Last weekend, Miss Frugal and I headed to the Festival of Thrift in Darlington for a bit of girly time while the men of the house watched the football.If you've haven't had the pleasure of visiting the Festival of Thrift before then I strongly recommend trying to get there next year because we had an amazing day! The first Festival took place in 2013 and welcomed 27,000 visitors, and last year which was our first year visiting saw a massive 40,000 visitors visiting. I've no idea how many went this year but it felt bigger than last year so I'm guessing even more than last year!Here's … [Read more...]
Days Out: Why it’s good to love where you live….
You might have noticed that over the last month or so I've started to share a post every Sunday about a day out that we've enjoyed as a family together recently.I was inspired a little bit by some lovely days out that we've had as a family since we got our annual family membership to the English Heritage but also I thought it would motivate me a little bit more to make sure that we continue to get our and about now that the Summer's over.Yesterday we went back to a local forest that we discovered last weekend - it's less than 15 minutes drive from where we live but we've never visited … [Read more...]
Days out: RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Visitor Centre….
Last Summer we spent a lovely afternoon looking around the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Visitor Centre in Lincolnshire but I just realised that I never got around to sharing it with you all so I'm putting that right today!The RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Visitor Centre houses a Lancaster Bomber (one of the only two left in the world in working order), a Douglas Dakota, six spitfires, two hurricanes and two chipmunks (not the furry variety). Most of this goes over my head but the men of the family were extremely excited at the prospect of being in close proximity to these … [Read more...]
Days Out: Whitby Abbey, the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula….
We've been to Whitby Abbey a few times now but we haven't been for a few years so when we woke up to blue skies and sunshine last Sunday we decided to have a drive to Whitby and visit again.Here's what the English Heritage has to say about Whitby Abbey: Perched high on a cliff, it's easy to see why the haunting remains of Whitby Abbey were inspiration for Bram Stoker's gothic tale of 'Dracula'. Sink your teeth into years of history, amazing views and a packed events programme, just a short climb away from the picturesque Yorkshire seaside town of Whitby. We drove up to the Abbey but you … [Read more...]
Days out: Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens….
Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens in Morpeth is described on the English Heritage website as somewhere that you can lose yourself and when we were struggling to decide where to go for the day last weekend using our English Heritage membership, it was this description that swung it for us: ....with its unique combination of Grecian architecture, medieval ruins, formal terraces and lush jungle-esque Quarry Garden. Soak up the sights and smells of our Grade 1 listed gardens, roam the fabulous pillars in the grand hall, and enjoy wonderful views from the top of the castle tower. Belsay Hall was … [Read more...]
Days out: Mount Grace Priory….
We had a lovely afternoon out last week at Mount Grace Priory in Northallerton and while we were there we decided to buy an annual family membership to English Heritage which meant that we didn't pay anything on the day but will pay around £7 a month for the next twelve months.We've been considering this for a while but were in two minds whether to buy an English Heritage or National Trust membership - we went for the English Heritage after seeing just how many places there were to visit within an hours drive.Family entry in to Mount Grace Priory without the pass would have cost £16.90 … [Read more...]
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