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!
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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!
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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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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. 

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Days Out, Days Out and Attractions/Events, Hampshire, Reviews · April 3, 2023

High Tea in The Clouds – The Spinnaker Tower Afternoon Tea Experience

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

Just before Mother’s Day I was invited, along with a friend, for afternoon tea at the Spinnaker Tower. We’ve visited the Spinnaker Tower on a few occasions but have never had afternoon tea there. I couldn’t wait for afternoon tea somewhere new.

High Tea in The Clouds - The Spinnaker Tower Afternoon Tea Experience

High Tea in The Clouds

The Spinnaker Tower afternoon tea experience is billed as High Tea in The Clouds, with The Clouds being the Spinnaker Tower cafe on the second floor of the tower.

High Tea in The Clouds - The Spinnaker Tower Afternoon Tea Experience

When we arrived at the tower, reception were expecting us and showed us straight up in the lift to The Clouds. The staff manning the lift explained that there was a floor below and above The Clouds that we could explore after our high tea experience as High Tea in The Clouds includes full access to the Spinnaker Tower.

The Spinnaker Tower Afternoon Tea

We were seated in the window of The Clouds, giving fantastic views of the coast. At 105 metres above the ground, we could see for miles and the cafe was so bright and sunny, even when we visited on a bit of a grey day.

High Tea in The Clouds - The Spinnaker Tower Afternoon Tea Experience

The afternoon tea included a selection of sandwiches, an assortment of sweet treats and fruit scones with clotted cream and jam plus our choice of teas or coffee.

High Tea in The Clouds - The Spinnaker Tower Afternoon Tea Experience

The Spinnaker Tower have vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options available that you just specify at the time of booking. This meant that all our afternoon tea came out on one beautiful three tier cake stand aside from my friend’s vegetarian sandwiches which were served separately.

High Tea in The Clouds - The Spinnaker Tower Afternoon Tea Experience

The sandwiches were delicious, with a variety of fillings. There was ham and mustard, cheese, cream cheese and cucumber and egg mayonnaise.

High Tea in The Clouds - The Spinnaker Tower Afternoon Tea Experience

Next, we had the scones which were a great size and lovely and light with plenty of fruit in them. We were surprised that there was only one scone each as usually there are two on an afternoon tea offering, but the scone was pretty big and having just one left us room to enjoy the rest of the afternoon tea.

High Tea in The Clouds - The Spinnaker Tower Afternoon Tea Experience
High Tea in The Clouds - The Spinnaker Tower Afternoon Tea Experience

The final sweet treat tier was full of so many tasty treats. There were chocolate cakes and mini victoria sponges, brownies and tarts, all finished off with fresh fruit, macarons and Lindt balls. It couldn’t have been nicer.

High Tea in The Clouds - The Spinnaker Tower Afternoon Tea Experience
High Tea in The Clouds - The Spinnaker Tower Afternoon Tea Experience

We really enjoyed our afternoon tea at the Spinnaker Tower and as we visited for Mother’s Day, the afternoon tea came with a glass of prosecco each too. It’s such a great way to celebrate an occasion.

High Tea in The Clouds - The Spinnaker Tower Afternoon Tea Experience
High Tea in The Clouds - The Spinnaker Tower Afternoon Tea Experience

Exploring the Spinnaker Tower

After our afternoon tea we ventured up to the top floor of the Spinnaker Tower. It’s open air, with artificial grass on the floor, places to sit and telescopes to admire the view.

High Tea in The Clouds - The Spinnaker Tower Afternoon Tea Experience

This floor would be great for a drinks reception, having a cocktail whilst admiring the incredible views from the highest point around. It’s a fantastic space.

Then we went back to the first floor where we got to admire even more views whilst learning more about the tower and the points of interest in the distance.

High Tea in The Clouds - The Spinnaker Tower Afternoon Tea Experience

The Sky Walk

This floor is also home to the Sky Walk – the Spinnaker Tower glass floor. You can walk across the glass floor, see all the way to the ground below and get a whole new experience compared to the views along the coast.

High Tea in The Clouds - The Spinnaker Tower Afternoon Tea Experience

We loved exploring the Spinnaker Tower and enjoyed High Tea in the Clouds. It was only about £40 per person which was fantastic value considering it included afternoon tea, a glass of prosecco and entrance to the Spinnaker Tower – which is usually £15.

High Tea in The Clouds - The Spinnaker Tower Afternoon Tea Experience

The Spinnaker Tower often have special afternoon tea packages available and offer traditional afternoon tea throughout the year. Find out more over on their website.

High Tea in The Clouds - The Spinnaker Tower Afternoon Tea Experience

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