Canterbury 2026
Cathedral - Abbey - Roman Museum We had 1 day in Canterbury and it was history heavy! We visited the cathedral, Roman Museum, St Martin’s Church (oldest …
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Dover 2026
Castle - war tunnels - cliffs Our time in Dover coincided with a heat wave in the UK and our hotel did not have air con - it was approx 30 degrees in our room …
Cornwall 2026
Gardens - Coast - Pool We spent 3 days in Cornwall, chilling out and one day at the Edan Project - a garden with a rainforest dome and a mediterranean dome, all …
Crownhill Fort 2026
Historic Accommodation - Dartmouth - Dartmoor We stayed at Crownhill Fort in Plymouth, a Landmark Trust property in the old Officer’s Quarters. The rooms …
Stonehenge 2026
History - Rocks - Paddocks We visited Stonehenge which was great (although the boys just complained it was a bunch of rocks in a paddock - 🙄). The audio guide …
Fleet Air Arm Museum 2026
Planes - Air Craft Carrier Life We visited the Fleet Air Arm Museum (the Navy’s aviation capability) which was interesting. They had numerous planes from …
The Cotswolds 2026
Friends - Diddly Squat - countryside We had four days in the Cotswolds, staying in a barn conversion on a farm. The accommodation was cute, although because it …
Avebury Henge 2026
Stones - Fields - Chalk Horse We visited Avebury Henge, a slightly older, larger, more rustic henge where you can walk between the stones. It is across a few …
Bath 2026
Roman Baths - Georgian Architecture We had 1 day in Bath - visiting the Roman baths, The Circus, and Royal Crescent. The Georgian architecture is beautiful, …
Penarth 2026
Pier - Fish n Chips We spent half a day exploring Penarth (where my family are from), showing the kids where their grandparents grew up. We had ice cream on the …
Cardiff 2026
Castles - Torchwood We had a few days in Cardiff where we visited Cardiff Castle, Torchwood Tower (setting for Torchwood’s HQ in the Dr Who spin off), …
Brecon Beacons 2026
Farm Animals - rain - waterfall We spent 2 nights in the Brecon Beacons in a barn conversion cottage. The accommodation was super cute and turned out they had …
Birmingham 2026
Cadbury Museum - Living History Museum We had two nights in Birmingham, we visited the Black Country Living History Museum which covers the history of coal …
Aqueduct Canoe Tour 2026
Aquaduct - 126ft high - canoe We took a canoe tour of the Pontcysyllte aqueduct. Starting 1 mile further up the canal, we paddled up the aqueduct, across the …
Snowdonia 2026
Cottage - Planes - Hills We rented a National Trust cottage in Snowdonia for 3 days which was amazing! It was surrounded by hills and sheep and the views were …
Leeds 2026
Museum - Vietnamese We visited Salt Mills on our way to Leeds, a Victorian industrial era textile mill turned art space. The building was incredible and huge! …
York 2026
Museums - pub - history York was busy for the tourist side of the trip. We visited York Minster, York Castle Museum and Yorvik Viking Centre, as well as walked …
Alnwick Gardens 2026
Poisonous plants - walled gardens Finally made it to Alnwick Gardens! I have been wanting to visit the poisons gardens for 20 years after reading an article …
Newcastle Upon Tyne 2026
Museum - animals We stayed in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne for 2 nights and visited Beamish - The Living Museum of the North. It was a fun day out - we rode in old …
Edinburgh 2026
Castle - We flew into Edinburgh from Berlin - it was a day of delays - delayed out of Berlin, delayed out of Amsterdam, checked bags took a while to appear on …
London 2026 Week 12
Gardens - Houses Our last week in London! The weather has been beautiful - sunshine and warm temps. We visited Hyde Park, Ham House in Richmond and a family …
London 2026 Week 11
Gardens - Theatre - Packing A slower week this week, we started pre packing before we head off to mainland Europe. The slow week was fortunate as I was sick for …
London 2026 Week 10
Harry Potter- Gardens - Afternoon Tea Highlight of the week was the Harry Potter Studio Tour in North London. It is where they filmed the movies and is filled …
London 2026 Week 9
Friends - Greenwich - Medical Museums This week we slowed down a bit. We had a friend in town so we caught up with them before they left. We visited two medical …
London 2026 Week 8
More Obscure London - Comedians - Green Spaces This week we visited some major attractions as well as some more obscure things to see in London. Big ticket …
London 2026 Week 7
Museums - Walking - Food - Sun This week we hit up some of the main London attractions, The Tower of London and Westminster Abbey. The Abbey is walking distance …
London 2026 Week 6
Sun - food - comedian - chaos It has been a week! We started the week with a trip out to Windsor to visit Windsor castle and lunch at a pub. We also visited …
London 2026 Week 5
Museums - Rain - Hidden London - Food Another week and more rain. We did see blue sky briefly. We visited the British Museum for our second visit where we had …
London 2026 Week4
Museums - Friends - Rain We are now settled in London, no longer sick, and have realised we need to pick up the pace if we want to do everything we had planned. …
London 2026 Week 3
Rain - Museums - Rain Week 3 and we still have hardly seen any blue sky - London is living up to its reputation as a rainy grey city. This week we visited the …
London 2026 Week 2
St Paul’s Cathedral - Minecraft - Hospital A&E Urgent Care - glasses emergency Its been a quieter week this week. It has been wet and cold, although …
London 2026 Week 1
London - sightseeing - friends We arrived in London! It has been a whirlwind 2 weeks, after getting home from Mexico, we packed up the house, finished at work …
Hampton Court 2024
We stayed in the Georgian House at Hampton Court Palace - absolutely amazing! The house was built in the 1700’s and is on Tennis Court Lane. We had access …
Ireland
Trinity College - Giant’s Causeway We had a day in Dublin before heading to Northern Ireland to visit the Giant’s Causeway.