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It’s December this weekend and the countdown to Christmas 2024 is officially on. If you are looking for festive family activities in Dorset this Christmas, I have put together seven of the best Christmas activities for those of you with children, whether you’re local or visiting the area for the festive season. The Swanage Polar Express Still one of the most magical things I have ever done with the...
Press Invite I have loved Halloween since it became a bigger deal in the UK several years ago so I was really happy when I was invited along to the immersive dining experience at Key West on Bournemouth Pier. The Overlook Hotel was put on by Histoire Productions and the whole evening was themed around The Shining, which is one of my favourite classic horror films (I am a massive...
Press Tickets What can I say? As soon as I was invited to Ghost: The Musical, I knew it would be amazing. I eagerly anticipated the opening night and I was not disappointed. Unlike most of the shows I have been to see, Ghost is one of those films I have seen so many times, the words are engrained on my mind, much like Dirty Dancing. I was invited along...
Press Invite Last night Jonathan and I were fortunate to be invited along to The Pavilion to see 42nd Street, performed by BBLOC, Bournemouth’s biggest amateur theatre company. I had never actually seen the show before so was able to go in with fresh eyes, not knowing what would happen in the storyline. The evening was really enjoyable (if a little hot in the first half due to the current...
Press Visit It’s always nice to enjoy good food in a beautiful setting, so I was pleased to be invited along to lunch with the Bournemouth Bloggers at Riverside at The Coventry Arms on a sunny Saturday afternoon recently. The venue has had some renovations done and I was nicely surprised by how spacious and gorgeous this quaint countryside pub hides behind its roadside exterior. We were treated to a...
Press Stay Last week was half term and we were invited along to stay at The Retreat, a holiday let located in the Dorset countryside, close to Blandford Forum. The Retreat sleeps up to four people, which suited us perfectly as my eldest was spending some time visiting my brother and his family in County Durham with my mum so it was just us and the two younger kids. The...
Press Visit With a bridal shoot coming up, my hair had started looking tired and the roots were quite bad so I was pleased to be invited along to Francesco Hair Salon’s Liliput branch for a refresh with their stylist Georgia, who was absolutely lovely, so welcoming, chatty and really knowledgeable about my hair as well. I had already visited briefly to have the patch test so I knew the...
Press Visit I can’t believe I have nearly reached the age of thirty five and hadn’t had laser hair removal. Although my body hair was fairly fine, it would grow very fast and I would need to shave every couple of days, especially under my arms and around the bikini area. It felt like a never-ending cycle and it was frustrating at times. When I was offered laser hair removal...
Features press visits We have been lucky enough to visit several fun festive family activities in Dorset over the past few weeks so I thought it only fair to share my favourites and to provide details on everything you need to add to your local list of activities this Christmas! The Polar Express, Swanage I still don’t think I’m over how incredible The Polar Express at Swanage railway was. Everybody...
Press Tickets Last night my family and I were treated to front row seats at this year’s Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs Panto at the Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre and it was such a fun evening! Noel Brodie was back for his 9th consecutive year on the Bournemouth Panto stage, this time as fun and frolic filled Muddles, and it has to be said, he is the star of the...