“We’re gonna need a bigger boat.” If you’re as familiar with that quote as Mr Trips is, you may understand how excited he was for this opportunity that I mentioned in my last entry about the Bear Grylls Adventure. That’s right! He’s going swimming with Sharks! (for those of you confused, the opening quote is…
The Lovely Bones
Theatre Production: The Lovely Bones Location: Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Broad Street, Birmingham. Dates: 30th October – 10th November Ticket Prices: From £10 Photo Credits: Sheila Burnett. “These were the lovely bones that had grown around my absence” What a performance! It is not very often that I am speechless (much to my husbands disappointment) but…
Sass Class
On Wednesday night I headed along to Sass Class. A new dance/fitness class run by One Day Theatre at Moorpool Hall in Harborne on Wednesdays at 7:30pm. It’s aimed at adults 16 plus and I can vouch for how AMAZING it is. I took two of my longest known friends along (after knowing both for…
Dr Nerium’s Garden of Ghouls
Location: The Botanical Scare Gardens, Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Westbourne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 3TR Opening Times/Dates: Friday 26th October – 4th November 2018. 5pm – 7pm Family Friendly Slots. 7pm onwards recommended for ages 14+ Tickets: Book online, tickets are £12 for adults £10 for ages 5-16, under 5s are FREE. Family ticket is £40….
What’s On for Kids: October School Holidays
Sorry for the delay in posting this, but I reckon it is better late than never. So, what is on this week? Here’s our day to day breakdown: Starting with this evening, Friday 26th October 2018: Tonight, the Smallhousebigtrips household is heading over to the launch night of Dr Nerium’s Garden of Ghouls at Birmingham…
Bear Grylls Adventure: Base Camp and High Ropes
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,…
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…
The Gin Parlour at The Jekyll and Hyde, (now closed)
Location: 28 Steelhouse Lane, City Centre, Birmingham, B4 6BJ Opening Hours of the Gin Parlour, upstairs in The Jekyll and Hyde: 8pm – 11pm, Friday and Saturday. Tables are available for walk ins or to ensure you get a table, you could book here Gin Parlour Table Booking. It is not very often that Mr…
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…