Days Out
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A day trip from Cologne to Moviepark, Germany
Movie Park is located in Bottrop and the nearest train station is Feldhausen. It is easily do-able from Cologne in around 1.5-2 hours on a couple of trains but the time it takes very much depends on which trains you use. As we were in Cologne for the week, we were using the Eezy NRW… Read more
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Day trip from Cologne to Phantasialand
We based ourselves in Cologne for a week mainly due to its proximity to Phantasialand. When planning this trip we also discovered another park – Movie Park – was commutable from this distance so there will also be a blog about that on its way soon. I hardly took any photos here and the ones… Read more
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Padley Gorge 6.3 mile circular walk – Peak District
We picked a freezing cold day for this walk between Christmas and New Year. The original plan for the day was Warwick Castle but as we have the Merlin Essentials pass this year this date was unfortunately one of our restricted days so we had to have a re-think. The walk started at the National… Read more
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A Look Inside Tower Bridge, London
I’ve stood on Tower Bridge many times in the last 35 years and almost every time I have I’ve seen the ticket office to go inside and explore further, but I’ve always been en route to somewhere else so never found the time. This trip we made the time for a proper visit and I… Read more
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Day Trips/Short Breaks Planned for 2026
This is our shortlist for new places we plan to visit during 2026. Hopefully we will get to tick off all of these and more during the year…… Haddon Hall & Bakewell, Derbyshire We’ve spent a bit of time in the Peak District towards the back end of last year and enjoyed a few walks… Read more
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The Roaches and Lud’s Church – 8.3 mile circular walk
I will start by saying this walk starts off with the most challenging part first, so if you don’t enjoy the first 20 minutes, don’t give up – it’s well worth the effort. We didn’t pick the best day to attempt this and the drive over from Nottingham was very foggy as we left the… Read more
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A Short Nottingham Pub Crawl
For my husband’s birthday this year he decided he wanted to do a pub crawl of some of Nottingham’s historic pubs. He got insanely lucky with the weather as it was around 30 degrees when we headed into the City Centre just after Noon. Our starting point was Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem which claims… Read more
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Our O2 climb Experience – Up at the O2
I have wanted to do the o2 climb since I saw Jean Slater do it on Eastenders (random I know, but I guess that was what made me aware that this was even an option!). We booked in advance online where visitors can choose a daytime, twilight or sunset climb. Prices vary slightly depending on… Read more
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Four Waterfalls Walk – Brecon Beacons
We did this walk the morning after the Fontaines dc Cardiff Castle concert, to clear our heads a bit! We were staying in the centre of Cardiff and the drive from there took us just over an hour. It is not easily accessible by public transport but that’s not to say its impossible. A combination… Read more
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Ten UK UNESCO World Heritage Sites to visit this Summer
Many of these attractions cover large areas with various activities on offer throughout the year, so you can pick and choose the areas and activities that suit you and your budget. Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden, North Yorkshire Enjoy three attractions in one with a day out at Fountains Abbey. The Abbey is… Read more
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