travel review

Young Driver Experience

You don’t need to wait until you are 17 before you get your first taste of proper driving. Young Driver offers your child this one to one tuition experience from a fully qualified driving instructor, to learn the basics of driving. From starting and accelerating to emergency braking, figure of 8, three-point turns and reverse parking all on a replica road system on private land. You can pay extra (+£15.99 per person) for In-Car film to save and share with your family and friends! They also get a Drive Diary to monitor their progress. All you need is to download their free Young Driver app via App Store or Google Play.

Silverstone’s Lap of Lights Christmas 2021

Looking for something different and special to do this holiday season with your family? Why not check out Silverstone’s Lap of Lights Christmas 2021, which runs from now till 3^rd January 2022 (closed on 29, 30 November and 25 December). Don’t miss out on driving on the iconic Formula 1 Grand Prix circuit in the UK!

Midland Air Museum

During the summer holidays, we were looking for places to visit within an hour from where we live and the Midland Air Museum popped up on our search. Midland Air Museum is situated outside the village of Baginton in Warwickshire and is adjacent to Coventry Airport. It is quite easy to access by car and the museum also includes the Sir Frank Whittle Jet Heritage Centre (named after the local aviation pioneer and inventor of the jet engine).

Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum

Thinktank is a science museum that was opened in 2001 and situated in Birmingham, not too far from Birmingham New Street station if you are taking the train. They are located within the Millennium Point complex on Curzon Street. At the moment, the complex is hosting Covid vaccinations on level 0, which is also the same entrance for Thinktank.

The Coffin Works

When I was looking for something to do in Birmingham, the Coffin Works popped up in my search. I thought it looked interesting so we went to visit them as I find the whole setting quite fascinating. Death is not something we often talk about, let alone arranging your own funeral.

National Space Centre Reopens

It feels like it’s been closed a long time with the lockdown but finally, the National Space Centre has reopened! Now you and your family can experience the breathtaking universe documented in the UK’s largest planetarium and explore this vast resource covering the fields of space science and astronomy. We were very excited to go back to visit again!

The Silverstone Experience Review

The Silverstone Experience is a brand new visitor attraction that opened its doors in 2019 at the home of British Motor Sport. This state-of-the-art 4000m educational centre is located in a former Second World War RAF hangar and now its exhibit is a preservation of artefacts, archives and collections of educational and historic value.

A Stay At Kettering Park Hotel & Spa

Kettering Park Hotel & Spa is a four-star functional spa hotel, located just set off A14 and within striking distance of landmark destinations like London, Oxford, Cambridge, Leicester and Birmingham. Amenities include a garden, an indoor pool, a sauna/steam room, a gym, meeting rooms and a restaurant/bar with a terrace. The spa offers mud wraps and Thai massages, and there are free parking spaces for up to 250 cars with disabled parking. There is also a 750-acre nature reserve close by, ideal for picnics and leisurely walks.

Grow Festival 2020

Northamptonshire, Britain’s Best Surprise year of arts and culture, was launched at this year’s Grow Festival, returns for its third in a series of festivals commissioned by Made in Corby and co-produced with The Core at Corby Cube. And yesterday, it was the end of Grow Festival!

As a first-time visitor, I hope they will be doing more and bigger events in the near future as it is always great to experience the arts and cultures in many forms with families. If you haven’t seen or been there before, it is held across two days (this year was Friday 7 and Saturday 8 February 2020) and consists of illuminating performances, experiences and workshops across Corby town centre.

Celebrating Christmas in Birmingham

Let the Christmas magic begin! Last week, it was my son’s birthday and we decided to treat Mr K to a posh steak house restaurant in Birmingham before heading to the largest authentic German Christmas market outside of Germany and Austria – Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market! If you are planning to visit the market or shop around Bullring and you are looking for places to stay, why not check out Birmingham airport hotel.

A Day at Wicksteed Park

If you are looking to do something fun this summer with children in the East Midlands, then you must visit Wicksteed Park which is located in Kettering! Wicksteed Park is not only a fun amusement park, but they also offer caravan and camping facilities on 16 acres (6.5 ha) of land right in the heart of the park. This park is packed with a mixture of traditional attractions and modern-day play equipment!

A Day Trip to Coral Island Blackpool

When you visit Blackpool, one of the most unmissable and must-visit places with children has got to be Coral Island! Coral Island is Blackpool’s largest indoor free-admission family-friendly attraction located at a prime area. It is directly opposite the beautiful Blackpool seafront, between Madame Tussauds and Sealife Blackpool by the Central Pier and right outside a massive car park! It is hard to miss, especially with its signature skull and crossbones! We love the place, especially my children. They could both camp there for the whole day if they were allowed!

Seals in the City at The National Sea Life Centre Birmingham

This week, we saw the two new additions at the National Sea Life Centre Birmingham, friends Miley and Boo. These two fostered seals have just taken up residency in a specially engineered environment. We can watch them up close as they swim and play in their new home and discover more about how they take care of these amazing creatures from their Sea Life experts.

Alton Towers Resort’s Stargazing Pods Review

Stargazing Pods is Alton Towers Resort’s brand new accommodation that had just opened to the public on the 12^th April 2019! These unique and cosy pods are set around a picturesque village where guests can embrace the outdoors and use the telescopes to look at the night sky with easy access to the theme park.

CAPCOM GO! At the National Space Centre

This Easter school holiday period, if you are heading towards Leicester with your family, then do check out this brand new CAPCOM GO! show at the National Space Centre’s planetarium! Last week, we were invited to experience CAPCOM GO! The Apollo Story which was produced by one of the world’s leading planetarium-specialist production companies NSC Creative, at the UK’s largest planetarium!

Young Driver Experience

Silverstone’s Lap of Lights Christmas 2021

Midland Air Museum

Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum

The Coffin Works

National Space Centre Reopens

The Silverstone Experience Review

A Stay At Kettering Park Hotel & Spa

Grow Festival 2020

Celebrating Christmas in Birmingham

A Day at Wicksteed Park

A Day Trip to Coral Island Blackpool

Seals in the City at The National Sea Life Centre Birmingham

Alton Towers Resort’s Stargazing Pods Review

CAPCOM GO! At the National Space Centre

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