Down by the river
This week we went to Stratford upon Avon for a family day out. It is a beautiful place with plenty of activities for adults and children of all ages. For this visit we wanted to be outdoors, so we went down by the river to make the most of a pleasant spring day.
There is a lovely playground next to the car park by the river, so we were not going to be allowed to get past without playing there first! On the swings, climbing frames, zip wire and in the sand.
Then we strolled down to the riverside itself, where we had fun feeding the ducks and the swans, being really careful not to let the kids fall in – after all we didn’t want to be the parents of the kids who fell into the Avon!
We had a pleasant lunch overlooking the river in a burger restaurant called the Lazy Cow.
They have a children’s menu available with “sliders” which are really small burgers! And the views from the balcony were beautiful.
Then finally before we had to head home, to complete the family day out, we took a river boat cruise.
It lasts around half an hour to forty minutes and although not massively exciting, it is definitely a relaxing way to pass some time on a pleasant day, looking at the amazing houses and buildings that line the riverside and spotting all the wildlife.
Although this cruise was on the River Avon in Stratford, we have also cruised on the River Thames which has some amazing sites to behold and I am sure there are plenty of places around the country which have similar options.
It is a really lovely and peaceful outdoor activity to do with your family, particularly when the sun dares to shine.
May 3, 2014 @ 11:48 am
Looks like a lovely day out
May 3, 2014 @ 12:03 pm
Yes it was a lovely place to go and we had never thought of going on the riverboats there before.x
May 4, 2014 @ 12:21 am
Always nice to discover something new nearby.
May 4, 2014 @ 10:02 am
Yes. I mean we knew it was there, but had just never done that before. You learn and discover so much when you have kids :-)x
May 3, 2014 @ 11:58 am
What a great day out.
May 3, 2014 @ 12:03 pm
Thanks. Yes it was really lovely and to have some sunshine was great!x
May 3, 2014 @ 1:19 pm
Getting out with young kids is so fun! And it seems like they are always fascinated by water of any kind.
May 3, 2014 @ 2:30 pm
You can’t beat the great outdoors 🙂
May 3, 2014 @ 2:57 pm
This looks like a lovely day out, we’ve not taken out kids on a river boat cruise yet – keep meaning to and definitely would like to!
May 3, 2014 @ 2:59 pm
I dont know whether my comment just went through, I have a feeling it didnt as I accidently clicked something else just as it was submitting! but maybe??? anyway I just said it looks so nice and we definitely need to do something like this! My kids would love it
May 3, 2014 @ 3:32 pm
It did come through! Not something we had thought of doing before -not sure why, as me and my brother spent a lot of time on canalboats as kids.xx
May 3, 2014 @ 5:04 pm
I am so in love with that place! So romantic! That photo of Thames is awesome as well. Thanks for sharing! #countrykids
May 3, 2014 @ 5:57 pm
Thank you. Yes it is lovely.:-)x
May 3, 2014 @ 5:26 pm
Hi there again! Looks like you all had lots of fun! Did I invite you to join my new group Pinterest board for Parenting Bloggers? Take a look and let me know if you would like an invite to join and post all your fab posts. Have a great weekend. Ciara x http://www.pinterest.com/ciciwin/parenting-bloggers-share-your-posts/
May 3, 2014 @ 5:32 pm
Would love to join! Just learning to get my head around pinterest!:-)x
May 3, 2014 @ 5:39 pm
Fab, I love Pinterest, my biggest referrer (although I’m only new to this and still trying to establish myself as you know lol!!!!). What is your Pinterest name so I can follow you, then follow me back so I can send you an invite, unfortunately I cant unless we both follow each other. Looking forward to having you as part of the group!
May 3, 2014 @ 5:50 pm
Found you on Pinterest – was following you already lol! take a look and follow and i’ll get that invite to you asap!
May 3, 2014 @ 5:54 pm
I think i am already following you too :-)xx
May 3, 2014 @ 6:04 pm
invite sent! And yes you are following me already – my Pinterest was acting up and was showing up your name for some reason on my account – anyway, all sorted! 🙂
May 3, 2014 @ 6:04 pm
Okay so i managed to delete the invite. Sorry! Could you send again?!xx
May 3, 2014 @ 6:06 pm
I thought I only did things like that!!! resent x
May 3, 2014 @ 6:10 pm
Ha ha. Nope. Got it now and accepted it this time!x
May 3, 2014 @ 7:23 pm
A lovely family day out spending quality time together and enjoying all the activities of the river! Thanks for linking up and sharing your fun with Country Kids.
May 3, 2014 @ 10:15 pm
Thank you and as always thank you for hosting country kids. Worked out how to add the badge this week :-)x
May 3, 2014 @ 7:35 pm
looks like a brilliant day out, gorgeous pictures too 🙂 #weekendbloghop
May 3, 2014 @ 7:50 pm
Thanks. Yes we are lucky to have some lovely places around us to visit.x
May 3, 2014 @ 10:12 pm
Oh we do love Stratford… helps that my best friend lives there 🙂 sounds like you had a lovely day #CountryKids x
May 3, 2014 @ 10:16 pm
I lived there for 6 months a few years ago 🙂 lovely place.x
May 3, 2014 @ 11:38 pm
Oh how fabulous, sounds like you had a great time there. It looks wonderful. Must get back, it’s been a long while! Great post 🙂
May 4, 2014 @ 10:00 am
Lovely in the sunshine :-)x
May 6, 2014 @ 7:43 pm
Lovely! The outdoor activities are the best!
Thanks for linking up with #WeekendBlogHop!
May 6, 2014 @ 7:56 pm
Thank you. Hopefully be there again next weekend. :-)x
May 6, 2014 @ 8:05 pm
Thank you 🙂 hope to link up again.x
May 9, 2014 @ 3:46 pm
What a fantastic day out!
Thank you for linking up with the #WeekendBlogHop
Laura x x x