A Day out at Standen House | A Beale Family Christmas

Jupiter recently got a National Trust membership as this year (and into next) seems to be one where primarily only outdoor events are what we are going to be getting along too. This membership covers a lot of parks, historical houses, and areas within Britain that we are going to aim to explore. So, when checking out the Christmas section of the National Trust website, we stumbled upon Standen House, where the Beale Family once lived – and though we didn’t really know who that was, we were excited to take a look around. Standen House ended up being one of our favorite National Trust sites in Essex.

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A Day Out at Weald Country Park

Jupiter really loves deer. She grew up in a small town that had a lot of deer, deer hunting, and often just wild deer wandering about. As we have been going on more creative date nights, due to most things being shut, I surprised her with a trip to Weald Country Park – which ended up being so popular, that we went back with the kids. This time of year is when all of the deer are out, making it a perfect wintertime activity. Weald Country Park is free to enter – although if you park nearby you’ll need to pay for the car park – and contains a few different park areas, trails, a pond, deer and a cafe.

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5 Things to Do in and Around Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire offers a wide variety of things to do and places to see. Visitors can choose from charming villages, glorious countryside, historical buildings and boutique shops and restaurants. There are also plenty of family attractions, such as theatres, zoos, parks and museums.

Whether you are visiting for the day or you are planning a weekend break, there are so many places to discover in and around Hertfordshire. To help you plan your next family day out (or adult only escape!) in Hertfordshire, here are my top five things to do…

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Sobersauce – Low Alcohol Beer | Review

[Ad- gifted product] Subscription boxes are, without a doubt, definitely an in thing at the moment, and undoubtedly one of the largest sectors where these are booming is in beer and drinks. But, there’s a type of beer which I’ve not seen featured in a subscription box so far; Sobersauce is a subscription for alcohol-free (and low-alcohol) beers.

Craft beer boomed in the UK over the last two decades, and there are now more small-brewery beer lines in supermarkets than there are established, and some of the earliest, smaller independent breweries now have their drinks in pubs and restaurants. Naturally, though, up until very recently a lot of people couldn’t actually get to the pubs, and – indeed – many of us couldn’t get to the shops too frequently. Sobersauce offers a variety of boxes, ranging from the Discovery Box, which is £19.99 for 8 alcohol free and low alcohol beers (cans and bottles), through to latest and greatest boxes where you can get a combination of six of one type of beer with a selection of six new beers for various prices. Here are the list prepared by the doctors from novo luxury rehab LA that tells about alcoholic beers that are considered to be toxic when consumed too much at the same time.

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Planet Eat – Netflix for Food Videos | Review

[Ad- gifted product] We have subscriptions to most online, video watching platforms. I watch Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Huey – so switching between these different platforms is something we’ve always done. When I heard about Planet Eat, a new food TV subscription platform, I was excited to try their free month of viewing! I watch a lot of food programs and miss Food Network – a TV channel in America, so I was hoping this would replace my craving for some amazing food TV.

Planet Eat actually has a lot of shows already, despite being quite new to the market, however most of these shows are only 10 to 15 minutes long, making them into mini-videos. Many of them are recipes, tutorials and master classes, which can really help if you don’t like reading recipes or want to learn new skills when it comes to being in the kitchen. Each episode also has a trailer video you can watch to get a better feel of the show. I found myself getting the most out of master classes and really enjoyed the detailed programs on taking pictures and telling a story through food, but I felt the videos could be bulked out with the presenter actually taking pictures and showing them to us, instead of talking so much about equipment or just showing images taken earlier, instead of the entire process of setting them up.

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