by Laura | May 25, 2020 | Blog
Teardrop Lakes are in Knowlhill in Milton Keynes. We decided to explore them in May 2020 – at a time where play areas were closed but the government allowed you to travel for exercise. It was one of a number of local walks in and around Milton Keynes that we...
by Laura | May 22, 2020 | Blog
I’ve lived in Milton Keynes since 2006 and here I find myself in 2020 visiting places with my two children that I’d never even heard people mention before. Why, I don’t know. That definitely applies to Waterhall Park. It’s a Parks Trust site in...
by Laura | May 18, 2020 | Blog
Walton Lake in Milton Keynes was once needed to absorb floodwater, but after Willen Lake and Caldecotte Lake were created it was no longer needed to do that. So it looks rather different to most lakes as you can see very little water and covered in reeds. It’s...
by Laura | May 16, 2020 | Blog
In mid-May 2020 once government restrictions had been lifted on driving to places to walk following Covid-19, I started taking my sons for walks within a short distance of where we live in Milton Keynes. This walk took us from Woolstone Local Park through the Poplar...
by Laura | Mar 9, 2020 | Blog
It’s always brilliant to hear that a park in Milton Keynes has been revamped. We were delighted to find out that the Chicheley Street park and play area in Newport Pagnell had been updated in February 2020. Having seen some photos, we were hopeful that it could...
by Laura | Feb 24, 2020 | Blog
We first visited The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre back in January 2017 at a time when my eldest son was three and my youngest was 18 months. We visited mostly because my husband and I grew up with Roald Dahl and we thought it looked interesting. Then, you had to...
