Yesterday we visited BeWILDerwood Cheshire for the first time. I’ve wanted to take the girls to the Norfolk one for ages but it’s so far away from us in the North West so I was delighted when they decided to open one in Whitchurch, Cheshire. We had a lovely time yesterday but we had received …
We’ve just had our first proper day out to a visitor attraction since lockdown started on March 23rd 2020. So we chose to visit Chester Zoo as it has just re-opened. As a family we love visiting Chester Zoo. We are very lucky to have it on our door step and since our girls have …
Find out what we thought of The Borrowers at Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre in Chester with The Storyhouse. Yesterday we whiled away a lovely afternoon in Grosvenor Park, first having a picnic in the beautiful grounds of the park which is right by the river in Chester. Followed by 2 hours watching The Borrowers …
As a family we love visiting Chester Zoo. We are very lucky to have it on our door step and since our girls have been little, we have visited several times a year. In fact, we love it so much that any time our family and friends come to visit, we always recommend to them …
Those people that know my family know we love Chester Zoo. When the kids were little we would go at least once a month if not more. Round our parts once your baby reaches 6 months old it’s time for an annual family pass as it’s incredibly good value. You only have to go three …
I took my two four year olds to Chester Zoo in Winter, on a week day in term time. It transpires that Winter is the perfect time to go to Chester Zoo. Chester Zoo is an incredible place mid week during term time and why if you have babies, toddlers or pre-schoolers you should …
Updated: 11 November 2018 We understand that the Cheshire Reindeer Lodge and Christmas Tree Farm is now CLOSED at the Cheshire Oaks location and has moved to Mold. Why not check out the Santa Experience at St Lukes Bombed Out Church in Liverpool. For further details please see here. Last year my brother and …
Storyhouse announces Chester Literature Festival with its biggest line-up yet. Featuring major authors, storytellers, broadcasters and poets. Saturday 10 November – Saturday 1 December, Storyhouse, Chester Nigella Lawson Hollie McNish Lemn Sissay Joanna Trollope Jenni Murray Dolly Alderton – I am so excited about this one and have tickets!! Robin Ince Dan Snow – I …
As an honorary northerner there’s things that I haven’t done in the North West that are considered sacrilege for true Northerners. Now imagine how I felt the first time I realised that I found out my wife hadn’t watched terminator 2? This is the reaction that Mrs P had when I revealed that I’d never …
Today we visited the Cheshire Ice Cream Farm to take part in their Elf Adventure Challenge. The premise is simple, they invite you to “Come and learn what it takes to be a Christmas Elf with fun, challenges and Christmas spirit for the whole family” We had a slot at 10.40 and they ask you to …
The Enchantment of Chester Zoo puts Chester Zoo together with the pioneering experts at Wild Rumpus – architects of the award winning Just So family arts festival. We visited yesterday and we LOVED this event as we are huge fans of Chester Zoo, being members for 5 years and complete Just So Festival and Lost Carnival converts. The concept …
I’ve joined in with some other bloggers to showcase English Tourism Week and I’ve put together three suggestions for things to do near Chester. You can also check out all the other wonderful ideas using the links at the bottom of this post. For us buying our National Trust membership last year has been one of the …
It was pouring down and we were meeting friends for a day out so we suggested Chester Zoo. I think our friends initially thought we were crazy, but I explained that Chester Zoo in the rain is actually a fab place to go and here is why you should visit Chester Zoo on a Rainy Day. …
I had seen this place advertised a few times before but always thought my girls would be too young. However having seen a recent advertisement on Mums in the Know for Wirral, which said it was only £6 for adults in January and Under 5’s went free (mine are 4, 3 and 3) I thought …