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...
In association with Visit Rhondda Cynon Taf and Barry Sidings Country Park I’m so looking forward to the summer holidays and having lots of adventures with all three of my children. I miss Little Miss E, 7½, and Little Man O, 5¾, so much during term time and can’t wait...
I’ve written before on Cardiff Mummy Says about how much we love Coed y Wenallt during bluebell season. The end of April and the start of May sees a beautiful haze of the purpley-blue flowers carpeting the ancient woodland, and every year we take a family trip to visit. It...
Parc Play has long been one of my favourite play centres to take my children. It’s nothing like your typical play venue. There’s no ball pits or multi-coloured bright plastic climbing structures. Instead, it’s a part outdoor, part covered-indoor-but-with-an-outdoor-feel venue which encourages fresh air play all year round. For older...
Anyone else feeling like they over-indulged over Christmas? Time to grab the wellies and the woollies and head out for a blast of fresh air at some of the best beauty spots of Cardiff and the surrounding areas. Here’s 25 places we love to visit, and all of them are...
Collecting conkers in the autumn is a childhood experience everyone deserves to have at least once. Picking up the spiky shells from the floor and wondering if there is anything hiding inside, seeing shiny red-brown conkers hiding among the leaves and twigs on that ground, and the thrill when you...