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Waddesdon Manor Winter Lights- ’twas step too far for me

by Mumonthebrink 6 Comments

Have you ever done something rather silly to capture that perfect picture? I'm thinking of something like going out on a cold winter night, stumbling along cold paths, dragging kids along. Ah yes, that!  And then you go a step further! A step too far! Tonight we drove to our local National trust property, Waddesdon Manor, to see their winter light display byBruce … [Read more...] about Waddesdon Manor Winter Lights- ’twas step too far for me

Filed Under: Family Travel Tagged With: adventure, art, art in nature, Christmas, days out, family fun, National Trust, Oxford and around, Waddesdon, winter

Camping- why on Earth would you?!

by Mumonthebrink 14 Comments

Coleman Galileo 5 family tent

As sun set we had 2 extremely excited children and a tired toddler really looking forward to going to bed.  Now that's a rarity! Today we've spent the day sorting through our camping equipment and setting up tents. Yes, tents plural! We still have our first tent, a novel dome in that day and age, from 20 years ago, when Dadonthebrink and I got together. We dug out our … [Read more...] about Camping- why on Earth would you?!

Filed Under: Family Travel Tagged With: adventure, camping, magic moments, tent

Playmobil Fun Park Zirndorf Germany- water fun galore

by Mumonthebrink 3 Comments

Playmobil ( plāy-mō-bēēl) Fun Park  a large adventure playground in Zirndorf, Germany. In the Fun Park children are transported to imaginary places and enticed to play, climb, explore, test agility and skill.  The Playmobil FunPark is like stepping into a world where all your favourite Playmobil kit has been put into a ray machine and enlarged to human dimensions. We visited … [Read more...] about Playmobil Fun Park Zirndorf Germany- water fun galore

Filed Under: Family Life Tagged With: adventure, play, Playmobil, Review, theme park, Travel, water play

Sailing, power boating and a BBQ… all part of a day’s adventure!

by Mumonthebrink 2 Comments

 . Last week my friend Kate and Living Social invited me to join one of their new adventures- a Day at Sea: Yachting, Speedboating and Posh BBQ.  I grabbed at the opportunity as, those of you who follow this blog more regularly will know, I LOVE water and boats.  In the summer we even took our 2.5 year old and 4 year old on a 2 day sailing adventure, so I can start sowing the … [Read more...] about Sailing, power boating and a BBQ… all part of a day’s adventure!

Filed Under: Family Travel Tagged With: adventure, mummy's treats, sailing, Travel

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