Dear Mummy, every so often we discover a new location worthy of a photographic visit. Today we stumbled on a gem almost by accident. While on our tour of Northern Ireland over the half term holidays we decided to roam away from my Grandparents house in Belfast and explore the Causeway Coast. I'd heard my... Continue Reading →
Dear mummy, it's not often that you get to see a natural wonder of the world and we were blessed recently to see The Giant's Causeway. My Grandparents live in Northern Ireland and our family has a strong Irish connection so it was inevitable that my little feet would tread where giants once stood. According to legend,... Continue Reading →
Dear Mummy, while we were visiting my Grandparents in Northern Ireland we took a jaunt down the M1 & A1 towards the Northern Ireland border with the Republic of Ireland in South Armagh. We were heading to Slieve Gullion Forest Park, an hours drive outside Belfast. It's near Newry in South Armagh and is part of the... Continue Reading →
Dear Mummy, while we were across visiting relatives in Belfast we enjoyed a brief visit to Belfast's Botanic Gardens. It was a beautiful sunny day in South Belfast and we could see straight away why these 28 acres of gardens were popular with office workers, students and tourists. The Botantic Gardens are stunning! They are located... Continue Reading →
Dear Mummy, while we were on holiday in Northern Ireland we visited a beautiful beach on the Causeway Coast called White Rocks. The golden stretch of sand was located just outside Portrush and before the Giants Causeway (which we visited on the same day). It is one of the nicest stretches of sand we've ever... Continue Reading →
Dear Mummy, on a recent trip to Belfast to see my Grandparents we headed up to the Causeway Coast for the day. The journey took us up the M2 to Ballymena then past Coleraine to Portstewart. My mummy grew up around the Causeway Coast so knows the area very well. She used to 'cruise' down... Continue Reading →
Dear Mummy it's a beautiful sunny day in Belfast and we've headed up Cavehill to Belfast Castle. You can see the castle from the M2 as you whizz through Belfast and it was the first thing I noticed as we headed to Grandmas house on the outskirts of the city. My princess radar must have... Continue Reading →
Our trip to Winterfell – Game of Thrones
Our trip to Winterfell (Castle Ward, National Trust) Dear Mummy, after visiting Mount Stewart on our recent trip to Northern Ireland we tracked down where they filmed scenes from Game of Thrones. Season 1 of the TV adaptation used the courtyard of Castle Ward in County Down, Northern Ireland, for Winterfell. My mummy and Daddy are huge Game of... Continue Reading →
A winter walk at Mount Stewart, National Trust Dear Mummy, on our recent trip to Northern Ireland we headed outside Belfast to find an old National Trust estate called Mount Stewart. It's an 18th-century property situated on the east shore of Strangford Lough (or Strangeford as my mummy calls it). It's about 40 minutes from Belfast where we... Continue Reading →
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