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Campsite cooking the Oliver way – Top 10 Tips

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January 14, 2018

Passion for Pizza – Homemade Pizza with the Kids

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October 23, 2017

Family Day in Bakewell – Home of the Original Bakewell Pudding

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January 13, 2018
  • Days Out,  Uncategorized

    Explore the Terracotta Warriors up close – Exhibition at the world museum Liverpool

    October 15, 2018 / No Comments

    With my mum now in her 70’s she has made the decision that she will now not be able to go to china and tick the terracotta army off her bucket list (due to health reasons not just age). Don’t get me wrong my mum has a lot of life in her and is still travelling but with her stomach issues she has to be careful and even though she would love to go to china and see the awe-inspiring life-size warriors in situ we found the perfect compromise. In September we went for a girls trip to Liverpool mainly to see the terracotta army in the world museum. These…

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    Kay Oliver

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    Elf on the Shelf – Are you ready?? Our Top tips

    November 29, 2017

    Christmas at the Snowdome Tamworth – Winter Wonderland

    November 3, 2017

    Kids Activity Ideas – Keep them busy in the school holidays!! 

    October 22, 2017
  • Days Out,  Dorset

    Kimmeridge Bay – it’s all about the fossils!

    September 19, 2018 / No Comments

    If your little ones are dinosaur and fossil mad like our Joshua is then this is the place to go! Now both our boys are interested in this but Joshua has had a fascination with dinosaurs since the age of 4 when he told me he wanted to be a paleontologist yes that’s right at the age of 4 he came out with this to shock us all that he even know what one was. But 4 years on he is still adamant that he still wants to be a paleontologist but the amount of facts and figures he can come out with now I would not be surprised if…

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    Kay Oliver

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    Explore the Terracotta Warriors up close – Exhibition at the world museum Liverpool

    October 15, 2018

    Elf on the Shelf – Are you ready?? Our Top tips

    November 29, 2017

    Longthorns Farm Dorset – Camping Trip 

    August 20, 2018
  • Being Mum!,  Family Life

    Why this year hasn’t gone to plan! – Where have we been this past 8 months?

    August 22, 2018 / 2 Comments

    We started this year thinking this would be the best year yet it would be the one where we start living a little more and worrying a little less. I had already lost 2.5 stone and feeling healthier than ever and looking forward to loosing another 2 stone, I had walking challenges set out for throughout the year and we had so much planned to do with the kids with days out and camping trips all booked in too. We were going to be so active on the blog and Social networks updating you on everything that was happening. So what changed?? That would be my health! around the middle…

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    Kay Oliver

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    October 30, 2017

    Longthorns Farm Dorset – Camping Trip 

    August 20, 2018

    Explore the Terracotta Warriors up close – Exhibition at the world museum Liverpool

    October 15, 2018
  • Days Out,  Derbyshire,  Eating Out,  Family Life

    A Day at Bluebells Dairy

    August 21, 2018 / No Comments

    If you’re looking for a day out for all the family to enjoy with out the high price tag and with amazing ice cream then look no further than Bluebells Farm and Dairy! We are so lucky to have this brilliantly run family farm on our doorstep and we love to visit regularly. After many years of going we have seen this place grow and flourish which is amazing to see as the family that run it have put in so much time and work to make it what it is today. They are constantly putting new things on to make sure everyone can enjoy the farm and what it…

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    Kay Oliver

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    Fun on the Farm – Camping at Cotswold Farm Park

    January 9, 2018

    North Pole Adventure – National Forest Adventure Farm

    December 3, 2017

    The Big Feastival – Amazing food and family festival

    January 10, 2018
  • Camping Trips,  Family Life

    Longthorns Farm Dorset – Camping Trip 

    August 20, 2018 / No Comments

    Longthorns Farm Wow what can I say about this place? We have had the best time this last week with so many adventures to write about but the first thing I have to do is write to tell you all about this fantastic campsite! The staff here are so hard-working but above all so friendly. The campsite itself is amongst the farm fields filled with the most gorgeous animal yes you guessed it Alpacas!!! Oh how I love these creatures but being on the campsite with them right next to us was amazing. Arriving at the Campsite We arrived at the site at 8.15am and after our 4 hour journey…

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    Kay Oliver

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    Kimmeridge Bay – it’s all about the fossils!

