And just like that, Christmas is here! Our tree is And just like that, Christmas is here! Our tree is up, the Santa hats are out and the first doors on our advent calendars are open.

I love this time of year. It is my favourite. And it’s one of the few times still full of magic even as an adult. I’m going to be soaking up every minute of joy the next few weeks bring and I hope December is full of moments of joy for you too.

Happy December! 🎄
AD | Christmas has arrived at @thelexiconbracknell AD | Christmas has arrived at @thelexiconbracknell and there’s so much to entertain the whole family whilst you do your Christmas shopping! 

Visit The Lexicon Glow Room for a magical light experience that will dazzle you with 20,000 LEDs. It feels like the room goes on forever! Then, take a dip in the Light Pool, a magical ball pool with golden balls to be found and prizes to be won!

If that wasn’t all, have a photo in the giant Christmas bauble ‘sparkling selfie station’ and follow the Twinkle Trail, spotting baubles in shop windows to collect the clues and enter to win fabulous prizes this Christmas. Plus, share your sparkling selfie station pictures, tagging #thelexiconbracknell or email them to marketing@thelexiconbracknell.com and you will automatically be entered in a competition for the chance to win a restaurant gift card too. 

There are also special performances from local choirs, bands and singers and even the chance to meet Bluey, Hey Duggee and Chase from Paw Patrol! You can be sure that a trip to The Lexicon will have something for everyone over the festive season this year. We loved our visit to The Lexicon last weekend and know we’ll be back again before Christmas!

Find out more on @thelexiconbracknell website.

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AD - Press Trip | What a lovely evening that was! AD - Press Trip | What a lovely evening that was! We had our first Glow Marwell experience tonight - and we loved it. It may even be the best light trail we have been to.

We spent well over two hours at @marwellzoo, enjoying the light installations, indulging in the food stalls and cafe, toasting marshmallows and even meeting Father Christmas! 

Glow Marwell was such a nice way to kick off the festive season - and it’s on all the way through December! If you’re looking for a really nice festive activity the whole family can enjoy, this could definitely be it!
AD | Are you looking for gifts for the grandparent AD | Are you looking for gifts for the grandparents this year? @famileo_uk is a wonderful gift, giving the recipient a personalised gazette of family news regularly throughout the year - and it costs from just £5.99 a month. 

Multiple family members can use the same subscription, all posting messages to be added to one gazette - and sharing the cost of the subscription too! It’s great for parents, siblings and children to all share their news with grandparents each week, fortnight or month. 

We’ve been sending my dad Family gazettes for a while now and he absolutely loves them. It means we tell him all the little things that are happening and not just the big news you remember to mention in phone calls. The children get to upload their own messages to their grandad and it’s definitely made them feel closer, building a stronger relationship despite living far apart.

Find out more about Family over on the blog - link in bio - and buy a subscription for your nearest and dearest this Christmas. It’s a gift they will definitely love to receive.
Two weeks of Fred & George! I won’t be doing the Two weeks of Fred & George! I won’t be doing these updates every week but I like having somewhere to put all these photos!

They’re now three months old, super loving and happy, making biscuits and purring constantly.

They stay in ‘their’ room overnight but explore the house during the day, getting more confident as time passes. They even got to the point of relaxing on the sofa with us last night.

Fred & George are now very much part of our family and I can’t imagine them not being there now - even at 7am when they’re miaowing at the door for breakfast!
AD | Stuck for screen-free entertainment that your AD | Stuck for screen-free entertainment that your kids will love? Claim your FREE Banjo Robinson activity pack today!
 
Reading for pleasure is a key indicator of a child’s future success, but if your child doesn’t love to read, what can you do? We know it’s not always easy keeping kids entertained and away from screens, so we’ve partnered with the award-winning @banjorobinson to gift you a FREE activity pack, worth £9.99.

Here’s a little look at the Banjo Robinson subscription - Troy loves it! Travelling to world with Banjo is so much fun! You can read our full review over on the blog and claim your free activity pack too - link in profile.
A whole week of Fred & George. We weren’t meant A whole week of Fred & George.

We weren’t meant to get more cats just yet but sometimes the universe sends you things when you don’t expect them.

These little guys needed a home and a family to love them. And we had a home and a lot of love to give. We still miss Leia but this pair are definitely helping make me feel whole again.

They are both used to us now, and love us. They’re less nervous, give us cuddles and let us pick them up. They’re still living in our spare room but starting to explore the rest of the house under supervision. 

They play fight constant. Love toys, especially a crinkly feather thing on a string attached to a stick, and love being up high. They are an awesome pair and we are so glad to have them.

