I like Boston Stump for several reasons, it is a great piece of architecture and has a special identity by being called a stump instead of church or cathedral. I also like how I can walk through Boston city centre with the stump nowhere to be seen and then suddenly everything opens up and the … More Boston Stump
Our third and final day in Derbyshire started with a Wetherspoons breakfast again, more of a brunch by the time we were eating it though…but this time we went into Ripley. Before Emma could finish her food the wee baby began to get too agitated so I took her for a walk round Ripley town … More Derbyshire with a baby – Day 3
Day 2 was another warm and sunny day. Our hotel was in Ripley, but we decided to go for a Wetherspoons breakfast in Matlock, which wasn’t far down the road. The Matlock Wetherspoons is in a lovely old building, I always enjoy reading the history of the pub which can always be found dotted round … More Derbyshire with a baby – Day 2
For my birthday we went to Derbyshire for a few days with our 4 month old daughter. Our first day we went to Matlock Bath, a place we have visited many times, but never with a baby on board. Matlock Bath only has one set of public toilets, there used to be another one at … More Derbyshire with a baby – Day 1
We enjoyed a lovely walk around the University of Nottingham grounds on a relatively warm day, which brought along with it a cold wind. This didn’t stop us enjoying an ice cream on our walk round though! Since we last visited a few things have changed with unsafe and old trees being cut down to … More University of Nottingham- Lakeside Renovation
Our travels have come to a halt in the last few weeks now that a baby has joined us! After a long labour we spent the next four days on a ward in hospital. When we were finally discharged we were glad to go home and get on with being parents. But now that our … More Registering a birth
Gedling Country Park used to be a coal mining pit from 1899-1991. It was closed for a good number of years until just a few short years ago something was finally done with it. The pit was transformed into a country park, although some of it has been used to build houses. It opened in … More Walks in & around Nottingham – Gedling Country Park
I am posting this later than I wanted to as somehow it’s already February! We had quite a few adventures last year, including Disney World, Florida in May, Portugal in September and other trips in the UK; Shrewsbury, Cirencester and Leeds. 2019 will be a completely different year, as a baby is on it’s way … More 2019 Expectations
We recently went for afternoon tea at Colwick Hall Hotel in Nottingham and next to the lovely old hall were the ruins of a church. From the outside the church didn’t look like ruins, as the outer walls had held out rather well, but there was no longer a roof and the church was basically … More Ruins of St Johns Church
Leeds Christmas market wasn’t as big as some markets that we have been to, such as Lincoln or Birmingham, it was actually smaller than the one in Nottingham where we are from. But we didn’t want to spend a night away in a Premier Inn in the city in which we live, as that would’ve … More Leeds at Christmas
Where The Wildings Are 