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Have you ever heard of Dewstow gardens? I hadn’t

Have you ever heard of Dewstow gardens? I hadn’t until I saw someone posted about it in a Bristol Facebook group recently.

If your kids are fans of caves, tunnels, stepping stones and being let loose in open green space (yes, yes, yes and yes) then this place makes a brilliant day out. It’s over in South Wales, so only a 30/40 minute drive from Bristol and will definitely look even lovelier very soon, when autumn splashes itself all over the place.

It’s also only 2 miles from Caldicot Castle so you could combine both in one day if you fancied it!

As my youngest seems to have the slowest start to

As my youngest seems to have the slowest start to school in the UK (she has her first HOUR today, 2 mornings next week & then doesn’t have a full week until 19th OCTOBER - it’s like the Neverending lockdown story ⁣
), to fill the days I thought I’d return to lockdown mode (in line with my daily nausea lightening) and go explore some outdoor spaces in Bristol we’ve never been before. ⁣
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Yesterday was Bishops Knoll - the current resting place of the whales that once resided in Queen Square. It’s a large area of ancient woodland, an old arboretum and ruins of a walled garden located right next to the Portway (although to get there you drive through some magnificent Sneed Park houses if you’re a fan of gazing at unattainable des res)⁣
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The pre-Covid child who used to demand I take the buggy to drop her sister off on the 5-minute walk to school, now actually ENJOYS a good ramble (especially in highly inappropriate princess walking-wear), and with conkers and squirrels to seek it was a win-win.⁣
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Anywhere else in Bristol that’s slightly lesser-known that I should try?

I’m loving this Indian Summer, but the hot weath

I’m loving this Indian Summer, but the hot weather can’t stop autumn creeping into the city - as demonstrated beautifully by Baltic Wharf yesterday. ⁣
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I’d seen @thiscitymum’s colourful tree pic and then Bristol’s colour ambassador @porthjess hailed it indeed time for autumn on this street so I ‘nipped’ over there (or rather slow-shuffled there in the heat, stuffing my face with crisps in an attempt to keep the nausea at bay) yesterday to snap a photo. I can confirm it is seasonal for sure 🍁!⁣
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The water looked damn inviting too, I did wish I’d had a paddleboard (and some energy reserves) to hand. ⁣
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Where are your favourite places for an autumnal stroll on the city (blog on this coming soon)?

“Mummy is this my dream? Because it’s my best

“Mummy is this my dream? Because it’s my best day ever!” - Millennium Square fountains obviously went down well with this little one this morning, who is still yet to spend even one minute of time at school (Friday we get one hour!) ⁣
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This was only my second time in the city centre since the beginning of this year and what a change! Traffic was light, and parking was easy (even at 11am)! Long may this silver lining of coronavirus continue. ⁣
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And this free splash pad was great for a cool down on this scorcher of a day. Especially for this pukey (still 😫) mama.

I posted an almost identical pic to this about a y

I posted an almost identical pic to this about a year ago, but I’m a bit more bumpy in this one 🤪.

Today we thought we’d make the most of the sunshine strolling along Poet’s Walk in Clevedon (with a quick pre-walk pit stop at The Salthouse - I HAD to eat otherwise I go downhill pretty quickly).
The pub overlooks the marine lake and has a playground so you can sit, eat and drink in pints and views while the kiddos play (the perfect parenting combo right?)

The walk is also perfect for young kiddos, it’s pretty flat (with only a couple of climbs), skirts the coastline and could be done with a buggy if you don’t venture off the path. You can motivate little leggies with the promise of a bouncy castle, mini train ride or an ice cream at the end!

I now look forward to the day an easy short walk doesn’t render me incapacitated for an entire afternoon 😂.

Happy final day of August Bank Holiday all, I hope

Happy final day of August Bank Holiday all, I hope you’ve had a good, if a little underwhelming one this year!?⁣
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With the lovely sunshine we went exploring somewhere with sea views today and now have a new favourite walk - Sand Point, near Weston-super-Mare.⁣
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It’s remarkably similar to Brean Down, but not quite so steep and there’s a gentler option that skirts the beach too, which is where we headed after our 4 year old started giving us the Heebie jeebies by refusing to hold our hands close to the cliff edge (it’s not that precarious but once you’re freaked, you’re freaked). ⁣
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The rocky beach is perfect for clambering-keen kiddos and there are spectacular views across a sky-coloured sea to Cardiff, Severn Beach and Brean. ⁣
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Were you out and about in Bristol today?

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