Wilderness 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…
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National Trust Adventures Part II
Read moreLast week I began to share some of the days out we’ve had using our new family National Trust membership. As I explained in my previous post I was lucky enough to win the Annual membership through Aqua Pura’s #NaturallyBritsh promotion earlier this year. In this post I look forward to sharing our positive experiences at three…
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National Trust Adventures Part I
Read moreA few months ago I was lucky enough to win an annual National Trust family pass with Aqua Pura’s #NaturallyBritish promotion. I was obviously thrilled to be chosen as a winner but had no idea at the time what a fulfilling and rewarding prize this was going to turn out to be! I received the family…
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Bentley Woodfair 2016
Read moreThe Bentley Estate is set, 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. Every year, for the past 21 years the estate becomes…
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Lake Wood, Uckfield
Read moreI’ve lived in Uckfield for over 7 years now, and until very recently had never heard of Lake Wood. It was only when a friend also visited for the first time and shared her pictures of this local hidden beauty spot on social media that I came to hear about this wonderful Woodland Trust site.…
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Heaven Farm and Nature Trail
Read moreHeaven Farm seems to be a little known delight amongst local families and I have to say…in the words of Belinda Carlise Heaven is, indeed a place on Earth! What a magical find! The farm is situated on the A275 between Danehill and Sheffield Park set amongst stunning views of rolling English countryside. The car…
