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Honeywood Museum is a Grade II listed building next to Carshalton ponds in the heart of Carshalton village, in the London borough of Sutton. The museum exhibits cover the history of the local area, and it’s the sort of place I can imagine children visiting on school trips. I’d been once before with my parents... Continue Reading →
This may look like Provence - but it's actually Mayfield lavender farm in Banstead in Surrey, a village not far from Croydon. These beautiful purple lavender fields, beloved of Instagrammers, is a lovely place to visit for families. You can walk or run and play in the fields, explore the little landmarks around the farm... Continue Reading →
The Horniman Museum is a hidden gem in south London – I confidently call it hidden as I’ve mentioned it to several local friends and many of them have never heard of it before. The museum’s founder, Frederick Horniman - whose wealth came from tea trading – was an extensive traveller and collector and the... Continue Reading →
Lots of little girls love princesses... so what better way to celebrate a birthday than an afternoon tea inside a Cinderella-style carriage? This beautiful set-up is at the Tea Terrace in Cobham, Surrey, which I've just found out has unfortunately closed - but they do still have a venue in Guildford. We booked this for... Continue Reading →
It’s one of the warmest days of the year so far… and I’m writing about Christmas. But there is (of course) a reason for that – other than that I’m really behind in my blogging! These days you have to book really early to see Santa, and I mean early. I booked my ticket for... Continue Reading →
Our first proper Easter egg hunt was a resounding success and I was very impressed with the event organised by the Grange restaurant in Beddington Park, Carshalton last year. We have done Easter hunts around the house before, following clues and finding plastic eggs or wrapped gifts, so I wasn’t really sure what to expect... Continue Reading →
Garden centres are great places to go with young children, whether you are looking at flowers and fish or going to the cafe or if your local garden centre offers children’s activities. I’ve always liked the garden centre near us and when it changed hands a little while back and became part of the Dobbies... Continue Reading →
For children who like planes it can be fun to take them to an airport or airfield if there is somewhere they can watch aircraft take off and land. You need to check at each individual airport whether it’s still possible - when I was a child I remember going to an airport to watch... Continue Reading →
We have been to Bounce at the Barn many times now - the soft play and bouncy castle area at Flittons nursery (in the garden centre sense not childcare) in Wallington. https://minimoo.life/2022/03/07/bounce-at-the-barn-softplay-at-flittons-garden-centre-wallington/ They do a lot of special events from character visits - Elsa, or Jingles the Elf at Christmas - to pottery painting sessions... Continue Reading →
When we went pumpkin picking a couple of years ago the nearest place I could find was about a 35 minute drive; it was good if you want somewhere with props for photos and so on - it was really muddy so I pushed Sophie who was then two and a half, around in a... Continue Reading →
