There is so much going on this Christmas for families. I published my guide to where to see Father Christmas a couple of weeks ago but I have included everything again here so you have it all in one place. This guide focuses on everything else, whether you’re looking for...
Thank you to the Sherman Theatre for providing us with review tickets for A Christmas Carol We’re feeling properly festive after last night’s press performance of A Christmas Carol. Year after year, Cardiff’s Sherman Theatre well and truly deliver when it comes to seasonal family theatre and 2024 is no...
Paid collaboration with The Red Dragon Centre When it comes to festive family fun and Christmas days out, The Red Dragon Centre has got you covered this festive season, from joyful events to festive films, fun, and food, all under one gigantic roof. Meet Moana, Dash the reindeer and King,...
Paid collaboration with Amgueddfa Cymru/National Museum Wales We’re regular visitors to Wales’ national museums all year round – but there’s something extra special about visiting them at Christmas when they’re decorated for the festive season and host some fantastic special events, celebrating both traditional Welsh customs and more modern celebrations....
Paid collaboration with Dramatic Heart of Wales It’s amazing how you can head just an hour away from home and feel like you’re a world away. Such was the case for us when we visited the Dramatic Heart of Wales last month for a weekend of family adventure, exploring and...
Paid collaboration with Cardiff Christmas Festival Now in its third year, Cardiff Christmas Festival might be one of Cardiff’s newest festive events, but it’s certainly established itself as one of the most magical. For six weeks in November and December, the beautiful Spiegel Theatre will be back at Sophia Gardens...
It’s the most magical time of year. Whether you call him Santa, Father Christmas or Sion Corn, he’s going to be in a lot of places in South Wales this Christmas. Just how does he manage to do it?! I’ve included all the Santa experiences I can find, but let...
Thanks to Wales Millennium Centre for providing us with tickets to review Pontypool Wicked might be selling out Wales Millennium Centre’s Donald Gordon Theatre – but Pontypool, which opened in the smaller Weston Studio on 30 October, is also currently wowing audiences in its own very different way. Tense and...
Stage musical Wicked has been selling out theatres for more than 20 years. It’s been seen by 65 million people worldwide, has more than 100 international awards to its name, is the fourth longest running show on Broadway and 10th longest-running show in the West End. And with the first...
Paid collaboration with Dramatic Heart of Wales, the tourism board for Neath Port Talbot. Fright Nights at Margam Country Park is a brand new Halloween experience for 2024. Choose from Spooky Family Fun, a PG-rated event with an age guidance of 5+, or the Spine Chilling Extreme Horror, with a...
These photos were taken the last time I went for a run – back in mid-June. I had to pull out midway through the ultra marathon I’d spent six months training for due to a pain in my knee/hip that came from nowhere. I haven’t been able to run since...