A bumper weekend at the Fairground Heritage Centre

Hello there,

I'm a big kid at heart (if you hadn't already guessed) so when we were near the Fairground Heritage Centre in Devon recently - we just had to visit.

This is an indoor attraction (perfect for the British Summer) that houses a variety of fairground history and rides. And the best bit? It's completely hands-on.

There's rides, stalls and the good old fashioned penny arcades, most of which can be played with or climbed on and ridden. And there's staff on hand to make sure you get on and off in one piece.

When you buy your entrance ticket you can get tokens which you exchange for the rides. If you get carried away and go on lots of rides (like me), you can buy extra tokens (like I had to...).

After you've exhausted yourself on the rides, there's a heritage section looking at the history of fairgrounds. Perfect way to unwind before heading for a cuppa in the Carousel Cafe.

We were slightly out of season - so there were a lot more adults than children, but to be honest, we were all kids that day. I can't wait to go back!!

Thanks for reading

Cathy
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A May and June round-up

It might not look like it - but an awful lot happened in May and June! Which explains why this blog has been so quiet lately.

Not all of it was fun - but today, I'm just going to look back over some of the nicer things that happened.

I love Star Wars - and couldn't resist the opportunity to visit the Star Wars Identities exhibition at the O2 in London.

I was also lucky enough to the be invited to M&Co's AW17 event. Such lovely people and equally lovely clothes! Definitely looking forward to Autumn even more now.

The beginning of June was my birthday, so what better way to spend it than down in Devon? One of the highlights was a visit to Knightshayes Court.

I relived my childhood at the Fairground Heritage Centre

Even managed to popped over the Isle of Wight for a quick break and saw snails in Southampton

Looking back, I'm sure I've missed something - if the rest of the year is like this, it will be Christmas before you know it (yes - I mentioned the C word...)

Thanks for reading

Cathy
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