Category: North East Days Out
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Ice Cream Fun at Cream Curls South Shields
What on Earth is going on with this weather? It looked promising that the blue sky would be sunny, but the wind stormed in a made it very very chilly. So our plans for a trip to Cream Curls South Shields went on regardless! Us Hoopers set the goal and run with it!Ice Cream is…
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Kiln Cafe & Ceramics, Ouseburn
The Kiln is possibly one of the quirkiest brunch cafes in Newcastle I reckon. And we have tried quite a few. It has all the hallmarks of an instagram/hipster haven without any pretenses. The Kiln serves up a simple bunch & evening menu while being able to shop the ceramics that are in made in…
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An Urban Adventure in the Ouseburn.
Believe it or not this weekend was devised by our kids. Their mission was that they wanted to grab some photos by graffitis walls! It was semi unplanned. excluding the fact that we knew where there was quite a bit of public art. So we headed to the Ouseburn, for a slow potter around and…
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A Snowy Photoshoot with Mandy Charlton
When I spotted local photographer Mandy Charlton on Instagram stories last Friday offering 15 minute photo shoots in the snow the next morning I couldn’t resist. Mandy has been taking pictures of the kids (and even did a family shoot for us) for around 7 years so the girls are perfectly at ease & love…
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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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Newcastle Magic Circle Entertains
Before the rumours start and get out of control… I’m not a member of the Newcastle Magic Circle. However, there have been many times that I would have loved to have been. Tonight was simply about fun and entertainment, for Members of the circle and their friends. I’ve know the guys at Magicbox for years…
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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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The Brownie Bar, Chillingham Road.
The year has started and we’re trying to get motivated to do stuff (outside of the house). Weather-wise it’s not helping with the wind and chilly conditions, I’d prefer to sit in front of the TV. So as a compromise we popped out for a little snack on Chillingham Road. Chilli Road has so many…
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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…