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Badger watching on an early May evening, Wytham Woods

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Badgers at Wytham Woods, oxford

  There we were badger watching; sitting in Wytham Woods with a small group of  folks.  My 5 year old and 7 year old were fidgeting, but trying their hardest to stay as quiet and still as possible.  Almost 2 hours; It was a long time to sit still, especially on a chilly evening!   It […]

Filed Under: Family fun, Natural Childhood, Oxford and around Tagged With: badger, natural childhood, nature, out and about, Oxford, wildlife, wildlife watching, wytham woods

An enchanted hall, garden and castle, Belsay

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Belsay Hall Northumberland English Heritage

Tucked away in the Northumberland countryside is a magical place: Belsay Hall, gardens and castle.   Luckily for us I picked an especially lovely spring day to explore Belsay with the children.  I really had no clue of what we were in for when I decided to add it to our agenda.  It came highly […]

Filed Under: Out and about Tagged With: castle, English Heritage, family fun, garden, historic property, magic, Northumberland, out and about, places to inspire

Waddesdon Manor in the winter

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Testing puddles at Waddesdon Manor

Imagine a bitter cold, but sunny day.  You decide to go for a little walk at one of your favourite National Trust properties.  On your walk you stumble upon a café terrace with sheepskins on the chairs and warm woollen blankets ready to wrap up in. It is so tempting to just snuggle down with […]

Filed Under: Out and about, Oxford and around Tagged With: adventure playground, aviary, days out, family fun, National Trust, natural childhood, out and about, Oxford and around, toddler, Travel, Waddesdon Manor, walks, winter

Perfect Sunday afternoon: Punting in Oxford

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punting in Oxford on the River Cherwell

Punting traditions in Oxford date back to the 1870s when this mode of transport first moved from a utilitarian way of getting around on the river to a popular leisure activity.  Punting is most popular in rival cities Cambridge and Oxford. Interestingly, or maybe obviously, the two cities have developed their own, rather different styles: […]

Filed Under: Moments, Oxford and around Tagged With: family fun, out and about, Oxford, Oxford and around, punting, watersports, wildlife

Smurfs2, ice cream and popcorn

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Smurf2 from Sony Pictures

I’m such a tart! Offer me a VIP screening of a kid’s film with some of our favourite characters, some ice cream and popcorn and my misplaced sense of adventure will have me dragging 3 kids on trains and across town. The film– Smurfs 2.  We loved it! The cute little blue dwarfs are back […]

Filed Under: Out and about, Review Tagged With: cinema, film, out and about, review

Half term- What have you got planned?

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50 things natural childhood

What have you got planned for this half term? Outdoor adventures or indoor fun? (Let me disclose in advance- this is NOT a sponsored/paid for/featured post,an advertorial or how ever you can call it!) 🙂 Over past weeks I’ve been receiving emails about things we can get up to over the bank holiday weekend and […]

Filed Under: Out and about, Parenting, Smartphone, Technology Tagged With: 50 things, activities, camping, child friendly technology, half term, natural childhood, out and about, school holidays, technology, windows phone

Silent Sunday- 16 Sept 2012

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. . . Just an image, no words, from the past week, with significance. Interested to hear what thoughts it conjures up for you! . .

Filed Under: Out and about, Say it with an image Tagged With: out and about, picture, sailing, silent sunday

A relaxed lunch and coffee with 3 children in tow

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. …”Is that even possible?!” one would ask. Well, yes if you go to a place like the Pop Up Café at Cornerstone in Didcot! Who knew Didcot had a town centre to speak of, let alone a funky, relatively new arts centre?! They are redecorating Cornerstone for two weeks (till the 25th August 2012) […]

Filed Under: Out and about, Oxford and around Tagged With: days out, out and about, Oxford and around, parenting

Swimming Costumes for Kids – Are UV suites any good for the child?

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.  . This summer we had planned a long stay with my parents in Hungary, where it get very hot, with high UV radiation. Both Littlins have sensitive skin, so I have to choose the sun cream very well.  They have had some nasty rashes before from some brands.  In gearing up for the summer […]

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