Our Summer Holiday Plans | Rumbling Bridge

 

This week, we have cancelled holiday number 7645. We were set to stay in a log cabin with a hot tub in Kielder over a weekend in January but alas, the Government/COVID has other plans. Our Kielder trip cost £575 so I spent some time on Boxing Day trying to find a summer holiday break of a similar value with the idea being, we just use the refund money to book so it doesn't actually cost us anything extra. 

Picnic Recipes & Tips

Easy Homemade Sausage Rolls Recipe

Mini Egg Cheesecake Recipe 

Lemon Drizzle Cake Recipe 

30 Photographs Taken in Northumberland during 2020

The year 2020 was not the best for most but it didn't stop Northumberland from looking as beautiful as always. Today I am sharing 30 of my favourite photographs taken in Northumberland across 2020 as a reminder that we are so lucky to call this place home.  

A winter trip to Northumberlandia - click here for more information

15 + Ideas for Celebrating New Year's Eve at Home

Our usual New Year plans include a big family house party on NYE followed by Steve and I going to our local pubs on New Year's Day and the kids go to their grandparents and usually visit the beach / have a cosy night in. Obviously this won't be happening this year and to be honest, I am not even sure I want to celebrate 2020 or 2020 ending when it looks like it is just going to be more of the same next year. 

Looking for a 2021/22 New Years Eve with Kids Guide? Click here to read my fully updated post. 




However, the kids absolutely love New Year and staying up late so I want to make it a bit of an occasion for them still and it is nice to have something to look forward to. I asked on Social Media for a few ideas to make the night a little more special at home and have added a few of my own ideas too. 

How to enjoy a festive weekend in Ouseburn

I will start this post by saying that we all have our own levels of what we are comfortable doing right now. For me, we are staying at home and isolating as much as we can from now until Christmas as we plan on mixing with another household but I know many are sticking with their own households over the festive period and are looking for places they can visit over the festive period. Every family is different. 

How to access FREE magazines and books with Amazon Prime

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My love-hate relationship with Amazon 

Lots of people hate Amazon. I have been there too and even boycotted them for a while. The fact that they don't pay much tax here in the UK and make it tough for smaller businesses to compete is annoying. But, I have made my peace with them now. Amazon pay all of the taxes they are legally obliged to - I feel like we should focus our anger at the Government for allowing loopholes and lobby for change if we want to be proactive about this. 

Ignite Light Trail at Gibside : Review & Top Tips

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Ignite at Gibside is an evening trail of lights, fantasy and fire. It is different to a normal day out at Gibside and not included with regular day admission - you need to book tickets seperately. The trail runs in the evenings from 11-30 December 2020 with the best availability for tickets available post-Boxing Day. This post is based on our visit on opening night - Friday 11 December 2020. Our visit was at 4:30pm.