Tag Archives: days out

We’re going to the Zoo, zoo, zoo :)

Posted on June 13, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

On Tuesday I took Monkey to Whipsnade Zoo. We’ve made this an annual trip since he was six months old, and meet up with one of Gramp’s cousins when we are there. I used Tesco Day’s out vouchers so it … Continue reading →

Posted in Family life, Out and About | Tagged bison, brown bear, camel, children, chimps, days out, elephant, family, flamingo, giraffe, great day out, lemur, macaw, meerkat, owl, penguin, rhino, sea lion, steam train, Whipsnade Zoo, wild animals, zebra | 3 Comments

Flitter, Flutter, Butterflies

Posted on May 29, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

What an awful day it was yesterday weatherwise! Rain, rain and more rain 😦 Luckily Monkey and I had already decided on an indoor trip out with a special family friend. I’d ordered some Days Out Vouchers with my Tesco … Continue reading →

Posted in Family life, Out and About | Tagged beetles, Butterfly Farm, caterpillars, children, days out, family, insects, locust, moths, My monkey, snails, spiders, stick insects, Stratford upon Avon | 2 Comments

Twit Twoo! Off to the Falconry Centre we go …..

Posted on May 4, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

As you will know from my previous post we love Millets Farm Centre, the last time we visited I noticed that they were going to be opening a new Falconry Centre on 4th May. We love birds, so I made … Continue reading →

Posted in Family life, Out and About | Tagged birds of prey, children, days out, Millets Farm Centre, Millets Farm Falconry, My monkey | 17 Comments

Hi Ho, Hi Ho It’s off to the Farm we go

Posted on April 17, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

Friends have been recommending we try Cotswold Farm Park for ages, we ran out of weekend’s last year, so we finally decided to go last weekend while Daddy P was off for a few days. He’s also a big fan … Continue reading →

Posted in Family life, Out and About | Tagged animals, BBC Countryfile, children, Cotswold Farm Park, countryside, days out, farm, fresh air, My monkey | 19 Comments

A trip to a waterfowl sanctuary

Posted on April 9, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

Today Monkey and I picked up my eldest niece and off we went, wellies on foot to the Water Fowl Sanctuary and Children’s Farm to see what we could find. We started off inside being introduced to some of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Family life, Out and About | Tagged animal farm, children, days out, having fun, muddy puddles, My monkey, waterfowl sanctuary | 11 Comments

A day out in the ….. SUNSHINE :)

Posted on April 6, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

Hasn’t the weather been lovely today? Sunshine all the way, just makes you feel so much better about everything. We’d made plans to meet friends for the day while both Daddy’s were hard at work, so I was expecting rain, … Continue reading →

Posted in Family life, Out and About | Tagged Animal Zoo, days out, diggers, food, free entertainment, Millets Farm Centre, play area, swings, tractors, walking, Woods | 12 Comments

We won a trip to Legoland – a nice Easter present

Posted on April 2, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

I was so thrilled when we won a trip to Legoland Windsor to see a screening of the all new LEGO® Hero Factory Brain Attack – thanks to a competition hosted by ChelseaMamma. I’d been to Legoland years ago with my … Continue reading →