Dunrobin
After another Britstop at a pub where we taught the kids how to play pool & escaped from the rain, we quickly stopped in for a look at Dunrobin castle. The kids were quick to say not a...noth...er castle. We wanted to stop here as we did when we were backpacking in 2003 but we didn't go inside that...
Dallas Dhu Distillery
More learning with a free dram of whisky at the end eeuurrrggghhh
Lighthouse
This museum was included in our explorer pass & was great as something different to see, think the kids are getting a bit sick of castles & royal palaces. We all learnt a bit about what is was like to work as a lighthouse keeper & a lot about how lighthouses have worked over time.
Scottish deer centre
We stayed at this place for the night as a Britstop. we were planning on heading north in the morning but Lara insisted on going in & glad we did!
Stirling castle
Stirling castle is the opposite to Linlithgow, it was reopened in 2011 with all the furnishings & brightly repainted to how it originally looked. They had a kids section too which had all sorts of things for the kids to get involved.
Linlithgow Palace
We all loved this place as the kids could run all around the passages and rooms discovering all sorts of places like the underground second kitchen that looked like a dungeon and the tallest tower which was a long way up. This is where queen Mary of scots was born & is one of the royal palaces which...
Edinburgh
A bus trip from the campsite & into Edinburgh & first we go buy a new camera as the other one got dropped. we then decide to buy a 14 day explorer pass to Scotland historic sites. This lets us into Edinburgh Castle where we get to see the Scottish Crown Jewels (
Hadrian's Wall
Well we expected this to be a short stop in but really enjoyed learning all about the roman army & Hadrians wall. First we stopped in at the Roman Army museum where we saw a 3D movie so the kids could understand the whole thing. We moved up the road to see Hadrians wall on a little walk with a spect...
Lakes District
We had planned on going on a nice walk in the hills here but the roads just got narrower & narrower so we turned back. The lady at the visitor centre sent us in another direction to a beautiful walk with caves & a lake & we stopped in for chips & beer afterwards to a little pub called the badger inn...
Yorkshire Dales
One of the most scenic spots we've seen so far the whole place just reminds me of the shire in lord of the rings. It can be quite tricky manoeuvring through the narrow streets with a big fat motorhome but we made it with not too many scratches on the sides. We stopped in at a lovely little tea house...
Whitby Abbey
We arrived at Whitby Abbey after the gates were shut, we managed a look over the fence & got to check out the shop. The lovely shopkeepers gave all the kids a go at their bow & arrow (think that's what it's called) & were nice enough to offer tasting of the wines & mead for sale. When I heard that t...
York
We only had a very quick visit to York. This is because we had a little bit of trouble finding a park for our big motorhome, we ended up finding a side gate to a carpark & quickly opened the boomgate before anyone would notice. We headed straight for the Jorvik centre & picked up some almond crossai...
Mothers Day Sunday Lunch
After some delicious food & wine & chatting with the locals we headed off for a quick walk to the local massive playground which one of the local ladies said was worth a visit. Lara wishes this was her back yard, what a nice spot!
Sherwood Forest
Last night we parked the motorhome at the Sherwood Forest for the night. On our walk all 3 boys got a decent dose of stinging nettle so Lara thought she was missing out & decided to touch it. Lovely spot & nice weather so far
Warwick Castle
We had an amazing time today at Warwick Castle. We saw lots & learnt lots & are now camped back down near Luton ready to drive to Harry Potter world' tomorrow.
Last day in London
Today was our last day in London. We wandered the streets to see what we could find & went back to Hamleys Toy Store for another look. Time to pack the bags ready for a train trip to Luton tomorrow to pick up our motor home. We also need to organise where we are going to drive once we get into the m...
London Eye
The main event today was visiting the London Eye which was always on our list as our tickets were given to us for Christmas last year. In keeping with the Harry Potter theme on the way there we stopped off first at AustraliaHouse which is what Gringotts Bank (from the movies) is based on. A quick w...
Buckingham Palace
Today we visited Buckingham Palace & the Royal Mews. By luck we turned up 30mins before the changing of the guard & the 2 ladies in front of us said here do you want our spots. It was freezing & because Ethan & Riley keep insisting on wearing shorts, there were a few complaints. The kids were impres...
Madame Tussauds
We almost didn't visit Madame Tussaud's because of the £££££ and very long queues. But it turns out there is a reason it's so popular, we all had the best time & there's much more to do than just looking at wax statues. There was a 4D cinema avengers movie, black cab ride through historic London sce...
Bethnal Green
Our accomodation for the week is a tiny triple story apartment in Bethnal Green with Airbnb. It's a bit noisy here especially with the neighbour doing renos & us going to sleep at5pm after a long long day/night of flying. But it's warm, seems pretty safe & very close to public transport (noise). Kid...
Quarantine
Gastro at the kids school, desperately trying to avoid!!
Money belt
Found the old money belt from 2003 full of money, we're rich! 51 days to go ☝
63 days to go!!!
Today we booked our self guided tour through the Black Forest which includes cuckoo clocks, Black Forest cake, toboggan rides down the mountain & waterfalls
92 days to go
92 days to go