At last spring has arrived! As has Spring Break and the boys have had a week off school. For the first time I have several different outings that I could link to Country Kids!
My favourite outdoor fun this week though was a trip to Middlesex Fells, a reservation not far from us. We are so lucky with the number of wonderful parks, woodlands and lakes that are within 10/15 minutes of our house!
We’d had a look online and there a few trails that you can do here, one of which is about a mile long, perfect for the boys. We arrived and parked (in what looked like someone’s driveway, but was sign posted as visitors car parking!) and got the wee girl into the rucksack. It was her first time in it, and she loved it! A much better view from up there!
It was a lovely day and walking through the woods in the sun was beautiful.
As we walked along the river there were lots of ‘bridges’ for us to cross!
This trail takes in a ruined mill, but before we reached that we passed the small waterfall and bridges leading up to it. And of course we had to play a quick game of pooh sticks!
And then we reached what remains of the mill. I think the boys were a little disappointed in the ruin!
There were some tricky spots to negotiate, some fallen trees to climb over and sticks to play with.
Then there was the fateful tree that proved the undoing of our fearless 4yo. These photos capture the moments just before he fell off… We had a small moment of panic as he landed quite heavily on his shoulder and we did think he might have dislocated it, but thankfully it was just a nasty bump!
We were on the home straight at the point, so we headed back to the car!
It was a lovely afternoon wandering in the woods. As the 6yo said: ‘It’s really peaceful and beautiful, I like it here.’. I imagine we will be back often over the summer.
I’m linking up with Coombe Mill’s Country Kids again this week. Click on the badge to see what everyone else has been up to.
the rucksack looks fab! glad 4 yr old was ok and I can see why the mill was a bit disappointing :D lovely photos
The rucksack is great, we have an Ergo as well, but she much prefers the rucksack – good view from up there! Thanks for commenting :)
I’ve got a Mei Tai for my two yr old which I love but we’ve never had a backpack type carrier :)
I have to admit though that I can’t lift the rucksack onto my back (with child in it) on my own…! Hubby loves it though :)
This looks like boy heaven! It does remind me of up the ravine at Coombe Mill where our lads were building their camp this week. Lovely to have somewhere like this so close to home. Thank you for sharing on Country Kids.
The boys were in heaven, climbing and playing. I thought the same about the ravine when I read your post – and my two are desperate to get out and do some proper camping, so glad the weather is picking up!
You did a much better job of sun protection than I did – I’m ashamed to say Dexter’s cheeks are red. That shade on the rucksack looks amazing.
Ah, well… You didn’t see the 6yo’s cheeks after a trip to the park later in the week… I felt terrible too :( Spring days where it suddenly brightens up are tricky! The shade on the rucksack is perfect tho – I would spend all my time trying to keep her covered otherwise!
Looks a great trail – and I too am loving the rucksack – especially the over the head bit
It’s great – I’m enjoying discovering all these hidden gems so close to us :) The rucksack is fab – one of our top ten ‘baby stuff’ purchases! Thanks for reading xx
great pics it looks like it was a fab time x
Thanks! We all did :) I love woodland, so peaceful.
Goodness that walk had everything!
It was great – we’ll definitely go there again! Thanks for reading xx
Wow this place looks magical. I love all the little bridges and all the fallen leaves. Oh the joy of pooh sticks – still one of my favourite games and such a simple pleasure in life. Stopping by from the linky
Laura x
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I love woodland, it’s so peaceful and calming, and yes – magical, that’s just the right word :) Thanks for reading xx
The pictures are fabulous and it looks and sounds like the children thoroughly enjoyed themselves. I agree with your 6 year old that it looks peaceful and beautiful. I bet it’s stunning in summer.
I’m looking forward to going back during the summer – bet it’s beautiful in the autumn/fall too. Thanks for reading xx