Thank you @millbrook_rspca @rspca_official for trusting us with ‘Lonestar and Starfish’. We could not love them more. 

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[AD - Press Trip] I’ve just finished writing abo [AD - Press Trip] I’ve just finished writing about our half term break at @pottersresort and it’s over on the blog if you want to go have a read.

I wanted to put some of my favourite photos on the grid too as the kids did so many fun activities - they had THE best time. 

Giant swing, segways, climbing, archery, laser clays… there was so much to do that we couldn’t fit it all in - we need another trip!
And there ends our October half term - well, apart And there ends our October half term - well, apart from Troy who has a bonus week off!

This half term has been pretty lovely. Troy had his school residential the first weekend and then we had a really lovely few days in Norfolk before heading home and picking up two new members of our family - Fred and George. 11 week old rescue kittens who have pretty much stolen our hearts.

It’s been so nice to have a chunk of quality time with this pair and now I’m looking forward to the Christmas holidays. These two are the best company and I really do live for the school holidays. 

How has your half term been?
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Days Out, Travel · April 23, 2022

A Day in Whitby – North Yorkshire

One of our first days on holiday in Yorkshire was spent in Whitby. It’s somewhere I’ve always wanted to visit, and as the weather forecast wasn’t the best, we decided to go on our first full day as the weather was dry and we weren’t sure what the rest of the week would bring.

A Day in Whitby

Car Parks in Whitby

Whitby is one of Yorkshire’s most popular seaside resorts, on the North Yorkshire Coast, and because of this parking can be hard to find. After a lovely drive across the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, we parked in the Marina Front Car Park for around £7 for the whole day and had a nice walk past all the boats into the town all the way to Whitby Harbour. The West Cliff Car Park also looked like a great, central option in Whitby Town Centre but it was full when we visited.

A Day in Whitby

199 Steps

Our first stop was Whitby Abbey which, to get to, you wander through town, along cobbled streets and then you climb 199 Steps – a tourist attraction all of its own. The steps are hard going as they’re pretty steep but there is a ramp you can climb to get to the top too if that’s easier.

A Day in Whitby
A Day in Whitby

Whitby Abbey

At the top we found ourselves outside the Church of St Mary which is beautiful and just a short walk alongside it brings you to the front of Whitby Abbey. Run by the English Heritage, Whitby Abbey is a must see on any visit to the coastal town – and the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

A Day in Whitby

The Whitby Abbey ruins are vast and fantastic to walk around. You can just imagine how beautiful Whitby Abbey would have been in all its glory. There’s so much land to explore and fantastic views too.

A Day in Whitby

HMS Bark Endeavor

After we’d thoroughly exhausted ourselves at Whitby Abbey we wander back down the 199 Steps and back to the seafront where we had a brief but educational trip aboard the HMS Bark Endeavor – Captain James Cook’s ship.

A Day in Whitby

The ship is a fantastic replica of the original and it has so much to see and do on it, with lots of activities for the children like tying knots and an interactive sandpit. You can also go up on deck and pretend you’re captain of your very own ship.

A Day in Whitby

Our last stop of the day was a walk along the seafront, spending some pennies in the arcades and then heading to The Magpie Cafe for fish and chips. It’s renowned as being one of the best in Whitby and we would have to agree – our dinner was lovely and we’d definitely go back again in the future.

We had a dry, windy but sunny day trip to Whitby and it was lovely. It’s amazing what a little sea air and exploring can do. We all had such a nice day and it was a great way to kick start our holiday. Plus, there was so much more to see and do in Whitby if we’d had the time – like the Captain Cook Memorial Museum, Whitby Museum or a day tour with Whitby Whale Watching.

I have no doubt we’ll be back to the seaside town at some point as I can’t believe we visited Whitby and managed to not see the beach or get an ice cream! Plus, next time we’ll find some things to do in the North York Moors National Park – like the North Yorkshire Moors Railway – and make time to visit the Falling Foss Tea Room – I’ve heard great things about it. Yorkshire is just such a beautiful park of the country.

A Day in Whitby
A Day in Whitby

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Comments

  1. Kim Carberry says

    April 23, 2022 at 7:32 pm

    Whitby is such a lovely day out and fish and chips is a must, they do the best one’s there x

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  2. William Gould says

    April 24, 2022 at 7:21 am

    Whitby is our favourite place, But there are lots of chippies better than Magpies. Silver Street Fisheries is our favourite.
    And if you want a hot pork sandwich, try The Greedy Pig!

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  3. Newcastle Family Life says

    May 9, 2022 at 11:52 am

    I love Whitby, we haven’t been for years but your post has made me want to re-visit. It sounds like you packed a lot in on your visit x

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