Days Out

Are you up for a top West End show? London’s West End theatres are spectacularly beautiful places, many built in the late 1800s and early 1900s with another flurry of building taking place in the 1930s. They’re lusciously decorated, gilded and tarted up, magical places to spend an evening spellbound by a top class drama,…read more

Four days off work – fantastic! But what if you’re out of work or short of cash? It’s relatively easy to keep yourself entertained as an adult. When you have kids it’s more of a challenge to keep control of the purse strings, especially when everyone and his dog are rolling out the red carpet…read more

It’s amazing how much better everyone feels when the sun finally pokes its head from behind all those beastly winter clouds and spring plants lovely warm kisses on our not-so-rosy cheeks. The best thing about good weather is it opens up all manner of cheap and free entertainment opportunities that you just can’t do in…read more

Imagine floating high above the beautiful British countryside, silent and peaceful, a gentle breeze ruffling your hair… you really can’t beat a Virgin hot air balloon flight for adventure, romance and stunning high-altitude views rolled into one. Fantastic. Every Virgin balloon flight comes with a traditional champagne toast on landing, and there are more than…read more

The weekend’s almost upon us (where did the week go?!) and most of Britain is either freezing cold, sliding around on sheets of glassy ice or covered in a blanket of beautiful snow. As a grown up it’s fun for a couple of days, then it gets tedious… if you have little kids it’s even…read more

Isn’t Valentine’s Day great? It’s a real life saver at this time of year when the weather’s so crap, the nights are dark early and we’re all looking forward to spring. February would seem a very long haul indeed without it! Here’s a few ideas for low cost romance, plus a few handy discount codes…read more

Well, that’s the summer over! The mornings are getting darker – as are the evenings – and there’s a distinct tang of autumn in the air. People moan about the British weather but we’re lucky to have such wonderful variety. No wonder the Australians call us ‘bouncing poms’ – apparently the main reason so many…read more

This is not what I call summer. It’s pelting down with rain here and it’s probably doing much the same where you are. The gardener in me is delighted. The rest of me would love three long, hot, late August bank holiday days with the scent of barbecues on the breeze, birds belting out the…read more