Tag: days out
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An Afternoon at Calke Abbey
We love our National Trust membership and that it allows us to have low cost days out as a family seeing or experiencing somewhere and something new. Although we had been to Calke Abbey before we didn’t cover as much ground last time so saw plenty more during our latest visit. We took a walk…
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Our Hotel Stay in Bath, England
Not long ago we knew we were going to Bath and decided to extend our visit to an overnight stay in the city. After looking at different hotels and deals I decided on the Abbey Hotel and at the time of booking found the best offer for dinner, bed and breakfast to be by booking…
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My Baby’s First Birthday & White Post Farm
They say the days are long and the years are fast but wow, it all seems to have gone fast. I don’t remember the long days they all just blurred into a year and now we’re here having celebrated our baby’s first birthday. Like many little ones she likes watching animals so we took her…
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What I’ve Learnt From Walking Holidays
Pack that backpack. Humans and dogs alike need supplies over the course of the day, especially on walking holidays. If it is warm or a cool day we end up carrying drinks such as a flask of tea, a cold drink and water for Mia. This can get very heavy so I tend to carry…
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Walks in Derbyshire – Chee Dale
I love a walk in Derbyshire and the Chee Dale route has to be one of my top 5. It links to Monsal Trail and went walking this route we did go up to the trail for an ice cream. We soon headed back down to the path though as the Chee Dale walk was…
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Walks in Derbyshire – Monsal Trail
Before we continue with this post I would like to state I hope everyone is staying safe and adhering to the current government guidelines. This post is merely to recount my tales and for entertainment purposes. Monsal Trail surely has to be one of the most popular walks in Derbyshire. It is a simple route,…
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My Top 3 Tuscan Trips
Ahh Tuscany, take me back there. After much deliberation we chose Tuscany for our honeymoon and were able to return since that visit almost three years ago. As we have hired a car on each of our trips we were in a great position to do a little touring and see some local (and not…
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Days out – Clumber Park
We have visited Clumber Park many times over the years whether on our own, with family or taking the dog a walk. We have hired bikes and taken a ride through the woods before and strolled around the lake with friends after a bacon cob at the cafe. Mr LB has also even taken part…
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Longleat Safari Park
We recently went on holiday to Center Parcs and while we were there wanted to go down the road and visit Longleat Safari Park. We booked our tickets online the day before and couldn’t wait to see the animals and potentially get our car attacked by the monkeys. The first stop was Jungle Kingdom. I…
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Days Out – Hardwick Hall
About 6 years ago myself and my husband joined the National Trust as young adult members. It worked out cheaper at the time that visiting the house and garden just for the one day and meant we could visit other places too. The time eventually came that we had to become adult members. The cost…
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