Post relating to Gloucestershire
We visited Beechenhurst Lodge in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire to see explore the Forestry Commission’s Stickman Trail. I had been eagerly awaiting the trail, which started on December 1st, anyway but then I was sent a very lovely pack with a parking pass (parking is only £3 anyway) and two activity packs for the … Read more
Gloucestershire is a great place for fossil hunting and being as our son has started learning about rocks we thought it a good idea for a family day out. I took a look at the various areas considering how successful we were likely to be and the suitability for our family. As it was our … Read more
I think in this day and age it is easy to forget what it was like for us when we were children – you know when there were only 4 or 5 channels on the tv, hardly and computer games and we actually had to play. And you know what, we loved it! That is … Read more
Over Farm Market Today we went to Over Farm Market in Gloucestershire. Tickets for attractions were £2 each or 10 for £18 – pick from a mix of indoor and outdoor activities. There are also rides and inflatables outside for an additional charge. Not forgetting picking your own pumpkins and much more. This is the … Read more
If there is one thing that suits my whole family it is nature. With 3 boys of varying ages still at home you can imagine that getting in the great outdoors is just ideal. It lets them get fresh air and exercise (which I want them to have) but for them they have the freedom … Read more
I think it is really important to support local businesses. This extends to branches as well as locally produced because at the end of the day they give employment to local people (who may not even be able to travel elsewhere). So me and a bunch of other local bloggers have come together to support … Read more
About Gloucester Scrumpty Trail for Rugby World Cup To help celebrate Gloucester as a Host City for the Rugby World Cup, there is an exciting Sculptural Trail. Gloucester have adopted Humpty Dumpty as a mascot and given him a rugby jersey and boots: His nickname Scrumpty comes from `scrum’ and `dumpty’. Gloucester legend claims that … Read more
Death is never easy and not really something that can truly be explained. We just have to know that it is something that happens to everyone at some point. But when it arrives for a loved one grief takes over and can be a very confusing time. Some many questions – Why them? Why now? … Read more
Holding a LEGO Pirate Party needn’t be a complicated affair, here’s how we did it with the thanks* to Gloucestershire based company Fabulous Partyware (see links to individual products). Making a LEGO Party Table The first most obvious thing to me was to make the table look just like a LEGO brick. This is very … Read more
This Father’s Day Beefeater are offering dads the opportunity to tuck into a 6oz* Flat Iron Steak for FREE (or they can upgrade to one of their favourite cuts) when someone else orders a main meal after 5pm. “Beefeater offers a selection of the best cuts, cooked to sizzling perfection. Each mouth-watering Beefeater steak is … Read more