Pubs in Hertfordshire with play areas
Family friendly pubs in Hertfordshire with play areas I’m always on the look out for a family friendly pub in Hertfordshire where my kids can enjoy playing in the garden while my husband and I…
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Broxbourne Woods Sculpture Trail in Hertfordshire
If you’re looking for a fun walk for young children in Hertfordshire, the Broxbourne Woods Sculpture Trail near Hertford takes some beating. The walk is suitable for buggies and wheelchairs and is a fairly flat…
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Henry Moore Studios and Gardens in Hertfordshire: …
We recently spent a wonderful Sunday with our boys (aged seven and four) exploring the Henry Moore Studios and Gardens in Hertfordshire. I love visiting galleries and museums and I’m keen to teach my children about…
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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
Bluebell woods in Hertfordshire With each year that passes, I find there are certain events in the British calendar which start to grow a bit stale. The culmination of the Premier League Football season for…
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Walks in Herts with kids: Watton at …
Family friendly and buggy friendly walk in Hertfordshire 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…
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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 things to do in Hertfordshire
Free things to do in Hertfordshire Like most parents, I’m always keen to avoid spending a fortune over the summer months on days out in Hertfordshire with my children. So I’ve compiled a list of…
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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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