Now referred to as Aubergine. So, we had a good long think about whether to have a meal with some Disney characters while we were away. It was one of those 'we aren't here often, we should get everything out of it we can' versus 'blimey, that's a lot of money' debates. The issue was [...]
Category: Travel & Festivals
Disney: It’s A Small World
I don't remember going on the It's A Small World ride before, either when I visited Disneyland Paris in year 8 or Disneyworld Florida in my teens. If anything, the most I knew was that it's an annoying song that Scar can't stand Zazu singing in The Lion King. Somewhere at the back of my [...]
Busy in Bradwell
This post was originally named 'a Brilliant Time in Bradwell' but what with one hospital and another, I couldn't quite bring myself to do it. It felt like a long, hard slog from our post-Christmas break to our post-Easter break. But nevertheless, it was worth it to know that we had 2 whole weeks off, [...]
Pre-Christmas at Combermere
Combermere Abbey is a special place for us. We've been four times now and we gave our best friends a voucher for their 30th birthdays. We've stayed at Stone Lodge, the old gatekeepers cottage at the bottom of the drive, three times now, and each time has been significant. It's the cottage in the picture [...]