A wander around Tarn Hows…

Where do you go when you fancy an easy walk that will entertain both the kids and the adults? Well, Tarn Hows is a good option. Managed by the National Trust, there is a car parking charge, toilets and even a van selling drinks. The walking route is a circular one around the tarn with…

So long 2015, we’re ready for 2016 now!

Well that was… erm… interesting. In the space of 12 months we went through a lot as a family. We moved house twice, once was a big move to Cumbria and a new start for all of us… but what’s in store for 2016?

Bubbles and Birkrigg Common…

It was freezing! With wind chill it was about -1 but with everyone wrapped up it wasn’t a problem (long johns on the kids are a life saver).

Anchors away! Well, sort of…

I love the fact that both kids have been working on this, and that the festival was already into it’s second and last week, yet neither child had thought to mention it…

Visitors and the Hoad Monument…

Eventually we got to the top (in dribs and drabs) and found the monument was open.

Radio silence and a post Christmas walk…

Our adventures have been a little thin on the ground recently as we had a short notice house move and then the chaos that is Christmas, but now that that’s over, the adventures can begin again! And we have wasted no time. The first free day we had I planned for us to go out…