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A cosy half term family weekly update featuring Waitress The Musical, solo theatre trips, heatwave garden fun, homemade ice lollies, paddling pools and Disney movie nights.

Read our Hollin House Hotel review covering our two-night family wedding stay, family room, Brooke Suite experience, breakfast and beautiful historic interiors in Cheshire.

Waitress UK Tour at Palace Theatre Manchester was a funny, emotional and heartwarming return to one of my favourite musicals. From affordable £15 Circle seats and merchandise prices to overcoming anxiety around solo theatre trips, here’s everything from my evening at the theatre.

Our Gisborough Hall Hotel review covers the Woodland Wing twin room, breakfast, spa treatments, restaurants, hotel facilities, and our experience staying in this beautiful North Yorkshire country house hotel.

Our Sapphire Cottage at Ribby Hall Village review covers the bedrooms, family-friendly layout, peaceful lakeside setting, nearby wildlife and everything included during our relaxing family break.

A fun family weekly update featuring Bluey’s Big Play at The Lowry, Trafford Centre shopping, holiday clothes hauls, Alice’s sports day and cosy family moments at home.

Planning a family stay at Ribby Hall Village? Here’s our honest review of staying in a Diamond Cottage, including the surprise hot tub upgrade, family-friendly facilities, Wild Discovery zoo, restaurants, and why it was perfect for our multi-generational family break near Blackpool.

We took Alice and Leo to see Bluey’s Big Play at The Lowry and had such a lovely family theatre trip. Read about the show, seats, merchandise and our day at the theatre.

A family weekly update featuring theatre trips to The Karate Kid The Musical and The Detective Dog, Trafford Centre shopping, Disney finds in Primark and cosy family moments at home.

Read about our theatre trip to see The Karate Kid The Musical at Palace Theatre Manchester, including seat views, merchandise, choreography, performances and my thoughts on this nostalgic and uplifting stage adaptation

Our review of The Choir of Man at Manchester Opera House, including our theatre trip, seat views, merchandise prices, audience interaction, interval singalongs and why this unique musical left us wanting to see it again at The Lowry.

A busy family weekly update featuring theatre trips to Bank of Dave The Musical and The Choir of Man, Trafford Centre shopping, Paddington ticket booking and quieter family moments at home.

Our The Detective Dog review from Z-arts Manchester. Julia Donaldson’s beloved story is brought to life with puppetry, music, BSL, audience interaction and plenty of family-friendly fun.

Bank of Dave: The Musical at The Lowry is a funny, heartfelt and proudly northern new British musical packed with humour, community spirit and memorable performances. Here’s what we thought of the world premiere production during our press night theatre trip.

A quieter family weekly update sharing a difficult week recovering from a tooth extraction, dealing with dental problems and slowly starting to feel better by the weekend.

A busy family weekly update filled with Super Mario birthday party prep, themed treats, Cricut crafts, family birthdays and a special trip to Liverpool to see Gabby’s Dollhouse Live.

Our second week of the Easter holidays was packed with family theatre trips including Zog, Matilda, Legally Blonde, Sisters 360, Mika and the Polar Bear and The Boy at the Back of the Class.

Join me as I travel to Liverpool Empire for a solo theatre trip to see Legally Blonde The Musical UK Tour. From train travel and pre-show lunch to merch, seating and my full review, here’s why this beloved musical remains one of my all-time favourites.

Join us for a magical family day out in Liverpool as part of Leo’s birthday treats as we travel to see Gabby’s Dollhouse Live! at the M&S Bank Arena. From train snacks and merchandise drama to rainbow-filled fun, here’s our full family review.

Our Mika and the Polar Bear review at Z-arts Manchester – a magical family day out with stunning puppetry, meaningful storytelling and plenty of memorable moments for children.