I remember going to Margam Park when I was a child, so it’s always lovely heading there with my own children. We haven’t been for a couple of years but I was keen to visit this summer as part of my mission to enjoy as many local free attractions as...
My Instagram and Facebook feeds are full of photos people spending the summer strawberry picking at local pick-your-own farms. Not that strawberries aren’t delicious on their own, but if you’re looking for a fun little way to eat them, then I highly recommend these chocolate and sprinkle-coated strawberries. They’re quick...
One of my favourite places in South Wales is the beautiful Dunraven Bay, often called Southerndown after the name of the village where it’s situated, near Bridgend. I love the dramatic rocky coastline of the Heritage Coast and the beautiful sand which magically appears beyond the pebbles when the tide...
This guide has once again been produced in association with Pugh’s Garden Village in Radyr, Cardiff. A family-run business, Pugh’s has been encouraging all generations to garden for more than 60 years. In fact, they’ve just introduced a new Little Green Fingers garden shop, set up in the shrub...
Thanks to Wales Millennium Centre for providing us with review tickets for this performance. I’ve always loved a good musical and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was one of my favourite childhood films. I still know it off by heart after watching it so many times when I was younger. Naturally,...
“Best day ever” is how Little Miss E, my 6½-year-old daughter, described Folly Farm as we were leaving the park to go home. We’d been there since it opened at 10am and left when it shut at 5.30pm. We’d seen giraffes, lions, meerkats, flamingos and penguins; ferrets, rabbits, baby chicks,...
All three of my children love dinosaurs, so The Dinosaur Park in Tenby was a natural choice for us on our recent holiday to Pembrokeshire. The park was opened in 1994 by husband and wife team Amanda and Simon and, as well as a dinosaur trail through the woods, it’s...
When the sun is shining, you can’t beat a UK seaside holiday. But when the sun isn’t shining? Well, you just have to put on your best smile and keep repeating the mantra ‘there’s no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothing’. And such is the situation we...
Before I tell you about our afternoon at Heath Park, I want to start by saying that earlier that day, my kids had watched an hour of telly, had various squabbles, tipped all the toys all over the floor and refused to tidy them up, eaten chocolate before lunch. I had...
Tomorrow sees the start of the third week of the school summer holidays and I’m continuing my weekly family-friendly events guide with 37 family-friendly events taking place in and around Cardiff from Monday 8th August until Sunday 14th August. I hope you find something to inspire you and your little...
I had a lovely message from a friend last week telling me she’d been to see a theatre show for young children. “Everyone I bumped into there mentioned they had found out about it via Cardiff Mummy Says,” she told me. I was so touched by that little comment. One...