Museums and views in Chicago
As you will know if you read the blog posts by Jess and Robert, we spent a wonderful week in Chicago this summer. They have both written posts on what they particularly enjoyed and now it’s my turn! It seems … Continued
The best ever escape room and mini golf in Chicago
By Robert, aged 14: During the recent summer holidays my family and I decided not to exercise and get a typical summer body. Instead we opted to go to America so our physique could resemble the jellybeans we learnt about … Continued
The Titanic in Southampton: a visit to the SeaCity museum
Last week I found myself in Southampton for the day (as you do). My first thought was that I must go to the Tudor House (as some of you might know, I love history – and especially the 16th Century). … Continued
What to do on a family holiday in Dorset
Robert, who’s 14, is back to tell you about our summer family holiday in Dorset – a place we would highly recommend. Over to him: “At the beginning of the summer holidays my parents and I drove to Dorset for … Continued
Dorset Adventure Park and Corfe Castle in Dorset
We recently went on holiday to Dorset (a long blog post is on its way!). Here is one of the days which my son, Robert, who’s 14, enjoyed the most and which he would highly recommend. It begins with Corfe … Continued
A Right Royale Tea – living it up with an immersive theatrical tea in London
We love London, we love theatre and we definitely love teas, so there was little hesitation when we found out that one theatre company was putting on an immersive comedy dining experience in our home town! Let Robert, who’s now … Continued
The Postal Museum in London: a ticket to ride
As Londoners, we have explored our home city pretty well over the years. We’ve enjoyed big attractions like the Science Museum, and sought out smaller ones like Dr Johnson’s House. We’ve travelled in different directions, from north to Kenwood House, … Continued
The new RAF museum – a must-visit
When the kids were small, we would often pop over to the RAF museum, not far from where we live, in North London, to have a look around and take part in some of the children’s activities offered there. It … Continued
Manchester United and Manchester City – a football trip to Manchester
Robert, who’s 12 writes: Our family loves football so I was super excited when I found out that mum and I were going on holiday all about it. We travelled by train to Manchester where we checked in to Hotel … Continued
A magical time at The Alchemist, Manchester
We have gone to a lot of cool places to eat – particularly in London (see Jess’s piece on Five Cool Places to Eat in London here), and more recently on our trip to Toronto. Now we have another place … Continued