If you happen to have been anywhere near the NEC recently, you can’t fail to have noticed that a large helicopter appears to have crash-landed in an adjacent building, whilst an orange, 60 foot high King Kong scale climbing frame has sprung up right by it. These are parts of the latest attraction for Birmingham,…
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75% off if you join Buckt with SMALLHOUSEBIGTRIPS625 from 22nd October – 29th October 2018
Yes you read correctly. 75% off. If you follow me on instagram, you will often see me updating my stories and tagging Buckt in a large proportion of my posts. My last one was Walsall’s Scaremaze on Friday evening which got me in the mood for Halloween and sent me running straight to the Jekyll…
Scaremaze (Walsall)
Event: Scaremaze – The Ward, Birchills Psychiatric Hospital Location: 41 Birchills Street, Walsall, WS2 8NG Dates: on selected dates (check website) until 3rd November 2018. Times available from 7pm – 10pm. Prices: £7.50 off peak, £8.50 peak, £1 booking fee. Buy tickets and check dates here https://sales.webticketmanager.com/scaremaze Last night we headed over to the Scaremaze…
Theatre Minis by One Day Theatre
Last week Matilda decided to give One Day Theatre Minis classes a try. And I went along to review the session and see what it was all about. Matilda is a quiet little girl and I have to admit, I was a little unsure how she would be within a theatre class but I chatted…
Mum and Dad’s need time too…
And thankfully, the introduction of Buckt this year by Daniel Bridgewater has helped me and my husband have some quality dates together. All for a fantastic £25 a month (£12.50 for your first month if you use code: SMALLHOUSEBIGTRIPS when ordering). So, what have we done? Each month you get five different activities to do….
Steelhouse Lane Lock Up
Location: Steelhouse Lane Lock Up, Birmingham Price: We went via Buckt, the UKs only monthly ticketing subscription box. But tickets can also be purchased through Eventbrite for the next open day on the 10th November 2018. Tickets are £5 for adults, £3.50 for children aged 5 and above and FREE for under 5s. We had…
Grand Designs Live at Birmingham NEC from 10th to 14th October 2018
Location: Birmingham NEC, Dates: 10th – 14th October 2018 Opening Times: Saturday 10am – 6pm, Sunday 10am – 5pm. Prices: £20 per adult. Under 16s free if accompanied with an adult with a ticket. Parking £16. Today me, Jemima and my friend Rachel, headed off to Grand Designs Live to review the event being held…
Essington Farm PYO Pumpkins
Location: Essington Farm, Bognop Road, Wolverhampton, WV11 2AZ Opening Times: Open every day 10am – 4pm but the special PYO pumpkin sessions (including tractor and main pumpkin field) are on Sat 13th, Sun 14th, Sat 20th, Sun 21st and then every day until Wed 31st October 2018. Prices: Pumpkins vary in prices from £2 upwards…
Fire and Fury: Two Ballets Fuelled By Power and Politics. A Birmingham Royal Ballet Production.
On Wednesday night I was lucky enough to watch Fire and Fury at Birmingham Hippodrome. And as I’ve said on my twitter account (@mummytrips) it was utterly breathtaking. The first half was The King Dances, a much loved favourite for many avid ballet fans as it is freely based on Le Ballet de la nuit,…
First Steps: La Fille Mal Gardée. By Birmingham Royal Ballet.
On the 28th September, me and Jemima headed off to Birmingham Hippodrome to one of the First Step productions, courtesy of Birmingham Royal Ballet. If you haven’t been before then I really recommend you go to the next First Steps Production as they are fantastic. Not just good for children but parents too. Fridays First…