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I love museums and history and I love the idea of having events at night to show a different side to the artefacts or create an atmosphere in keeping with the subject matter. Last month I visited the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford to see their Spellbound collection and I am pleased to tell you that […]

One of the places that we loved in Wales was St Fagans. It made me nostalgic for a place that I remember from school trips as a child so last weekend we headed there: the Weald and Downland Living Museum (or Open Air Museum as I knew it from my childhood) We asked my parents […]

Another wet day so we abandoned the rural delights of Wales and headed to the city of Swansea. We started off in the museum and were greeted by the fossil of a plesiosaur: a great start! There are a number of galleries at the museum: one covers archaeological discoveries, another has more recent history and […]

Any plane and transport enthusiasts out there? Looking for a fun-filled day out this Easter holidays? Have you thought of visiting the RAF Museum in London? I confess that I am one of those people who never appreciates the places close to home. Last year during our holiday to York we visited the Yorkshire Air […]