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Peter Rabbit at Willows Activity Farm

amomentwithfranca · 2 April 2016 · 41 Comments

You may have seen my recent post about the Easter Egg Hunt we did with the girls at Willows Activity Farm in St Albans. As part of our visit we had a little sneak preview of the brand new Peter Rabbit Adventure Playground that is now open to the public. … [Read more...] about Peter Rabbit at Willows Activity Farm

Filed Under: Events, Days Out, Family, Family Days Out, Travel Tagged With: kids, Outdoors Actvities, Peter Rabbit, playground, The Peter Rabbit Adventure Playground, Willow Activity Farm

Easter Eggstravaganza at Willows Activity Farm

amomentwithfranca · 27 March 2016 · 22 Comments

We had such a great time last weekend at Willows Activity Farm where they had awesome Easter Eggstravaganza activities organised for the kids. … [Read more...] about Easter Eggstravaganza at Willows Activity Farm

Filed Under: Bella, Days Out, Easter, Events, Family, Family Days Out, Sienna Tagged With: Easter, Kids activities

Review of Muggle Tours for Harry Potter Fans

amomentwithfranca · 25 January 2016 · 146 Comments

We have all been inundated for years with Harry Potter books and movies. I don't think there is anyone around the world that doesn't know who Harry, Ron and Hermione are? Of course, all of you know them because they are the main characters of the fantastic Harry Potter stories. … [Read more...] about Review of Muggle Tours for Harry Potter Fans

Filed Under: Giveaways, Days Out, London, Reviews, Travel, Videos, Vlogging Tagged With: giveaway, Harry Potter, London

A Lovely Sunday Afternoon in Golders Hill Park

amomentwithfranca · 6 November 2015 · 39 Comments

On a recent Sunday afternoon, we decided to go out of the house and have some fresh air. We had been at home all morning and were desperate to do something different and to get the girls out of the house. You are not going to believe how good it is sometimes to just go for a nice … [Read more...] about A Lovely Sunday Afternoon in Golders Hill Park

Filed Under: Bella, Days Out, Family, Family Days Out, Nick, Sienna, Travel Tagged With: Deer, family time, park, parklife

Garfunkel’s Inaugural #LondonLegend Day

amomentwithfranca · 22 October 2015 · 21 Comments

Bella and I were invited to another amazing event! The beautiful people at Garfunkel's organised a full fun day out in London for a group of bloggers where we were taken to three of the most famous tourist attractions in London: Madame Tussauds, The Original Tour (the bus tour of … [Read more...] about Garfunkel’s Inaugural #LondonLegend Day

Filed Under: Days Out, Events, Family, Travel Tagged With: London

Shrek’s Adventure London Review

amomentwithfranca · 22 September 2015 · 88 Comments

There are so many good new attractions in and around London now it can be hard to choose which one you should do. However, I can certainly say that one of the attractions that you and your kids should definitely not miss is the amazing and so entertaining Shrek's Adventure … [Read more...] about Shrek’s Adventure London Review

Filed Under: Days Out, Family, Family Days Out, London, Reviews, Travel

Day Out at Hyde Park in London

amomentwithfranca · 17 September 2015 · 15 Comments

We went to one of my favourite places in London, Hyde Park! This park is so beautiful and incredibly big! There is a lot of space to walk around, have some fresh air, eat something, take the kids to one of the playgrounds and finally just sit down and enjoy the view of The … [Read more...] about Day Out at Hyde Park in London

Filed Under: Bella, Days Out, Family, Family Days Out, Nick, Sienna, Travel, Vlogging Tagged With: Family Days Out

The View from The Shard

amomentwithfranca · 24 August 2015 · 68 Comments

We spent a sunny Saturday afternoon venturing into Central London on the Tube with the girls to visit The Shard. It was a great day out for all of us and the views of London from the top floors were amazing. … [Read more...] about The View from The Shard

Filed Under: Days Out, Family, Family Days Out, London, Review, Travel Tagged With: family, family day out, London, the Shard

Lichfield Family Day Out

amomentwithfranca · 2 August 2015 · 26 Comments

Lichfield Family Day Out

Last weekend we were in the Midlands where Nick's parents live and we decided to do something different. There are a lot of nice places around but this time we chose to visit Lichfield as it is a place that I have heard a lot of nice things about and I was looking forward to … [Read more...] about Lichfield Family Day Out

Filed Under: Days Out, Family, Family Days Out, Travel Tagged With: baby, Beacon Park, family, family day out, family video, Lichfield, playground

Bekonscot Model Village & Railway Review

amomentwithfranca · 18 July 2015 · 32 Comments

Last weekend we decided to do something different. We wanted to get out of London and take the girls somewhere for a nice family day out. We thought it would be fun to go to Bekonscot Model Village & Railway, the oldest model village in the World! … [Read more...] about Bekonscot Model Village & Railway Review

Filed Under: Family, Days Out, Family Days Out, Reviews, Travel Tagged With: family day out, having fun, train

KidZania London Review

amomentwithfranca · 11 July 2015 · 33 Comments

We were extremely excited as we ventured into the magic world of KidZania London. We live in London and not too far from the Westfield London shopping centre where its located so it was a must for us to go and explore this new place. It was a spontaneous day out that resulted in … [Read more...] about KidZania London Review

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