Castles and stately homes
Hadrian's Wall and Birdoswald Roman Fort
Whilst on a camping trip to Keswick we took the opportunity to visit Hadrian's Wall and the Birdoswald Roman Fort. The trip was a request of my daughter after one of her school reading books referred to Hadrian's Wall. It's ...
Lancaster Castle - Tours around the courts and part of the castle
Many people walk up to Lancaster Castle - see that it's a working prison and turn away. I did so several years ago when I first visited Lancaster. If however you walk around to the left of the castle there ...
Dudley Zoo and Castle at Easter
The problem with days out over Easter weekend (and other bank holiday weekends) is that everyone likes to go out then. As a result many attractions involve standing in long queues for absolutely everything. It was a pleasant surprise to ...
Sudbury Hall and National Trust Museum of Childhood
When you think of the National Trust properties they are normally associated with don't touch signs and not really the sort of place you'd choose to take an inquisitive toddler. Normally you'd be right.To be fair this is the nature ...
Kenilworth castle
I recently visited Kenilworth Castle, with my one year old baby boy and 3 year old daughter. This was more of an educational visit than some of our other days-out. The reason for visiting a castle was because they were ...
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