Walks in Herts with kids: Heartwood Forest
It’s rather telling of the times we’re living in that woodland “den building” has become an advertised activity. But if that’s what has to be done to get kids playing outdoors, then so be it.…
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Where to see bluebells in Hertfordshire
With each year that passes, I find there are certain events in the British calendar which are starting to grow a bit stale. The culmination of the Premier League Football season for example, the build…
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Walks in Herts with kids: Watton at …
As a number of Hertfordshire friends have asked me to recommend a buggy-friendly walk, I thought I’d write up this circular amble along the country lanes and tracks of Watton at Stone, near Hertford. The…
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Walks in Herts with kids: Mardley Heath
When you’re taking children out for a walk it sometimes helps to have a destination or focal point to aim for to encourage them away from their Lego, iPad or whatever other housebound activity they’re…
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Visiting Stevenage Museum with kids
If you’re a fan of Brutalist architecture, it’s worth visiting Stevenage Museum for its location alone, set beneath the 1960s St Andrew and St George Church, which features an unusual concrete bell tower. Stevenage Museum is…
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Free and cheap days out in Hertfordshire …
Like most parents, I’m always keen to avoid spending a fortune over the summer months on days out with my children. So I’ve compiled a list of some of the free and cheap destinations near…
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Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with James Mayhew: …
Earlier this month we paid our first visit to Broadway Theatre in Letchworth for a children’s classical music concert: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Not very child friendly you might presume, but this was a concert with…
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Autumn walks in Hertfordshire
Although it’s turned a bit chilly, as the last few weeks have been mostly filled with glorious sunshine we’ve been making the most of it by exploring some of the fantastic woods near us in…
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Free and cheap things to do in …
Being the mother of a child in his first year of school, I woke up on the first day of the Easter holidays earlier this year and realised we had no plans for the two weeks…
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