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![ALL RISE! JURYS INN, SOUTHAMPTON [PEPPA PIG SUMMER STAY PACKAGE]](https://keep-up-with-the-jones-family.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/jurys-inn-southampton.jpg)
A few weeks ago we were the guests of Jurys Inn Southampton as part of the Paulton’s Park [Peppa Pig World] Summer package. Since we live around 20 minutes from Southampton City centre, it was a perfect getaway from our day to day goings on and a fantastic treat for the boys. The first hotel…
Before I was struck with a case of the nasties, we managed to get some cousin time in at the Nature Centre in Birmingham. Sadly it really wasn’t all it used to be and so I’m putting every mother’s advice about when to speak into practice – but we did have fun seeing the lynx…
Our unexpectedly hot Sunday was spent soothing our cabin fever at the zoo. Delicious Little Adventurers tempted toothy predators, whilst others swam for the rocks… Hot, grumpy Dragons asked for Dadda cuddles in the breezy shade of the trees… Slushy, icy, sherbet treats were smooshed against thirsty little lips and dripped down white shirts… …And…
Naturally, the day that we decided to travel miles to our favourite farm, the weather changed. From pleasant Spring sunshine we plunged headlong with our woolen, moose-antler hats into bitter Winter winds and flurries of snowflakes as I we tried to muster up enough courage to break free from the warmth of the car. Bundled…
![I SAW HIS FACE, NOW I’M A BELIEVER [THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM]](https://keep-up-with-the-jones-family.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/DSC_0405.jpg)
Call me Thomas, but despite my 37 years on this planet, for some reason I’ve never really actually believed that there were indeed dinosaurs on this planet. I’ve seen them in Ice Age, I’ve watched (and adored) Jurassic Park, Night at the Museum, even the Dinotopia TV series, but something about the whole T-Rex thing…
When we were offered the chance to review an attraction for Britain’s Best Day Out with Money Supermarket, we were thrilled to be chosen for the West Midlands Safari Park! This is a park I hadn’t visited since I was a child, and it gave us a chance to visit my parents on the way,…