Grinling and Yvie Magee as his wife (supported by violinist Carole Carpenter and a host of fantastic puppets), The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch follows the story of an always hungry Lighthouse Keeper and his wife’s attempts to stop seagulls from eating his lunch.
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Combining music with talks, dance, circus, fairground, theatre, extreme sports, art, fancy dress and what can safely be called the best festival food we’ve chowed, Camp Bestival is very obviously created with a certain type of family in mind…
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days out
Tags: bestival, camping, festival, gardens, history, kew, melton, monkeys, standon calling, summer, toy story
July 18, 2010
It’s a bit difficult to tell whether it’s summer or not here at TTR Towers. The paddling pool’s out but it’s full of rain water, we’re wearing short shorts but they’re accompanied by Bob the Builder wellies. Rain or shine, these are the events we’ll be donning our IdaT raincoats for..
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days out
Tags: alpacas, bossington, days out, falconry, granwa, horse, pony, riding, shetland pony, somerset, walk
April 6, 2010
When Lillie decided that she was going to become an equestrian champion there was little likelihood that she could control a thoroughbred show jumper…
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days out / other / out and about
Tags: breaks, britain, cardigan, cottage, four seasons, groups, holiday home, hoseasons, plwmp, vacation, wales
April 6, 2010
One house in deepest rural Wales, three couples, five children under five. For a week. In March. Luke’s Mummy thanks God for the perfect group holiday home…
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days out / special days
Tags: adventure, birmingham, blackpool, carol, castle, christmas, cinema, circus, derby, edinburgh, gardens, igloo, mole, morpeth, moscow, park, piccadilly, railway, ratty, santa, snow, somerset, star city, stockeld, toad, wallington, warwick, willows, winter, wonderland, zoo
December 10, 2009
We count down our very favourite-ist events for all the family all over the UK. From cinema to meeting Santa, skiing to Christmas carolling, wherever you are there’s something to keepthe kids amused while they wait for the visit from the big man…
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