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UK Adventures

As we are based in the North West of England most of our adventures take place here in the UK. Our UK adventures covers everything from days out with kids, theatre visits and hotel reviews. Our hotel reviews have a focus on locations that can sleep all five of us in the one bedroom.

We are National Trust members so we visit and review a lot of NT properties. Our children are 4, 7 and 10 and so our days out are always aimed towards something that will suit all three of them. This is a similar challenge when looking for theatre shows!

Days Out With Kids, Lancashire, UK Adventures

Family Days Out in Lancashire This Summer : Days Out With Kids

02/08/2019

The summer holidays are now in full swing! With three kids to keep entertained you can often find me outnumbered and overwhelmed and being stuck in the house is just no fun! Therefore we try and get out as much as possible during the holidays and we’re always looking for new things to do.We’re lucky in the North West to have so many great towns with plenty to offer families this Summer. Here’s just a few ideas to keep the kids entertained.

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Northern Ireland, UK Adventures

Castle Ward Game of Thrones Filming Location, Northern Ireland

23/07/2019

Whenever we go on holiday within the UK we try to visit new National Trust locations to make the most of our membership. We were already aware of Castle Ward’s connection to Game of Thrones before the visit. Castle Ward was where the Winterfell scenes were filmed, most noticeably the Starks welcoming the Baratheons way back in season one, and that infamous push by Jaime Lannister. We had already visited the Game of Thrones Touring Exhibition in Belfast and The Dark Hedges (another filming location) so we were excited to add another to our list.

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