Our take on a lazy Sunday

Hi Guys

This post isn't really planned, prewritten or even spell checked....sorry guys.

So last Sunday daddy was at work and the sun was shinning. Zach is at the age where he can verbalise what he wants to do. His little friend who lived next door has just moved out so I agreed to a very messy day at Hamsterley Forest.

For those not in the North East of England Hamsterley Forest is a national trust park about 20 miles south of Durham. I always find national trust parks are a great opportunity for kids to run wild but also do some structured activity at the same time.

So I thought a little run down of our day would be good for those wanting to visit the region then I will finish it off with some muddy pictures for all the mums out there to laugh at my punishment.

The park consists for three main trials which are colour coded according to difficulty, the map would be great for older kids to explore however we kinda just did our own thing down by the river. The river trial takes in 4 separate play parks that make great pit stops for short attention spans. Their really is something for all ages with low level climbing frames for the little ones and harder more technical climbs for teens and preteens.

The Gruffalo trial is drawing in visitors from all across the region with its simple activity pack and interactive app its easy to see why. The characters are larger than we expected which may scare younger kids however the small characters and poo stick bridge soon gets them back on track.

Little tip watch out for the many cycle riders although most look out for younger visitors it is a popular biking spot so don't let little legs wander too far.

We loved our day tho we lost James's tender to a mud pit. Hope you enjoy your day I know we will be back soon.

P.s I couldn't end this post without some pictures of the boy friendly mud!

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