NCT Basingstoke Nearly New Sale Saturday, October 4, 2014. Dear Mummy, it's a wet and windy day and we're all house bound watching telly and playing with playdoh. You hear on the grapevine about Basingstoke's NCT Nearly New Sale and decide to pop down to see if you can pick up some bargains. You've been... Continue Reading →
Sunday 28, September 2014. Dear Mummy, we've gone bonkers for conkers this year! Our annual conker hunting trip to The Vyne ended in a huge success when we stumbled on a hidden Horse Chestnut tree off the beaten track. We can't disclose the exact location of the tree at The Vyne Estate as we need to preserve... Continue Reading →
Lazy Lizards Dear Mummy, I'd like to introduce you to my friend 'Spike'. He's a Lazy Lizard. A beautiful handmade soft toy. We've been on an adventure for some time now. He's been with me taking my first steps through the bluebell woods of Micheldever in the Spring, jetting away on holidays to Gibraltar in... Continue Reading →
All the fun at the Dorset Steam Fair 2014 Dear mummy, it's a Thursday and you've taken the day off work to join friends at the Dorset Steam Fair. This is our first trip to Tarrant Hinton, between Salisbury and Blandford. As we drive down into the valley we can see the whole site and... Continue Reading →
Wellington Country Park Review Dear mummy, we went to Wellington Country Park at the weekend and enjoyed the last Family Fun weekend of the summer season. We can't believe we haven't been here before as it's right on our doorstep! Wellington Country Park events calendar is jam-packed. Over the course of the year we've missed... Continue Reading →
Finkley Down Farm in the rain This is the second time we've visited Finkley Down Farm. The first time we spent the whole day exploring it in the hot sunshine. So today made a change....it's raining. Finkley Down Farm is not just a place where you can see animals they also have a wicked soft play... Continue Reading →
Just So Much Fun at Just So Festival August 15th - August 17th Dear mummy, phew! What a weekend we've just had! We travelled 3 hours up to Cheshire for the annual Just So Festival. It had been in our calendar for months, we'd scoured Pinterest for costume ideas for the Tribal Tournament and busy... Continue Reading →
Molly's Den, Winchester. Dear mummy, we stumbled on a fab vintage sales room today and loved it so much we just had to blog about it! It was all by accident really, my mummy works in Winchester and saw it sign posted, so we decided to go and explore. We imagined it to be small,... Continue Reading →
Quentin Blake Exhibition at Mottisfont. Dear mummy, last Friday we visited one of our favourite haunts Mottisfont. For those that don't know Mottisfont Abbey, it is a National Trust country estate situated just outside Romsey in Hampshire. It's sheltered in the valley of the River Test and includes a large manor house which hosts art... Continue Reading →
Just So Festival - Go Team Stag! It's our first year at Just So Festival, we've received our weekend tickets, tested our tent and started to pack. A bit keen eh? One of the main things we are looking forward to is the Tribal Tournament, a chance to join a Just So Festival tribe. By... Continue Reading →
Polesden Lacey National Trust Friday 18, July 2014 Dear mummy, our travels took us somewhere new last weekend. As we were driving back from London and the traffic was bad on the M25 we decided to take a quick detour via Leatherhead towards a little village called Bookham, in between Dorking and Guildford. We had... Continue Reading →
The Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth Dear mummy, we had the pleasure of visiting Hampshire's tallest attraction at the weekend, the Spinnaker Tower. Not only did we see it from ground level while walking around Gunwharf Quays shopping outlet, we also had the opportunity to go up on it. It's an impressive sight and can be seen... Continue Reading →
Saturday 12, July & Sunday 13, July 2014 http://www.basingstokelive.co.uk Dear mummy, the weathers been beautiful recently! Last week we decided to visit the climax of Basingstoke Festival, Basingstoke LIVE. It marked the close of the month long festival organised by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. Basingstoke LIVE is a two day music festival which takes... Continue Reading →
Digital Revolution at The Barbican, London http://www.barbican.org.uk Something slightly different on the blog today. Mummy visited the Digital Revolution exhibition at The Barbican in London last week. A greatly anticipated event which had been on my mummy's radar for some time. It was listed on Time Outs 10 Top Things to do in London last... Continue Reading →
Basingstoke World Party Day Saturday June 28, 2014. Dear mummy, it's wet and rainy in Basingstoke today. We head out to enjoy a free party at Eastrop Park in Basingstoke called 'World Party Day'. It's part of the larger month-long event that Basingstoke Borough Council have laid on for the public known as Basingstoke Festival. The festival is... Continue Reading →
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