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A Day Out at the Engine Yard at Belvoir Castle

Posted on June 21, 2021January 30, 2025 by Jupiter

[Ad- gifted experience] Belvoir Castle is a lovely estate that contains a beautiful gardens and castle itself, which you can explore. Just outside the walking path to the castle, however, you can find The Engine Yard – a collection of smaller, independent specialty shops and places to eat, which provide a really day out. Recently, they have opened their first Estate Farm Shop and a Brasserie at the Engine Yard, which has the aim to showcase local produce from Leicestershire estate, highlighting brands and businesses that are local, to support them further.

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Afternoon Tea with Cats at Whiskers & Cream Cat Cafe

Posted on June 17, 2021July 8, 2024 by Dann Sullivan

It’s no secret that everyone in this home really loves cats and kittens! Pancake, our own cat, is quite spoiled with toys, attention, and treats. We decided to go out one day to the Whiskers & Cream cat cafe to hang out with some new cats while eating treats of our own. When booking to visit the cat cafe, you can either pay an admissions fee (which comes with a free drink) or book for afternoon tea, where there are a bunch of different menus for food options from vegan to children’s menus!

We decided to go for lunch, picking the normal afternoon tea for us adults and the children’s afternoon tea for the children, but let’s talk about the cats. There are 9 cats in Whiskers & Cream – and you are told about each of them. All of these cats have different personalities and like different toys. After being introduced to everyone (and having our food served) it was up to us if we wanted to snack or go play. The kids were able to talk to the staff to find out different cat’s favourite toys, before trying to play with them! Many of the cats were playful, Jasper being the biggest, loudest, and most excited cat.

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A Day Out at Harlow Museum and Walled Gardens

Posted on May 7, 2021November 14, 2024 by Jupiter

Dann has lived in Harlow all of his life but hasn’t actually visited the Harlow Museum and Walled Garden before – something which I found to be almost unbelievable! As the weather took a good turn, we wanted to take some time to check out the Walled Garden, which is the current bit of the museum that is open, with the indoor museum currently closed due to lockdown measures. When we arrived, we were actually given a little picture scavenger hunt, which was quite cute! The first picture was within the museum, but the rest were all outdoors.

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A Day Out at Dinosaur Safari Adventure Golf

Posted on April 29, 2021January 30, 2025 by Jupiter

I am pretty sure we have gone to every dinosaur golf park now, within the UK! Mini-golf is one of those things that everyone seems to enjoy. You can decide if your family wants to take things seriously or if you want to give out re-dos and ditch the score sheet. Now that Robin is a bit older, we actually do keep score, but give everyone generous scoring. As the Dinosaur Safari Adventure golf had opened back up, we decided to give this place a go!

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A Day Out at Bodiam Castle

Posted on April 21, 2021January 30, 2025 by Dann Sullivan

I am a big fan of history and do enjoy walking around castles. There is something quite fun about looking around at ruins, especially those that use to look so daunting and impressive, but now have missing pieces, are no longer used, and are not up to current standards of living. I don’t often pass up an opportunity to share history with my children either, and with our National Trust cards in hand, I was excited to get along to some castles! One of the first on our list was Bodiam Castle, since it’s not that far from our home at all. This site end up being one of our favourite sites from the National Trust in Essex.

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