Sun, Beer, Good Company, and Some Cracking Music! What an absolute belter of a day! Spongefest, the local music festival that completely took over Worksop Rugby Club in Nottinghamshire on the 14th of June 2025, was nothing short of brilliant. It was all for a great cause, too, with every […]
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An honest review of The Ned London hotel, from its breathtaking former banking hall and 1920s glamour rooms to the buzzing atmosphere, standout food offering and whether this iconic luxury stay is really worth the high price.
A Disappointing Visit to Amerton Farm After a fantastic morning at the Trentham Monkey Forest, I thought it would be a nice idea to take Oscar to Amerton Farm to finish off the day before heading back home. Having so many fond memories of this place over the last 20 […]
A Spare Afternoon at Trentham Monkey Forest We found ourselves with nothing firmly planned, so we decided to make the most of a free afternoon and head over to the Trentham Monkey Forest in Staffordshire. It’s one of those places we’d mentioned visiting several times but never quite got round […]
Arriving at Penny Hedge We arrived at Penny Hedge on the Saturday morning, dropped the bags in the room, and made a beeline straight for the bar, as you do when you’re finally away for a weekend and the first order of business is to settle in properly. There’s something […]
First Impressions: A Seriously Grand Arrival We checked into the Titanic Mardan Palace on 3rd May 2025, and honestly, the place had already made an impression before we even reached our room. The lobby is one of those grand, over-the-top spaces where you walk in and think, “Okay, this holiday […]
We took Oscar to Robin Hood’s Wheelgate Park in Newark, Nottinghamshire, and he had a blast from the moment we walked in. Wheelgate Park has plenty going on — rides, play zones, animals and indoor areas — basically everything you need to keep a kid busy for a few hours. We […]
This weekend had been sitting on my bucket list for far too long — a stay aboard the UK’s only luxury super yacht hotel, the Sunborn. To make the experience even better, we would be spending it in one of our favourite cities: London. There’s something magnetic about stepping onto a super […]