Out and About is where you’ll find all our travel related posts. From holidays in the UK and abroad, to wanderlust lists of amazing destinations! Also day trips and accommodation reviews!
Today’s Blog Takeover ‘Where I live’ post is from Lindsay – aka ‘Newcastle Family Life’… I have lived in the North East my whole life, I was born in Northumberland and now live just a few miles outside of Newcastle. When I was younger I thought the North East was a boring place to live,… Read More
Relaxing is a funny thing, I am never sure if I am ever actually properly relaxed. But switching off and relaxing is actually something that I think everyone should take more time to do. We all lead busy lives and sometimes just a few hours of down time, time not attached to your phone (or… Read More
Last week the kids and I, along with my friend Nick spent the day at the Sealife Centre in Brighton. Branston had sent us tickets to explore as part of their new on-pack promotion ‘Endless Fun’, where you can exchange a promotional wrapper from their delicious beans for a Two for One ticket at either… Read More
I fell in love with the descriptions of Thailand in the book ‘The Beach’ by Alex Garland, and then of course the film starring Leonardo diCaprio. The beautiful beaches, the calm sea, the mountains and the lush greenery. I’ve wanted to visit ever since. although I know finding a secret community far away from everyone… Read More
I adore London, always have and probably always will do and have written a few posts about visiting London in the past (here on the London Eye, and here on a river cruise most recently) though I don’t think I’d ever want to live there if I’m honest! The hustle and bustle is great for a few days… Read More
Last week we reluctantly had to hand the keys back to a Vauxhall Zafira Tourer. We’d been loaned one for a week to put to the test to see how well it performed as a family car. Our own family car is an Astra Estate, but it’s getting on in years, and miles (at 220k!)… Read More
We visited Marwell Zoo & Paultons Park on adjacent days for Arlo’s birthday, so a hotel that was close by was a must to avoid a drive home between visits and Marwell Hotel was perfectly located and meant that we could check in within minutes of leaving Zoo as the hotel is directly opposite the… Read More
Visiting a Zoo was on our family Bucket list for this year, as Arlo had never been and Athena was only about 18 months when she went to London Zoo so doesn’t remember it. I absolutely love animals and could watch them all day every day so thought Marwell would be a great place to… Read More
For Arlo’s birthday we spent the day at Paultons Family Theme Park, home of Peppa Pig World and both kids had a blast! It was a Friday so it wasn’t too busy at all, though the busiest area of the park was Peppa Pig World for sure, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen so… Read More
I am a firm believer in Staycations, though I spent my 20’s going on holidays abroad because I was child and budget free. Obviously now my priorities are a bit different but I still need a break every once in a while! I started to embrace the ‘Staycation’ when I was pregnant and I think… Read More