As always here is my Christmas run down for Christmas events near Cheltenham 2021,, events for all the fun festive events for all the family! We’ve visited many of these in previous years as H is now 7, and B, 4, and so any recommendations here are places we’ve been. In some cases we haven’t been to the Christmas events but have visited for other reasons, and they are on our bucket list! So without further preamble (don’t get me started!), Keep scrolling down to find some awesome places to visit this winter around Cheltenham… from where to visit Santa to gorgeous lights and illumination displa ..read more

We were thrilled to be asked if we’d like to pop to Sudeley Castle to see the Elephant Family. Firstly thank you very much Sudeley for our tickets, we had a fantastic day! The elephant family are at Sudeley Castle and gardens until the 6th of June 2021 and tickets must be booked online. There over 30 enormous, life-sized elephant sculptures form a trail through the gardens. We took a picnic and also visited the huge play park. It was fantastic fun, and I must say we all enjoyed the maze and as it was a warm day, the girls really could have played around the fountain all day! Though they did lo ..read more

We love having this Nutella Chocolate Christmas tree pastry for breakfast on Christmas day… It’s so easy to make but looks so special. It is also super easy to make and really quick. I often make it at the same time as sausage rolls on Christmas Eve. Actually sometimes we have this chocolate Christmas tree pastry for breakfast on Christmas Eve instead of Christmas day. How to make a Nutella pastry Christmas tree There aren’t many ingredients, just puff pastry, Nutella (or another chocolate spread), some baking paper and a knife. Oh and an oven… Nutella Pastry Christmas Tree Instructions How to ..read more

Christmas holidays in Cheltenham are looking great fun, yes, even with covid! There are many Christmas Events in Cheltenham and the surrounding area which are still going ahead with covid measures in place, and many many outdoor events… some are free, some are paid for. These Christmas events are perfect events for all the family this Christmas, and many can even be enjoyed from your own home across the UK, as they are online streaming events…. Christmas drawing lessons and pantomines ..read more

Since lockdown #2 is ending and Gloucesteshire being in Tier 2, Santa’s Grotto’s can open…. so here is where you can meet Father Christmas in Gloucestershire (around 40 minutes of Cheltenham ..read more

Cotswold Farm Park’s Enchanted Light Trail opened last week and so we quickly bought tickets and donning our wellies and waterproofs we went to see the spectacle. It really was enchanting, spectacular, memorable and fun. We toasted marshmallows (£2/ pack), fed the goats in the barn and followed the story boards around the trail. Watch our video to see what we got up to… To SKIP my review and tips for visiting the Enchanted Lights and see to all the info you need to BOOK and visit SCROLL DOWN to the grey box at the bottom. Cotswold Farm Park is located in Guiting Power near Cheltenham (around 4 ..read more

As Christmas approaches, and so much uncertainty remains, outdoor events seem to be a brilliant option to get some festive cheer. These light and illumination trails around Cheltenham, Gloucestershire look stunning, but wrap up warm! This December is cold so far! SUDELEY CASTLE Spectacle of Light Sudeley Castle & Gardens Gloucestershire, Winchcombe GL54 5JD Sudeley Castle Spectacle of Light has a Nutcracker theme and looks absolutely magical. This is the closest light show to Cheltenham… Discover the magical characters of The Nutcracker around Sudeley Castle’s gardens, see the sparkling wa ..read more

Hi everyone, we’ve been very kindly sent some Chalkola chalk pens and Chalkola chalkboard to review plus, you lucky lot can also win a set of Chalkola pens in a giveaway – enter at the bottom of this post! (uUK only entries only!). Chalkola sent us a set of a box of 30 Chalkola chalk pens and chalk board so we could get creative, and H didn’t waste any time in getting going. As with many 5 year olds seeing coloured pens, she just assumed they were for her, so I had to wait for my turn! She did need help to get the pens started as they don’t work straight out of the box… How to get the Chalkola ..read more

If you’re local to Cheltenham, Gloucester or somewhere near by, Robinswood Hill Country Park is a lovely location for a walk. There are sheep for the kids to play on, picnic benches and open spaces for picnics. The views are lovely, and there is even a free car park, toilets and cafe. It’s pretty ideal really, although I don’t know of a path which is ideal for toddlers to walk to the top, as the ones I have been on are steep and not all will cope with them, or 1-2 hour walks. So I’d definitely advise a toddler carrier. This week we enjoyed a lovely snack time at the top while watching the view ..read more

Since lockdown eased we’ve used our annual passes to Westonbirt Arboretum twice. Both visits to Westonbirt have been perfect, socially distanced days out. Relaxing, well planned and very family friendly. We already had annual memberships to Westonbirt and have visited many many times, so it is without a doubt definitely somewhere I would recommend for a fun family day out with kids, even though it is around 40-50 minutes drive from Cheltenham. Our kids love taking their scooters as there are endless paths for them to scoot freely on and as social distancing and numbers are well limited, this i ..read more