by Kate | Jan 22, 2016 | Events, General, Kids, Nature
Guests at our cottages during the February half term will be able to enjoy an evening of star gazing and moon watching around the camp fire with Dark Skies Park ranger, Elizabeth Tindal, on Monday, 15 February. We’re going to set up a camp fire in the woods...
by Kate | Dec 15, 2015 | Events, Kids, Nature
We had a truly inspiring afternoon in the woods on Corsewall Estate during half term when countryside ranger, Elizabeth Tindal, spent a few hours with the families staying in the cottages creating an elaborate den for bugs and dens for children too! We kicked off...
by Kate | Sep 16, 2015 | Kids, Nature
Freelance countryside ranger, Elizabeth Tindal, will be joining us our holiday cottage guests at Corsewall Estate on Wednesday, 28th October for a fun afternoon in the woods on this Galloway country estate doing bug hotel and den building. We’re hoping children...
by Kate | May 18, 2015 | Kids, Nature
We spent a sunny May bank holiday Monday mountain biking at one of the 7stanes mountain biking centres at Kirroughtree and we had an absolutely cracking day. I’ve never done mountain biking before, so it was with a slight feeling of intrepidation that I sent...
by Kate | Feb 17, 2015 | Events, General, Kids, Nature
After the recent snow flurry at the beginning of the month, my thoughts have turned to the Easter holidays again and what to do with the children during their two weeks off. So here’s another round up: Culzean Castle and Country Park is about an hour’s...
by Kate | Jan 28, 2015 | Events, Kids, Nature
The snowdrops are out in their drifts and incredibly, there’s very nearly a daffodil coming into bloom on ‘Grandpa’s Grove’ on the main drive, so it feels like spring is just around the corner. I mustn’t be fooled though as I gather snow...
