Disclaimer: We paid for our trip to Beeches Farm Campsite Chepstow ourselves and they did not know we would be writing this review We bought a family tent recently – an amazing second-hand Gumtree bargain of a huge eight-person air tent, with loads of camping gear included, all barely used....
Bute Park is one of my favourite outdoor spaces in Cardiff – a 130 acre beauty spot right in the centre of our city. It’s perfect if you want a break from the hustle and bustle of a shopping trip to the city centre, or is more than worth visiting...
Thanks to Wales Millennium Centre for providing us with tickets to see Calendar Girls The Musical for the purpose of this review “Is it a show about women who like to write things in calendars, like you do Mummy?” my children asked when I told them I was off to...
Thanks to St David’s Hall for providing us with tickets to review Zog Live on Stage Zog has always been one of our family’s favourite Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler story collaborations, loved as much by the adults in our house as the children. In fact, we’ve had our copy...
Thanks to The Wonderful World of Disney on Ice for providing us with tickets to see the show for the purpose of this review It’s difficult to put into words just how magical a performance of Disney on Ice is. The ice skating is incredible – the dancers move with...
Every year I write about the bluebells at Coed y Wenallt, Cardiff because the purple-blue haze across the woodland floor, which appears towards the end of April and disappears mid-May, is such an incredible sight and something I wish every local child could experience. And yet every year I wonder...
With the sun shining on Good Friday, we escaped the city for an afternoon of hills and woodlands at Garwnant Visitor Centre – our 12th ‘free’ day out in the challenge we set ourselves to visit 52 free family-friendly places in South Wales in 2019. Five miles north of Merthyr...
Paid collaboration with Bit Pit National Coal Museum The last time we visited Big Pit National Coal Museum in Blaenavon, my youngest wasn’t quite big enough to take the underground tour. He and my husband had to stay above ground while my two older children and I journeyed 90 metres...
Paid collaboration with Treads shoes Like so many great inventions, Treads – the indestructible school shoes that are made in South Wales – came about out of frustration. Dad of three Simon Locke was so fed up of having to continually replace his son’s school shoes that he decided to...
A paid collaboration with The Red Dragon Centre It’s the last day of term for most Cardiff schools tomorrow, ready for two weeks of Easter holidays. If you’re off with your children or grandchildren, or perhaps you’re visiting Cardiff, and wondering how to entertain the little people in your life,...
I’m still putting together my big Easter holidays events listings… there’s just so much going on but hopefully they will be with you soon. In the meantime, here are 16 family theatre and live performances happening in and around Cardiff from now until the end of the month, with the...