Noah's Ark Zoo Farm

As a lot of our family live a fair distance away, we decided not to throw Toby a birthday party this year and instead take him somewhere new. So we asked friends, family and other parents in and around the local area for their recommendations and most of them recommended Noah's Ark Zoo Farm. After taking a look at their website, and being kindly sent the link to a Wowcher offer by a local mum, we decided it was a good fit.



Noah's Ark Zoo Farm is conveniently based minutes away from Junction 19/20 on the M5 and 6 miles from Bristol city centre. It boasts an array of zoo animals like lions, rhinos and giraffes as well as having birds, reptiles and farmyard animals. Additionally, the zoo farm has a café, gift shop and 12 indoor and outdoor play areas including; an adventure playground, trampolines, mazes and an indoor soft play for under 5s.

Toby watching the Farmyard Animal Talk

Our visit to Noah's Ark Zoo Farm was fantastic. The staff were friendly and there was plenty going on, including live feedings and educational talks about different animals. There were food areas and bathroom and baby changing facilities in different areas, which made the day a lot easier. My only complaint is the changing area near the elephants is in the ladies toilet and is quite small.



Overall we loved our visit. Toby loved seeing all the animals and exploring the mazes especially. We are even planning to bring our nieces and nephew with us to visit next summer, when the zoo farm will also have bears! If you want a good day out, I'd highly recommend Noah's Ark Zoo Farm as it will appeal to children of all ages.

This is an honest, unsolicited and unbiased review.

Toby Turns 2!

This past weekend my baby boy became 2 years old. I still can't believe it! How quickly time flies!

Toby is such a happy little boy who charms everyone he meets. He is an adventurous soul who knows his own mind and isn't afraid of voicing his opinion. I love that his personality is developing more and more everyday.

Although Toby is very stubborn and doesn't often like to repeat words, he is learning how to communicate more clearly. My heart skips when I hear him say a new word or try to string together a phrase.

The best part of my Toby being a fully-fledged toddler is being able to show him and teach him more about the world around us. We celebrated this by taking him to Noah's Ark Zoo Farm and showing him all the animals. He loved it so much! His favourite animals were the meerkats, the owl, the ducks, the giraffes and the tigers. He even said "tiger" for the first time.

I love being this boy's mumma and being blessed enough that I can stay home with him each day.

An honest and unbiased review of Noah's Ark Zoo Farm will be coming soon.

A New Start

Previously, I wrote a purely book-related blog; full of reviews, upcoming releases and bookish thoughts. Now, however, I wish to turn my attention to writing about other things too.

My reasons behind this are simple. A desire to write about my thoughts and experiences on a whole range of topics and a willingness to share this with others. Throughout our lives we often feel alone in our thoughts, feelings and experiences. My hope is that by sharing some of my life, others will see that they are not alone.

I am also writing as to keep a record of how my family and I grow and develop, like a journal I suppose. In doing so, our family and friends who live a distance from us,who we don't see as often as we'd like to, will be able to feel more a part of our lives.

Having said that, I should probably introduce myself properly. My name is Bethan Marie. I am a 22 year old Welsh girl living in a Cotswolds market town with my husband, Joe, and our son, Toby. I love literature, film, travel, adventure and good food. You can often find me exploring the countryside around my home, cooking in my tiny kitchen and generally enjoying life with my little family.
 

I hope that you will be able to relate to me and follow my journey.