Family day-out in Trentham Gardens

Day-out | Gardens | Barefoot walk

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After several trips to Stoke-on-Trent to visit my wife's best friend from university and her family, we finally went to Trentham Gardens in the summer of 2017. And it was an amazing half-day out to remember!

We arrived around lunchtime, had a quick stroll at the Shopping Village but the children are having none of it. So, we grabbed a bite at the nearby Frankie & Benny's Italian restaurant. Then we went back and bought a Garden Day ticket as we plan to enjoy the glorious gardens this place is famous for.

The glorious Trentham Gardens

Day-out | Gardens | Barefoot walk

Trentham Gardens is very famous for, well... its gardens!

In our family day-out last summer 2017 to Trentham Gardens, we bought a Garden Day ticket as we plan to enjoy the glorious gardens this place is famous for. And there are quite a few to roam around but alas, so few time left that day as we arrived near lunchtime and have not had our lunch yet.

Following a map given to us at the ticket office we ventured out to see some of the gardens before we took a break at the Adventure Playground. After the children had a great time doing the painful Barefoot walk and getting lost in the Maze, we headed home but not before passing through the remaining gardens.

Eden Project tiny planet 2017

We kicked off our summer holidays in Cornwall and Devon in 2017 with a visit to the Eden Project in Cornwall.

It was a gruelling trip from our house in Peterborough - six hours that involved a couple of stops and not to mention leaving before light broke. We arrived in Eden Project around noon time on a very hot sunny day. Going down from the car park is also another challenging moment. But it was worth it in the end, never mind the hot sun!

Babbacombe Model Village

The world famous Babbacombe Model Village and Gardens was our last stop before going home from our summer holidays last year in Cornwall and Devon.

Located in Torqay, Devon this major tourist attaction is a fun place to go.

Barefoot walking in Trentham Gardens

Day-out | Gardens | Barefoot walk

My sons took on the Barefoot Walk challenge at Trentham Gardens last summer of 2017. I had to beg off, citing arthritic knees and gouty feet as a lame excuse.

Barefoot Walk is the UK's first barefoot trail. It is a tormenting array of textures like mud, bark, babbling streams, grass and pebbles that will test your feet. Not only is it fun, but it is also therapeutic; as you walk you will be improving your health and vitality, using the historic principles of the Bavarian priest, Sebastian Kneipp.