As a family, I love getting out and about and we often head to Beecraigs Country Park. While there I often have a walk and let the kids play in the play area for a bit. When I was younger we use to come here all the time, so it just shows how great this …
I have known about the Scottish Owl Centre for a long time, but we just never got around to going. It’s not too far from our house so you would think we would go more often. However, I decided one day to check it out and we are glad we did. Okay, you probably can’t …
Auchingarrich Wildlife Centre is one of my favourite places to visit, although I don’t go often as it is about 1.5hrs away from where we live. My parents took us to Auchingarrich Wildlife Centre many times when I was little and we have been a couple of times with my eldest son. It is about …
For many years I had not even heard of the Five Sisters Zoo or even knew it existed. We only live about 15 minutes away by car so we had no excuse really. We all love animals and when we did eventually find time to go we were not too impressed. To use it felt …
In all honesty, I have only ever been to Stirling Castle on a school trip back in Primary School! We always pass the castle on the way to Callandar or on our way to Blair Drummond Safari Park. My eldest son has always mentioned the castle when we pass so when I was looking for …
I will let you into a little secret…I find museums boring. Yes I know I really shouldn’t but for some reason I do. Saying that I really liked the National Museum of Scotland. The place is absolutely huge! The last time I went was over 20 years ago so a lot has changed in the …
As a family, we have been countless times over the years to Chatelherault Country Park. It is a great place to get the kids outdoors and let them enjoy themselves. There are roughly 10 miles of walks that you can do along the River Avon and through the ancient woodland that surrounds the area. If …
You may have read about our weekend in Manchester here. My parents and I decided on Saturday night that we would visit the Manchester Science and Industry Museum as the weather wasn’t meant to be good. Our other option was to head to Blackpool Zoo so we opted for the place that would be the driest …
