Weekend wanders – St Ives Estate We had a spare day over the Christmas holidays and I fancied making the family go walking again. I’d heard of a place over in Bingley called St Ives Estate and thought we’d pay it a visit. I didn’t see much in the way of facilities, but there is a cafe and toilets. The grounds however are beautiful, with woodland walks and views…
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Day Tripping – Harry Potter in York
Harry Potter in York? What? We planned to go to York for a day trip for a while but never got round to it. As you may know Holly is a massive Harry Potter fan. She is OBSESSED. I thought she may enjoy a wander down the famous Shambles as it’s apparently the inspiration for Diagon Alley from the stories. After a quick Google, it turns out that York is…
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Day Tripping – Family Day Out to Harewood House Seeds of Hope Exhibition
When we visited Harewood House last time, we didn’t get a chance to visit the Seeds of Hope Exhibition. Holly’s tooth had been hurting and she had just wanted to go home, so we did. No point making an unwell child do something they don’t want to do! We were at a loose end one day in the school holidays so we decided to go back again. I lured her…
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Day Tripping – Day Trip to Harewood House
My gran has a friend who lives just next to Harewood House and she used to take us to visit her when we were young. I have never been to the actual Harewood House though, so a day trip to Harewood House was a great adventure for both Holly AND me! It’s also one of the gardens that you can get discounted entry to with the Gardeners World 2 for…
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Summer Walks (2)
Another summer walk! After our failed expedition to The House on the Hill a few nights ago (see post here), we decided to have another go. We actually looked on a map this time, rather than relying on some dodgy directions from next door. Last time we had gone too far up the lane, under the railway bridge, but we didn’t need to go as far. This walk was much…
