A snowy day at Battersea Park children’s zoo
The coati sat rather defiantly in the tree, his fur fluffed up and his stripy tail swishing gently beneath him. While his three friends curled together under their heat lamp, presumably dreaming of...
View ArticleGiant rabbits and more at Hanwell Zoo, west London
London is home to two free zoos accredited by the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums – one in a north London park, and the second at Hanwell Zoo, a 10-minute drive from my home in west...
View ArticleFamily day out: the Rare Breeds Centre, Kent
Giant rabbits, ice cream and sunshine. Harder to prescribe than Calpol but just as effective at cheering an under-the-weather toddler right up. Visiting friends for the weekend, with the sun shining,...
View ArticleHug a bunny at Easton Farm Park
August by the seaside… I was imagining blue skies, Minnie building sandcastles with her ‘big’ cousin (aged three and a half), catching up with my pregnant sister-in-law over ice cream. But this, of...
View ArticleGo Glow nightlight review – new travel nightlight
Ah toddlers. Just when you think you’re getting the hang of at least a few bits of parenting, they prove to you just how wrong you are. After those early broken baby nights, Minnie has slept relatively...
View ArticleFamily day out: Longdown Farm, New Forest
I think I’ve been to as many farms in the last year or two as in the last decade. One toddler plus the promise of fluffy animals (and the occasional alarming turkey) means that a day out on a farm......
View Article23 things you need to know before visiting Peppa Pig World
What a difference a year makes. When I was first invited to Paultons Park and Peppa Pig World, Minnie had barely heard of Peppa and George and wouldn’t have known what a family theme park was if I’d...
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