I’ve devised a new section called Perfect Guests. This will be a series of guest posts, in which people who do something with or for children as a job (and who I like, or like the sound of) give me the lowdown on their perfect day or activity. With their child/ren if they have any. […]
Read MoreWishworks is performing their puppet show The Terror of the Deep at the Railway Land’s Festival of Water this Sunday, 23 June. From what I’ve heard about their shows – and read about this one – it sounds enchanting. In line with the festival’s aquatic theme, the show takes an irreverent look at marine conservation. […]
Read MoreI grew up in the Far East. Each summer we would escape August’s blistering heat, and come home to England. My sister and I lived for things like Sheffield Park and Garden’s play trail. You couldn’t be anywhere else in a wood like this. It is quintessentially English. If you’ve read my post about Groombridge Place, you’ll […]
Read MoreMy dad thinks Father’s Day is a Hallmark holiday. And my husband thinks it’s daft to eat out when everything will be rammed and pricey. (Although if I took to him to one of our favourite pubs with playgrounds (post to come) he wouldn’t complain). So on Father’s Day, in a sense I’m off the […]
Read MoreRemember last Friday? It’s etched on my memory for three reasons: It was the first truly sunny, actually warm day since last summer. Sweet relief! Second, it was half term (which doesn’t affect us yet) so we spent it with my son’s best friend (who it does affect) and her mother – two of our […]
Read MoreI have a special affection for children’s bookshops. As a girl who grew up to be a writer, I was obsessed with books as a child. My dad nurtured this obsession and I still get a thrill when I go into a bookshop – especially an independent. So in honour of my obsession, the first […]
Read MoreSo here it is, one little place for things to do in, and within an hour of, our little place: Lewes, the county town of East Sussex in England. Little Lewes is for people who live here and people who visit. It’s for those with children, and can also be used by those without. It’s also […]
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Little Lewes 