Days Out || Gulliver’s Kingdom, Derbyshire

by Stacey // August 28, 2019 // No Comments

Considering the fact that the family-friendly theme park Gulliver’s Kingdom in Derbyshire is just 45 minutes from our house, it might come as something of a surprise that we’ve never actually taken the kids there! I visited a few times... Continue reading →

Christmas @ Chatsworth House 2018 || Once Upon A Time

by Stacey // December 8, 2018 // No Comments

Once Upon a time Every year, at the beginning of November we try and book a day to go and see the opening of the Christmas display at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. Previous themes have included The Nutcracker and Alice... Continue reading →

Chatsworth House 2017 Season – “Oh Dickens It’s Christmas” at Chatsworth

by Stacey // November 22, 2017 // 1 Comment

Last weekend marked the opening of the 2017 Christmas display at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, a day that our house has been looking forward to for quite a while. Every year Chatsworth manage to amaze us with the thought... Continue reading →

Chatsworth House 2017 Season | Friends of Chatsworth Membership Review

by Stacey // June 19, 2017 // 11 Comments

Without a doubt, the best money I spend all year is our family Friends of Chatsworth membership. We’ve been members for so many years that I’ve lost count, but every year I’m astounded by the value we get out of... Continue reading →

Chatsworth House 2017 Season | House Style Exhibition

by Stacey // April 23, 2017 // 12 Comments

Regular readers will be more than familiar with my family’s obsession with Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. We are frequent visitors there, have held Gold Friend membership for almost 10 years and our adventures around the estate often feature on this blog.... Continue reading →

Foodie Review: Afternoon tea at The Hardwick Inn, Derbyshire

by Stacey // January 2, 2017 // No Comments

Just before Christmas, two of my friends and I decided to go for afternoon tea at The Hardwick Inn. We usually buy each other small gifts, but thought it might be nicer to spend the money on something that we... Continue reading →

Blogmas Day 13 | Christmas at Calke Abbey

by Stacey // December 13, 2016 // No Comments

The other day it occurred to the Mr Mess and I that although we are members of the National Trust, we haven’t actually used our card once this year! I decided this just wouldn’t do and so hastily arranged a... Continue reading →

Blogmas Day 11 – A Christmas Masquerade at Chatsworth House, Derbyshire

by Stacey // December 11, 2016 // No Comments

If I had to choose my one favourite evening out of the whole year, it would almost certainly be the Christmas Masquerade Ball at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. If I was only allowed to attend one event each year, and I... Continue reading →

A Winter Weekend at Chatsworth House, Derbyshire

by Stacey // November 17, 2016 // No Comments

Ah, Chatsworth. My home from home. It feels like so long since I’ve last visited (maybe 3 weeks or so – practically a lifetime!) but we certainly made up for it a couple of weekends ago. We’d had this particular... Continue reading →

How I plan to spend my day at Chatsworth Country Fair

by Stacey // August 19, 2016 // 1 Comment

Two weeks today marks the opening of the 35th annual Chatsworth Country fair. The fair will run from 2nd to 4th September and I will, of course, be attending. I had been planning to write a review post of my... Continue reading →