    September 19, 2018

    Passion for Pizza – Homemade Pizza with the Kids

    October 23, 2017

    Basic pizza dough recipe

    November 6, 2017
  • Camping Trips,  Cooking with the Kids,  Family Life

    Campsite cooking the Oliver way – Top 10 Tips

    January 14, 2018 / No Comments

    As you all know, we love our cooking at home and so when we go camping in the great british countryside we love nothing more than our meals being a big part of the day whether it be breakfast on the BBQ or firing up our wicked little Roccbox for some evening action. Now gone are the days of having to slum it while camping. The kit available nowadays in the brilliant outdoor shops such as Go Outdoors or our favourite Ultimate Outdoors is better than its ever been and alongside our glamping set up we also like to have a pitch big enough for a full gazebo dedicated to…

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    Kay Oliver

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    Basic pizza dough recipe

    November 6, 2017

    Explore the Terracotta Warriors up close – Exhibition at the world museum Liverpool

    October 15, 2018

    Goat meat! The new kid on the block.

    November 1, 2017
  • Days Out,  Derbyshire,  Family Life

    Family Day in Bakewell – Home of the Original Bakewell Pudding

    January 13, 2018 / No Comments

    I don’t know about you but all this cold weather with dark days and lots of rain is making me look forward to spring time!! But I love the occasional day that we get in the British winter time when the sun comes out and the blue sky appears. We are a family that loves to get outside and explore even in winter. We love the peak district and are planning a few dates when we can go walking and climbing this year but on Sunday the sun was shining and even though it was freezing (2 degrees) we wanted to go back to Bakewell to walk around the beautiful…

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    Fun on the Farm – Camping at Cotswold Farm Park

    January 9, 2018

    The Big Feastival – Amazing food and family festival

    January 10, 2018

    Kids Activity Ideas – Keep them busy in the school holidays!! 

    October 22, 2017
  • Activities with the Kids,  Days Out,  Family Life,  Gloucestershire

    The Big Feastival – Amazing food and family festival

    January 10, 2018 / No Comments

    Let the fun begin!!!! Such a fantastic festival for all the family. August Bank Holiday 2017 we went camping in the Cotswolds at the Cotswolds Farm Park, and booked tickets for a day to go to The Big Feastival as everyone knows we LOVE our food so just seamed like a festival we really needed to explore! From the moment we arrived we were so excited!! With all the banners and flags flying you felt part of the festival spirit. We had printed off the line up for the main stage and the cooking tent for the day and looked at what food vendors were going to be there so…

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    Wood Fired Roasts – Roast dinners full of flavour

    November 7, 2017

    Fun on the Farm – Camping at Cotswold Farm Park

    January 9, 2018

    Campsite cooking the Oliver way – Top 10 Tips

    January 14, 2018
  • Camping Trips,  Days Out,  Family Life,  Gloucestershire

    Fun on the Farm – Camping at Cotswold Farm Park

    January 9, 2018 / 1 Comment

    Camping at Cotswold Farm Park Telling the kids we were going to spend August bank holiday camping on a farm was like telling them they were going to Disneyland. My boys love animals and we go to farms for day trips regularly. We watch Countryfile and when the boys found out the were going to see the rare breeds at Adam Henson’s Farm they were so excited!! Camping on the farm was going to be great and although the camping doesn’t include full access to the farm, as soon as you pay to get into the farm Park on day one you then get to go in and out of…

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    Goat meat! The new kid on the block.

    November 1, 2017

    A Day at Bluebells Dairy

    August 21, 2018

    Elf on the Shelf – Are you ready?? Our Top tips

    November 29, 2017
  • Activities with the Kids,  Christmas time,  Days Out,  Family Life

    North Pole Adventure – National Forest Adventure Farm

    December 3, 2017 / No Comments

    This weekend was the start of the Christmas outings for the Oliver’s and we got to visit the big man himself for the first time this year. This was a very special visit as we got to go on a magical adventure to the north pole from The National Forest Adventure Farm – a new attraction for this year 2017. Our boy’s aged 5 and 7 years old have loved coming to the Adventure Farm for the last few years with so much to do with the animals, tractor ride, maize maze, dinosaur dig, bouncy pillow, the large indoor play area and so much more!! When I heard they would…

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    The Big Feastival – Amazing food and family festival

    January 10, 2018

    Kids Activity Ideas – Keep them busy in the school holidays!! 

    October 22, 2017

    Elf on the Shelf – Are you ready?? Our Top tips

    November 29, 2017
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We love the great outdoors for camping, walking, bike rides & family fun. We love to cook everything from Pizza to Curry to CAKE!! With days out locally and camping trips further afield and lots of crafting projects we keep ourselves very busy!

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