Location: PYO Sunflowers Field, Lodge Farm, Kineton, Warwickshire Price: FREE Entry. 50p per Sunflower stem. What an absolute delight this place was. You drive down the farm lane where you find parking on the right hand side by the fields. There is a picnic area where you can bring your own picnic and sit on…
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Herbert Art Gallery And Museum, Coventry
Address: Herbert Art Gallery And Museum, Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QP Museum opening times: Usually 10am – 4pm but do check online for exact timings. Website: www.theherbert.org Earlier in the week, the Smallhousebigtrips family drove over to Coventry to meet up with my sister in law and check out the Herbert. The girls were really…
Book Review: Baby’s First Bank Heist by Jim Whalley
Although the Smallhousebigtrips family is often out and about, hiding from our tiny house and exploring what the world has to offer, we do still have days inside the house and every day is filled with reading books. Our latest read is Baby’s First Bank Heist (and we may now be on the 15th read…
£12.50 for two people to do five activities next month
Yes, that’s right. Use code: SMALLHOUSEBIGTRIPS when purchasing your Buckt duo box to get the whole first box for only £12.50 (usually £25, which is still a HUGE bargain). Here’s my last blog post about Buckt, where you can see what I got in my first box www.smallhousebigtrips.co.uk/a-month-of-buckt/ It was amazing, a night at the…
Dudley Canal and Tunnel Trust: A Family Boat Ride
Location: 501 Birmingham New Road, Dudley, DY1 4SB Prices: £7.25 adult, £6 for children aged 3 and above. Under 3s are free. Family tickets available: 2 Adults 2 Children £23.50, 2 Adults and 3 Children £28.50. All tickets if Gift Aided, include a 12 month free entry to the 45 minute boat trips. During our…
The Phenomenal, Walking With Dinosaurs, The Arena Spectacular
This week the Smallhousebigtrips family were kindly invited along to the Walking With Dinosaurs Press Day and show, held at The Arena, Birmingham. If you haven’t heard of this show, where have you been? It has been viewed by over 9 million people in more than 250 cities around the world and this weekend it…
Summer Holidays 2018, Events and Activities. Birmingham and Surrounding Areas
Those who have been following my page for a while will have noticed that I missed out my What’s On in July section and that’s because I’ve been busy working on the ‘What’s On in the Summer Holidays’ section. 6 whole weeks of fun and activities for your little ones. Some free, some for a…
A Family Friendly Carvery in a 4* Hotel Restaurant: 1565 Restaurant
Location: 1565 Restaurant, Bar and Open Terrace, Park Regis Birmingham, 160 Broad Street, Birmingham, B15 1DT Event: Sunday Carvery Opening Time: The Sunday Carvery runs from 12pm – 2:30pm Price: Adults £14.95, Children aged 5-12 £7.50, Under 5s eat for FREE On Sunday we headed over to Park Regis Hotel for a Sunday Carvery at…
Birmingham Royal Ballet. First Steps: An Introduction to Ballet
Event: Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) First Steps: An Introduction to Ballet Location: Birmingham Hippodrome, Hurst Street, Southside, Birmingham, B5 4TB Date: 29th June 2018 Time: 1pm Length: 60 minutes Price: £12.50 each Just over a week ago, if you follow my Instagram stories, you will know that I took Jemima to her first ever ballet…
The Strings Club at BTP
Event: Quaver Concert No.1 Feat. The Paul Edwards Trio Location: Boston Tea Party, 30 Harborne Road, Edgbaston, B15 3AA Time and Date: 10:30am on Friday 6th July. Due to be on a monthly basis. Price: £5 per adult, Children FREE On Friday we headed along to The Boston Tea Party for The String Clubs, Quaver…