Author: Cat Hooper
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St Mary’s Inn Stannington, Northumberland
Disclosure: We were invited on the break for the purpose of this review however all opinions are my own Last Saturday, we really were living the dream. Spending the night away from the kids, eating lush local food & relaxing on a giant bed! The day hadn’t been without it’s stresses brought about by the…
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Discover Mimi’s Ice Cream Emporium, Gosforth Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
Being only 4 miles from Newcastle city centre and 20 seconds from the A1, Great Park isn’t exactly cut off or remote, but as seen with Mimi’s Ice Cream Emporium any local new place is certainly met with excitement! Mimi’s is also owned & operated by local residents who have researched the area and know…
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Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition 2019 | A Life in Drawing, Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
This is an advertisement feature On Sunday afternoon we headed to Sunderland Winter Gardens to see their new exhibition Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing. The exhibition marks the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci, and is part of a nationwide event across 12 venues, all showing different drawings from the…
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A little bit of luxury at Crathorne Hall Hotel, North Yorkshire
Sometimes the best breaks are those left to the last minute, and this little sneaky romantic night away was the BEST. The week between Christmas and New Year is a blur of cheese, telly & sales shopping so we decided to potter off for the night. My parents kindly treated us to a night away…
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Turtle Bay, The Gate, Newcastle upon Tyne
We continued our festive Sunday out with an evening meal in Turtle Bay, which is on the outside of The Gate, next to the Premier Inn. We had been invited to try out the Kids Menu (and main menu). Alan and I have been in here a few times for cocktails & for an evening…
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Cinderella at the Tyne Theatre & Opera House
Friday night was here and another pantomime for us to enjoy! This time we had the treat of watching Cinderella at the Tyne Theatre & Opera House on Westgate Road. We loved Enchanted Entertainment’s production of Snow White last year, so knew we would be in for a treat. We were pleased that Charlie Richmond was back…
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Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs, Gala Theatre Durham
We always look forward to a festive trip to Durham. There’s something about those cobbled streets that seems so festive even in the freezing cold. After a quick (yup it was cold!) potter round the shops & a lush Zapatista burrito, we headed to the Gala Theatre to catch ‘Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs’ to…
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How much did we save using the ‘I Amsterdam’ City Card?
As we were planning our Amsterdam trip this summer Google kept suggesting the ‘I Amsterdam’ city card. This card covered museum entry, public transport & a canal boat ride. Would we get back the 84€ it would cost us for the 72 hours in the city? We decided to take the punt, explore the city…
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Discovering Hotel Not Hotel in Amsterdam
When my parents kindly offered to take the girls on a Norweigan Cruise this summer, we decided to take the opportunity to head off on a child-free city break. We toyed with a few destinations but settled on Amsterdam. With daily KLM flights from Newcastle with less than an hour flying time and easy transfer…
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Girlguiding New Programme
Girlguiding hit the national news last month. For the first time in decades, was revealed the Girlguiding new programme to the nation, parents, and leaders. After 18 months of research, trials, and focus groups by Girlguiding Headquarters, the organisation revealed a new 21st-century ready programme! Girls’ interests have evolved over the years so it is…