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Red candle in a glass lantern surrounded by red berries on a wooden table, with blurred background lights. The overall scene is reminiscent of Christmas or similar festive holidays.

Christmas Evening at Gladstone Pottery Museum

An opportunity to visit Gladstone Pottery Museum for a Christmas Carols evening.

Boats docked in a canal near an old industrial building at the Black Country Living Museum with brick chimneys.

Accessible Attractions

Christmas Through Time at the Black Country Living Museum

We've made a few trips to the Black Country Living Museum, and this time we went to experience Christmas through time...

A silver car with glowing blue headlights and fog light in a dark garage.

Visually Impaired Experiences

John Goes Driving!

Would you let a blind man drive your car? I know I wouldn't! However, there are places where visually impaired people can go to have this experience. This was John's experience of driving for the first time!

Roller coaster with yellow cars full of people, twisting through teal tracks surrounded by palm trees.

Miscellaneous

Why We Don’t Do Theme Parks

A common theme among our trips is that we've never been to a theme park. There's a very good reason for that!

Stacks of ceramic plates and bowls in various colors on a white shelf.

Accessible Attractions

World of Wedgwood

Wedgwood is a well-known name around the world for producing pottery and the famous Wedgwood Blue Jasperware. On this trip we went to visit the World of Wedgwood.

Potter's hands shaping clay on a spinning pottery wheel, surrounded by tools and clay scraps.

Visually Impaired Experiences

Gladstone Pottery Museum

As a fan of history, I love visiting old places, so for this visit we went to a Victorian pot bank - Gladstone Pottery Museum in Stoke-on-Trent. It's a lot of fun and we learned something too!

Accessible Attractions

Thinktank, Birmingham

We love going to a museum where there's something for all of us to do, and that's exactly what we got when we went to the Thinktank in Birmingham.

A close-up photo of a monkey with light fur and dark face, looking directly at the camera.

Miscellaneous

Trentham Monkey Forest

Wandering through a forest, where monkeys roam freely, is a fun experience - especially when you see the baby monkeys, as they look so cute!

White and gray classic 1950s/60s Volkswagen campervan parked on a rural road with rolling hills and cloudy sky.

One Off Exhibitions/Places No Longer Open

NEC - Motorhome & Caravan Show 2018

The Motorhome and Caravan Show is held every year at the NEC in Birmingham. What did we end up buying when we visited?

The image depicts a full moon with visible craters and dark spots against a black background.

One Off Exhibitions/Places No Longer Open

Museum of the Moon

Visiting this one-off exhibition was about the closest we could get to the "moon", without leaving the planet!

Steam train crossing a curved, arched bridge in a green, hilly landscape. The bridge is the Glen Finnan Viaduct in the Scottish Highlands.

Accessible Attractions

Severn Valley Railway

We love a trip on a heritage steam railway and for this trip we went on the Severn Valley Railway, that runs between Bridgnorth and Kidderminster.

Vintage Hawker Sea Fury military aircraft in flight, featuring camouflage and RAF roundel markings.

Accessible Attractions

RAF Museum Cosford

I think there's something fascinating about looking at aircraft, and marvelling at how something so big and heavy becomes airborne. At RAF Cosford we had the chance to view all kinds of different aircraft, of all different ages too.

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