FAMILY, FOOD, TRAVEL & CRAFTS
As a family, we love a good day out. Come and join us on our adventures exploring places in the UK and beyond.
We live quite close to Kew Gardens and for the last few years, I have wanted to us to visit Christmas at Kew but never quite got round to booking […]
Good friends of ours whom we have known since our uni days (basically a very long time ago!) moved down to West Sussex before they started their family and we […]
I have been meaning to visit Mayfield Lavender ever since I heard about it a couple of years ago. I never knew this place existed before – even though I […]
The Summer holidays are fast approaching which means many families will be looking to take a much-needed break away. Whether that’s abroad or somewhere in the UK the most important […]
We are so lucky that we live close to London. It means there are plenty of places we can get to easily and with summer coming up I would really […]
A few weeks ago I was very lucky to be invited to the opening of Number 4, Privet Drive at Warner Bros. Studio Tour I am a HUGE Harry Potter fan and […]
E was a very lucky boy last weekend. Not only did he have a fab birthday party on Saturday but he also got to go to the premiere of the new movie Thomas […]
Being on holiday usually means at least a train ride or two with the boys, and so when Jane from Hodge Podge Days recommended a visit to Woody Bay Station I knew […]
Ahhh it’s depressing being back from holiday, isn’t it? Last week was my first week back at work post hols, and it sucked and to top things off the weather […]
We were invited along to have Breakfast with the Easter Bunny at our local Wyvale Garden Centre on Good Friday. The closest one near us is Lower Morden. Both boys broke […]
With only a few weeks left until Easter and aside from ALL the chocolate the kids will be consuming – have you thought about how to entertain them over the […]
It’s been a manic run-up to Christmas with lots to do but as I sit here and write this on Boxing Day we *somehow* managed to get through it all! […]
Last weekend we took two very excited boys to LaplandUK in Berkshire where they got to help the elves out in the toy factory, decorate gingerbread with Mother Christmas and […]
We’ve just got back from a great few days away. This photo was taken at Warwick Castle. The boys had great fun running around having sword fights with daddy, watching […]
Living just outside London we are very lucky to be a short train ride away from lots of London attractions. Last weekend, we took the boys to a new addition […]
We were very lucky to be invited to Thomas’ VIP 70th Birthday last weekend. It’s hard to believe that he has been around for 70 years! I remember watching the […]
I remember hearing about Diggerland years ago before I had children and wondered back then why on earth people would go to a “digger” based theme park. Two boys later […]
Hello and welcome to Suburban Mum! I'm Maria and I'm mum to two boys - E who's 9 and M who's 6. This blog is about my little family, the ups and downs of being a working mum and everything in between. If you want to find out more about me and my family head over to our About us page.
