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 Fforest Fawr...
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...
Cardiff Mummy Says lists 25 walks in and around Cardiff that are perfect for families. ...
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...
Living in north Cardiff, our regular parks are Roath, Heath and the Rec at Penylan. But yesterday, we headed to the west of the city for a morning at Victoria Park. We’ve been here several times before, but not for a little while, so I thought it’d make a fun...