On bank holiday Monday we bundled the car full of kids and headed to Geronimo Festival at Harewood House near Leeds. I had been asked to be an ambassador for the festival a few months back and was so excited about going and taking the family. I’ve shared on my blog some of the exciting…
I have literally been looking forward to going back to Larmer Tree Festival since our first visit last year. As a family it was our first experience of camping with children and going to a family friendly festival and it really was a lot of fun. We were blown away by the quality of the…
Highfields Park in Nottingham is one of our very favourite places to go, and my daughter and I visited after going to the theatre on Sunday to see The Elves And The Shoemaker at Lakeside Arts. Princess had the scooter and I had the camera and we enjoyed getting some fresh air together. It was…
Drayton Manor have helped us kick off the festive season with a new Christmas tradition. We were invited to Drayton’s Magical Christmas to meet the big fella himself, Santa Claus and enjoy all of our favourite Thomas Land rides.
We were just about to leave the house to start our trip to the Hotel Stella & Spa in Pineda De Mar when Daddy starts offering some last minute holiday assistance. Throwing in questions like, have you got the passports and did you pack the toothbrushes as we are leaving the house is bound to…
Picardy is a relatively undiscovered region in northern France and somewhere that I’m really interested in visiting. After our recent holiday to Spain I have very much caught the travel bug again. I have been looking into places to visit close to the UK. I’ve discovered the beautiful and historic region of Picardy, known in French as…
Great Yarmouth has plenty of things to do all year round with a great programme of events including theatre shows and racing. This is such an important factor when deciding where to take the family on holiday. If you’re anything like us, we like having lots of things to do, interesting places to visit and…
That’s it, summer is well and truly over folks. Once the last bank holiday has passed, autumn starts to creep in doesn’t it? The mornings are crisp and fresh, the leaves start to turn brown and the nights are noticeably darker.
Over the summer, Princess and I were invited to a very special sports event hosted by Soreen. We are huge fans of Soreen Malt Loaf, and we also know how important it is to encourage kids to be active so we jumped at the chance to head along to Loughborough University and find out what…
One thing I find really hard about having children of such different ages, is writing about them on the blog all equally. I guess featuring them all equally is difficult when they are at such different stages of their lives, and possibly a tall order. So that’s where the idea came from for the family…
When I was planning our weekend away, I actually struggled to find free things to do in York. The city has a growing tourist economy and it really shows. The city boasts 6 million tourist visitors every year, that spend in excess of over £600 million so lots of the best attractions charge an entrance…
Larmer Tree Festival is something I’ve really looked forward to sharing with you all. There are some posts that are just like that. I have enjoyed going back through our photos of our time at Larmer Tree Festival, and choosing the ones that sum up what a great time we all had. I missed out…
Cheap Days Out All parents will know that feeling of needing to do something with the kids, but not wanting to break the budget. Family days out can really take their toll on your bank balance but it doesn’t have to be that way. Here are some cheap and cheerful days out for you and…
In case you missed it, we went on a family weekend break to Liverpool recently. We had the best time, far better than we expected to have to be honest. One of the highlights was being asked to the Brewer’s Fayre VIP party at Chapel Brook. We found out they had a new play area…
It’s been all change here at Zena’s Suitcase these last couple of month’s, and things are on the up, mainly! As there is so much going on I thought I’d give you a family update, and let you know how we are all getting along. Teen has just finished his A/S Levels, and fingers crossed…
I have dreamed of a holiday for so long, and the time has finally come to get planning something we are all going to remember. What with babies and exams, holidays have been put on hold, until now. It’s a big year for us, I’m 40 and teen is turning 18. There’s been lots of…