by laurelsbb | May 29, 2019 | Blog, Days out, Local News & Events
The 12th to 14th July sees the Oakamoor Festival return to our little village again this year. Murder Mystery The whole weekend’s activities kick off with the ever-popular murder mystery. Song in the Key of Death will take place in the Valley Primary School... 
by laurelsbb | May 29, 2019 | Blog, Days out
What to do on a rainy day? That’s the question we asked ourselves. So in a bid to pass on some valuable help to our even more valuable customers, we decided to try out a few suggestions ourselves. Speedwell Cavern is about an hour from us, so probably on the limit of... 
by laurelsbb | May 27, 2019 | Blog, Days out
Miles away from the coast, but sure to satiate your roller-coaster desires – it’s time to find out ‘the power of the towers’… Alton Towers – the place where dreams are made of (well, a place where fun times are had, anyway) and, being located in the middle of nowhere,... 
by laurelsbb | May 12, 2019 | Blog, Days out
Derwent Reservoir Dam Little kiosks located in popular car parks have a lot to answer for. Today we decided to visit the Derwent Reservoir. So we parked up in a surprisingly busy car park, donated the equivalent of half Botswana’s GDP to the ever-present... 
by laurelsbb | May 8, 2019 | Blog, Days out
Not everything within the Staffordshire Moorlands and the Derbyshire Dales is located or based around industry. In fact, quite the opposite is the real case; and this is no different for a little-known gem in the middle of the countryside that you will absolutely... 
by laurelsbb | May 8, 2019 | Blog, Days out
Geocaching Geocaching. Never heard of it? Well, you have now. There are currently about 6 million geocachers, searching for 2,384,404 caches, all over the world. What’s it all about then Alfie? Well, according to Geocaching.com “Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor...