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. 

#catsofinstagram #catstagram #catsofig #catsofinsta #catlovers #adoptdontshop #rspcarescuecat #kittensofinstagram #kittens_of_instagram
[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?
[AD - Press Trip] We’ve loved spending half term [AD - Press Trip] We’ve loved spending half term at @pottersresort in Norfolk. With great food, an action packed schedule of entertainment and activities plus everything included in the price of your break - even drinks - it’s a fantastic way to holiday as a family, giving quality time together in the nicest of surroundings. 
I’ll write a full review soon but for now here’s a little Reel  of our trip.
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Days Out, Days Out and Attractions/Events, Reviews · March 1, 2023

A Family Day Out at the Brighton i360

*We were provided with this experience for the purpose of this post however all opinions are my own.

At the weekend we went to Brighton for the day, one of my favourite places, and were invited to experience the Brighton i360. We’d actually taken the children on it once when they were much younger but they couldn’t remember it, so we were all excited to go again.

The i360 Brighton is hard to miss. Situated right next to the West Pier and the Upside Down House, it’s just a fifteen minute walk from the Brighton Palace Pier, has parking nearby and is easily accessible from the town centre too. 

A Family Day Out at the Brighton i360

What is the Brighton i360?

Originally known as the British Airways i360, the Brighton i360 is an observation tower that gives 360 degree views of Brighton seafront, 138 metres in the air. The observation deck is a doughnut-shaped glass pod that acts as a lift and a viewing platform, carrying you up and down the tower while providing unobstructed panoramic views from start to finish.

A Family Day Out at the Brighton i360

Our i360 experience

It’s a bit of a running theme that if there’s a view to see, something to climb or a tower to go up, we’ll go on it as a family. And so the i360 was a natural experience to enjoy together.

A Family Day Out at the Brighton i360

Once your tickets are booked you are told to arrive twenty minutes before your time slot. Your tickets are checked and you go through airport style security before taking a seat in a waiting room that doubles up as an exhibition, with information boards to read about how the i360 was built and video on a loop showing the other i360 experiences – Walk 360, Climb 360 and Drop 360.

A Family Day Out at the Brighton i360

It’s then time to board the pod. With glass from floor to ceiling and a rail to hold onto or lean against, there are unspoilt views in all directions. On the inner side of the pod there are seats all the way round as well as the Nyetimber Sky Bar, the south coast’s highest bar!

A Family Day Out at the Brighton i360

Nyetimber Sky Bar

The bar gives you the opportunity to have a cocktail or drink champagne at 450ft high in the sky, a great addition to the experience. They also sell snacks.

The i360 views

The view from the Brighton i360 is fantastic. You can see all across the city of Brighton, the South Downs National Park, the UNESCO Biosphere and a good chunk of the south coast – all the way to the Isle of Wight on a clear day!

A Family Day Out at the Brighton i360

The i360 experience lasts for about twenty minutes – ten minutes until you reach the top and ten minutes coming back down. That doesn’t sound like much but it’s plenty of time to take in the view, read the information boards dotted around and move around the pod, making sure you’ve seen everything from every direction.

A Family Day Out at the Brighton i360
A Family Day Out at the Brighton i360

We know Brighton quite well and it was lovely to point out familiar buildings, spot artwork on the roof of tower blocks and hotels and just admire the beach from above. It was such a fantastic family experience.

A Family Day Out at the Brighton i360

At the end of the trip, you exit through the gift shop. This has typical souvenirs like magnets and keyrings but also a lot of Brighton artwork and gifts that are lovely to browse.

A Family Day Out at the Brighton i360

The Brighton i360 is also home to the West Beach Restaurant Bar and West Beach Café Bar with great menus and afternoon tea available. There are so many ticket packages on offer – and even the opportunity to dine in the i360 pod! You can see all the package options here.

A Family Day Out at the Brighton i360

We had a great time on the i360 and it was a fantastic way to start our day in Brighton. It’s something different and something that we’ll talk about as a family for years.

Find out more about the Brighton i360 over on their website and for reference, their address is: Brighton i360, Lower Kings Road, Brighton BN1 2LN

A Family Day Out at the Brighton i360

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  1. Maria Hughes says

    March 6, 2023 at 5:20 pm

    Amazing views! Lily and Mike would love that.

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