Location: The Fairy Trail, WM Wheat & Son, 520 Chester Road, Aldridge, WS9 0PU Opening Times: Monday – Saturday: 9:00am to 5:00pm Sundays – 10:30am to 4:30pm Price: FREE Last week we headed over to the Fairy Trail in Aldridge. For those who haven’t heard of the trail, it’s hidden in the enchanted woodland alongside…
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Legoland Discovery Centre, Birmingham
Location: Legoland Discovery Centre Birmingham, King Edwards Road, Birmingham, B1 2AA Opening Times: Weekdays 10am – 5pm, Weekends 10am – 7pm. School holidays (23rd July – 2nd September) 10am – 7pm. Ticket Prices: £15 if prebooked online, £20 if you turn up and pay on the door. Vouchers for 40% off are already being distributed…
Ballet Bears
Class: Ballet Bears Location: Quaker Meeting House, Kenelm Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 6HD Time: 10:30-11:15am Age Group: 2 to 5 years Price: £5 a session Company Website Address: http://www.kidsletsdance.co.uk What a fantastic class this was. By far our favourite dance class. We went to watch Birmingham Royal Ballets First Steps – Introduction to Ballet last…
The Confetti Fields
Have you heard of the Confetti Fields before? Last year was my first year of knowing that they existed and I tried to go on the last day but with a mass of traffic and leaving a bit too late, they closed and I missed them. This year I was determined not to have that…
Kingstanding Wellbeing Centre
Location: Kingstanding Wellbeing Centre, Dulwich Road, B44 0EW Opening Times: Various. Please check the website here for more details (new timetable is coming into use from July 2018) Prices: If you pay your council tax to Birmingham City Council, you are entitled to a BeActive Card which entitles you to free swimming at certain times….
Messy Me Splash Mat
M.E.S.S.Y. M.E Have you heard of Messy Me? They are the providers of the best quality splash mats, aprons and covers that I’ve come across. Made from hard wearing oil cloth making it easy to wipe clean, you are also able to put it through the washing machine on an occasional wash at 30 degrees….
Smokey Barrels Bar and Grill
Location: Smokey Barrels Bar and Grill, 1741 Coventry Road, Birmingham, B26 1DS Opening Hours: 12pm – 11pm Monday to Sunday. Parking: Large free car park Additional Info: Babychanging Facilities. When we were invited along to Smokey Barrels to check out the new restaurant, I have to admit, it felt a little bit like Christmas. As…
Akamba Heritage and Garden Centre
Address: Tythe Barn Lane, Dicken’s Heath, Solihull, B90 1PH Opening Times: During Summer open 9am-6pm Daily. Open until 10pm on certain late nights (usually Thurs, Fri and Sundays but check online first) Price: FREE Entry. Additional costs for activities if you choose to do them I had never been to Akamba, until last week when…
Ohhh My Strawberry Monkey
If you’ve been to my house, you’ll know that we absolutely love books. So much that all of our bookshelves are over flowing and we are in desperate need for a bigger house with more storage room. The girls also love books and so far in this school academic year, Matilda has read over 200…
Woyzech
Theatre Production: Woyzeck Theatre: The Rep @therepbirmingham Dates: 15th – 23rd June 2018 There is still time to get tickets to this unique and well written stage show for adults, which is playing at The Rep until Saturday Evening. Woyzeck is a poignant drama about a young couple (Marie and Woyzeck) who got together as…