Today I’m sharing my thoughts on Camping at Lady Heyes. This week, the Summer Holidays have been in full swing. We are on Day 10 now, and the sun has been shining every single day… Until today. I never thought I’d be so happy to see rain returning to Manchester! My word(s) of the week this week are camping at Lady Heyes….. camping
Camping At Lady Heyes
I took my youngest camping for the first time this week, and she LOVED it! We headed to Lady Heyes park in Frodsham, Cheshire. As it was our first trip, we borrowed my sister’s pop up tent, for ease. We packed up an air bed, sleeping bags, my BBQ, hubby’s camping stove and off we went…! Thankfully the campsite was under an hour away. If you’re heading further afield, these road trip activities for kids might come in handy!
We had a lovely 24 hours camping at Lady Heyes, and did lots of traditional camping stuff…
Setting Up Camp
Yep – we pitched the tent – all by ourselves! (OK, so it was a pop up tent, but we are still claiming it as a victory – especially considering we got it back into the bag the next day, too)!
We remembered to pack milk for a cup of tea. (Admittedly, it was so hot, the milk curdled after this one cup, so it was a bit of a waste, really).
We made cheese and beans on toast for our camping tea – Camping toast is so much better than toaster toast, somehow!
Exploring The Camp Site
We went to the clubhouse, and I indulged in this Malteasers ice cream and a 0% alcohol beer – I know how to party!
Toasting Marshmallows
When it started to go dark, we made a fire and toasted some marshmallows. Did you even go camping if you don’t toast marshmallows? I’ll be researching some more exciting campfire desserts for next time though!
My daughter loved being able to run around and play outside all day and evening. The campsite had a playground right near our pitch, so she spent a lot of time on there making friends. This meant I got some time alone with the camp fire and my kindle…
We had such a good time, I have already booked to go back and do it all over again…. With the dogs and my son instead, though! (I’m not brave enough to take both kids on my own just yet. The inevitable “I need a wee” trips at 3am put me off!
Needless to say, it was a fab camping trip! It far exceeded my expectations, so I was a very happy camper! Check out more of our Travel Tales here.
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6 Comments
chickenruby
i used to take the kids camping all the time, the UK, America and South Africa, they loved it even more so when they reached their teens, they’ve all left home now and i haven’t camped since
Tina @ GirlsGospel
Aww! Feel free to gatecrash our trip next week – We are off to Frodsham near Chester. 😀
The Reading Residence
Sounds like you had a wonderful time! I find myself fancy cheese and beans on toast for tea now! Glad you had a lovely adventure x Thanks for sharing with #WotW
Helena
I’ve not been camping for ages. I’d say I would take the girls but then I’d prefer glamping. #keepingitreal
Mummyhereandthere
I am glad you had a lovely time, them marshmallows look really tasty X #wotw
Debbie
Hi Tina, love how camping has changed since I last went. Pop up tents and a raised bed? I’m almost tempted to give it another try… Not quite, just almost!… Beans & cheese on toast, that’s proper camping food, not forgetting the toasted marshmallows for pudding. I’m really not sure thatMalteasre ice cream and a beer make a good match though. .. Your night of camping sounds perfect for Mum/ child bonding time and one day maybe you will be able to take both children and sit back whilst they set up the area?
Thank you for popping over and joining in with #keepingitreal.
xx