Summer 2017

We’ve had a busy year, with two of our children sitting exams at school, my wife and I both starting new jobs, and our eldest meeting a girl, and gaining a place at Durham University. What was needed was some quality family time, so we booked a few days in …

Spring 2016

The Twelfth Night is now behind us, and the Christmas decorations have been packed away for another year. It’s time to start …

School’s Out for Summer

We’re always on the lookout for interesting things to do over the summer holidays as a family. Norfolk’s a great place to …

Easter 2015

As I sit by my window typing this blog it looks like Spring is finally upon us and, like many families, we’re …

Sunshine on a Rainy Day

Norfolk has a reputation for being a fairly dry part of England, due to much of the wet weather arriving from the …

Classy Norfolk

It’s official! Norfolk has taken the top spot in a list of Britain’s Classiest Counties (The Telegraph Online, 5th June 2014). Whilst the …

Relaxing Norfolk

One of the comments you may often hear about Norfolk is how slow the pace of life is, and for a family …

Countdown to Spring

The sun has finally made an appearance, the weather reports are less bleak and people are wearing large smiles and sunglasses. It …

Historic Norfolk

I watched the excellent “Walking Through History” (Channel 4) with interest yesterday. In the episode (S2-Ep6) the presenter Tony Robinson (he of …

Inspirational Norfolk

My appreciation of Norfolk has grown over the years. When I were a lad… My father, as a young lad (top right …