Price: Adult £9, Child £6, Family £28 The Bentley Estate lies tucked away in a picturesque corner of the Sussex countryside. A place you would never ‘stumble across’ but must seek out. The site incorporates a motor museum, miniature railway, wildfowl reserve, beautiful house, play area, ancient woodlands and a tearoom. I recently took my children…
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Scream Barn Farm at Spring Barn Farm, Lewes
Read moreThe fantastic Halloween event at Spring Barn Farm is back for Half Term. Scream Barn Farm offers a whole load a freaky fun from 21st – 29th October. We visited yesterday to check it out! Despite the terrible weather we had a brilliant time. We got spooked by the Witches in the Witchy Walkway, carved…
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British Airways i360, Brighton
Read moreThe British Airways i360 tower is impossible to miss. Dominating the skyline along the Brighton seafront the structure is the world’s first vertical cable car and the world’s tallest moving observation tower. Designed, engineered, manufactured and promoted by the team responsible for the London Eye, visitors experience 360 degree views across Brighton, the South Downs…
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Branching Out Adventures
Read moreBranching Out Adventures is a tree top activity centre set in the beautiful woodland surrounding Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum in Halland near Lewes, Sussex. They offer a range of high adrenaline activities in a safe and professional environment. We were invited to try a few of their activities last weekend and absolutely loved every minute.…
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Wakehurst Place, Haywards Heath
Read moreWe were thrilled to recently discover that we could use our family National Trust cards at Wakehurst Place, part of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew’s country estate. We’ve always assumed that a day out at Wakehurst would be too expensive for us as a family of 6….so to discover that we could use our…
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Groombridge Place ~ Wild Adventures Week
Read moreGroombridge Place is well established as one of our favourite family days out. If a visit to Groombridge in it’s own right wasn’t good enough, every school holidays the Enchanted Woods are visited by the wonderful Acting Moon Events team to create themed events. We were lucky enough to enjoy the Christmas Elfxtravaganza and were really excited about…
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Go Safari at Drusillas Zoo, East Sussex
Read moreWe’ve been family members at Drusillas for a number of years now…so when new attractions arrive it’s really exciting news. The addition of the Go Safari has got the whole family buzzing…the brand new African themed attraction offers 3 rides that will appeal to all ages…from toddler to teen. We went to check out the…
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Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Read morePortsmouth Historic Dockyard is so packed with attractions, historic ships and museums that one visit merely scratches the surface on all there is to see. The museum is situated within a working Naval Base so there is a real sense of being somewhere where the Navy and sailing life is paramount. We visited the Dockyard on…
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Leeds Castle, Maidstone, Kent
Read moreLeeds Castle sits in the depths of beautiful Kent countryside, yet is still easily accessible from the M20. Dating back to the 9th century the castle is described as England’s loveliest castle and is set in 500 acres of parklands and gardens. Having visited most of the local castles and stately homes in Kent and Sussex….Leeds…
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Urban Jump Trampoline Park, Heathfield
Read moreUrban Jump is a Trampoline Centre that goes far beyond just trampolining. The range of activities and facilities offered under one roof is substantial ranging from the obvious trampolining, to dodge ball, ninja warrior course, basketball hoops, gladiator balance beam and even a soft play for the littlies. As well as offering a wide range of…
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The Christmas Experience at Bewl Water
Read moreBewl Water is a stunning reservoir on the Kent and Sussex border, not far from Tunbridge Wells. Typically it’s very much a Summer destination, but this Winter Santa and his Elves have taken residence to create The Bewl Water Christmas Experience. In addition to the traditional Grotto there is the opportunity to take part in a unique experience…
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Groombridge Place Christmas Elfxtravaganza
Read moreThis weekend we were lucky enough to visit the opening of Groombridge Place’s Christmas Elfxtravaganza. We have visited Groombridge Place a number of times before and always enjoyed our visits, but this was our first experience of one of the many special events that Groombridge is famous for hosting. I’d heard great things about their recent…
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Wilderness Wood, Hadlow Down
Read moreWilderness Wood has been one of our favourite family go to places for nearly 10 years now. Over that time we’ve seen a lot of changes. The woodland is currently owned by the Morrish Family who aim to create a space where adults and children can learn together. In the last 2 years since the Morrish…
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Ashdown Forest Visitor Centre
Read moreAshdown Forest is a vast and beautiful area of woodland and heathland located just down the road from us in Sussex. The forest covers the area between Wych Cross, Nutley and Crowborough and is the famed for it’s breath taking views aswell as being home of Winnie the Pooh! Luckily for us the forest also…
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Birling Gap and the Seven Sisters
Read moreBirling Gap makes up part of the stunning Seven Sister’s cliff formation….a world famous natural wonder and a fantastic coastal playground. This was our first visit as a family and I was excited to see what the kids made of the rock pools, fossils and white cliffs. We arrived via the East Dean road after some…
