Paid collaboration with Coed Lan High Ropes and St Fagans National Museum of History I was petrified. I cried. My hands were shaking. I almost quit half way through. “I can’t do it,” I shouted down to our instructor below, my lip trembling. I’m not going to lie for the...
Thank you to Scamper Holidays for inviting us glamping in exchange for this review I wasn’t bothered about having a big celebration for my recent 40th birthday. The age thing didn’t worry me; I just didn’t really want a huge party. But with so many friends pulling out all the...
With the heatwave continuing, I took my youngest child to Victoria Park splashpad in Cardiff to cool off. We’d arranged to meet a few friends – three other mums of three with just our youngests not at school and all determined to make the most of these last few weeks...
I’ve got into a bit of a weekly routine with my littlest of heading to Roath Recreational Ground playground, Penylan Library, and then on to gymnastics at Somersault. Gymnastics starts at 10.45am and as we are already out and about in the car after dropping his big sister and brother...
Thanks to Cuckoo Down Farm for inviting us to stay in exchange for this review It’s almost 9pm on a Saturday night and my children have been running around in the evening sunshine for hours. Their hands and faces are sticky with a combination of dirt, sun cream and the...
A bank holiday weekend – and with blue skies and sunshine yesterday, what better place to be than the best beach in Wales? The stunning three mile sandy stretch of Rhossili Bay in Gower was not only voted Wales’ Best Beach 2018 but also came third in the UK in...
I love bluebell season. The distinctive flowers are only in bloom for a month or so a year during late April and May, with the bluey-purple carpets such a breathtaking sight. Every year we take a trip to Coed y Wenallt – or the Wenallt as it’s generally called locally...
One of the things I’m really going to miss when my youngest starts full-time school in September is being able to visit places during term time hours, without the crowds (and prices) of weekends and school holidays. We’re trying to pack in as many off peak day trips as we...
Like a lot of families, we were disappointed to hear the sculptures were being removed from Fforest Fawr woodland in Tongwynlais. The magical, mythical wooden carvings had sadly decayed beyond salvation over the years so sadly they had to go. But the good news is that a new collection of...
With the sun shining and no plans this morning, Littlest and I headed to Dyffryn Gardens, the beautiful National Trust property in St Nicholas in the Vale of Glamorgan. Their 12 Days of Christmas trail has just launched – and as we loved it so much last year, we couldn’t...
We love our National Trust family membership! We’ve had it for about three years now and it has proved to be great value, costing us £9.25 by monthly direct debit. We visit our two nearest properties (Dyffryn Gardens and Tredegar House) a lot. It helps that they always have different...