When I received an invitation to spend an evening at Downton Abbey (aka Highclere Castle) last week I was beyond excited. I have longed to visit Highclere but every time I have looked on the website, the tickets have been sold out for the foreseeable. Now I had the chance to not only visit, but […]
We always end up going to the same old places when we go out on a day trip. Mr Gallivant is a creature of habit. Once he finds somewhere he likes he wants to go back there. Why risk somewhere new after all? I’ve been nagging him for years about visiting the little seaside town […]
Get all your Christmas shopping done in one fell swoop with a visit to London. High Street favourites? Hit Oxford Street. Designer treats? Bond Street. Edgy fashion? Shoreditch. And of course, there is that shop that has a bit of everything and more besides…Harrods. And, after you’ve done the Capital, do the Capital! We had […]
One of the UK’s biggest Halloween events, Shocktober Fest at Tulley’s farm in West Sussex was a big hit with my teenagers and their cousins last weekend. There’s still time to try it as it’s on until 4th November. I’d say this is one for ages 12 or 13 and up – those any younger […]
Miss Gallivant (aged 13 ¾) went with Mr Gallivant to Thorpe Park a few weeks ago to do some seriously scary rollercoaster research. Go now, until 31st October, and you can experience a whole heap more scariness on the park’s Fright Nights (think horror mazes featuring live actors) . Miss Gallivant is angling for a […]
A couple of weekends ago, we visited Oxford, but didn’t really fancy staying in the city, especially as the glorious Cotswolds are just beyond! We decided on Woodstock, partly because it’s just 20 minutes away from Oxford (and accessible by car, train or bus), and partly because it’s the home of mighty Blenheim Palace, which […]
Master and Miss Gallivant have an abject fear of doing anything on holiday that might be deemed ‘educational’. They reckon that they spend way too much time at school as it is, so why on earth would they want to spend one second of their free time on mind expanding activities? So when I told […]
So…I haven’t posted in a while, as Mr Gallivant and I have been working on our new baby…no, not that kind of baby! Our own little travel project – a holiday let – has been way more time consuming than anticipated but it’s finally finished and here it is – ta da! It’s a bolthole […]
There is nothing that gets you in the festive mood quite like some family ice skating. Whether you’re a pro skater or simply prefer to sip mulled wine and look on in amusement, these festive ice rinks will be sure to get you into the Christmas spirit. Booking.com, the online accommodation booking website, has rounded […]
We wanted a staycation this August Bank Holiday weekend – and where better than one of our favourite bits of British coastline? We love, love, love Bigbury-on-Sea in south Devon. The sandy beach is vast, so we knew that even on the busiest weekend of the year, we would always find a spot to ourselves. […]