Exploring the SS Great Britain

A few weeks back we were kindly invited to attend a blogging event on the SS Great Britain in Bristol. Needing very little excuse to explore one of our favourite cities which is only an hour away from us we were looking forward to a mini day trip across the border. Having studied in Bristol it's a place I love going back too and there is still so much I want to see and discover about the city as I always had to commute back to Cardiff after each seminar and therefore was always left wanting more. Spike Island and the harbour has been a place I have visited briefly before having gone to an event at the MShed last year and it's a real hub of creativity with a fantastic atmosphere and loads of places to see, eat and enjoy. Our first stop for the day was Brunel's SS Great Britain, which stands impressively in a dry dock next to the harbour and immediately captures your imagination, especially those of children. You are handed a Passenger ticket which allows you retur......

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A day with Dr Who

So a few weeks ago we were invited to a special Easter family day at The Dr Who experience in Cardiff bay, it was a lovely sunny day and the little man was very excited at the thought of meeting a Dalek. We didn't really know what to expect as Mr A has never seen Dr Who before or anything of that ilk and I was a bit worried it may be a little bit scary for him. He did however sew a Dalek at Comicon earlier this year and was totally taken with it and we ended up getting him a little Dalek which he loves and plays with all the time, so he did have some familiarity with the concept but that was about the limit of his knowledge. It was also the first time that I had visited the experience and I can really see why this place is so popular with fans. The quality of the tour is very high and Mr A truly believed he was going into space. There were moments that scared him but we focused mainly on the Daleks and with some reassurance he took everything in his stride ......

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