Zoo / Farms to visit in herts / Beds & Bucks this summer

We love animals in our house, Chris and i even got married at Whipsnade Zoo in 2008 !! thinking of places to visit in our local area over the summer holiday i thought i would make this post to highlight some of our top five places to visit. ( In no order in ranking id like to add )

woodside Animal Farm

website : http://woodsidefarm.co.uk/visitor-info

Location : Slipend - Bedfordshire 

Day ticket price : Adult £7 : Child £7 ( under 2 go free ) 

yearly pass : Adult £35 / Child (2-16) £45 Family ( any 5 members ) £145

best bits : Funfair rides ( april- August ) Crazy golf & indoor play

worse bits : small park , can be done in a few hours. take a picnic lunch and made a day of it. 

ZSL Whipsande Zoo

website : https://www.zsl.org/zsl-whipsnade-zoo

Location : Dunstable, Bedfordshire

Day ticket price : Adult £28 : Child (3-15) £20.35 ( under 3 go free ) 

yearly pass : adult £121 : child £81 : family ( 2 adults unto 5 children ) £303

best bits : Huge range of animals , daily shows , events , wide open spaces

worse bits : lots of walking ! food is on the expensive side. lots of picnic spaces tho we always take own food in. 

youtube video link to our last visit

Woburn Safari Park

website : http://www.woburnsafari.co.uk/#discover

Location : Woburn park, Bedfordshire 

Day ticket price : Adult £22.99 : Child £15.99

yearly pass : adults £89.99 Child : £64.99 

best bits : Drive around and see the animals up close

worse bits : traffic can build up on busy days so make sure you go to the toilet before heading into the Safari. 

Mead open farm 

website : http://www.meadopenfarm.co.uk

Location : Billington , Leighton Buzzard

Day ticket price : Adult £10.95 : Child £9.95 ( under 2 go free ) 

yearly pass : Adult £66 Child £63

best bits : Hands on bottle feed lambs, sheep racing , Indoor play 

worse bits : based much more around children 10 and under

Youtube video link from our last visit

Paradise Wildlife Park 

website : https://www.pwpark.com/tickets

Location : Broxbourne, Hertfordshire

Day ticket price : Adult £19.80 : Child (2-15) £16.50

yearly pass Adult £85 Child (2-15) £70 Family ( 2 adults 3 children £300 ) 

best bits : huge range of animals that you can see up close, Train , indoor play 

worse bits : set over two parks, side with animals fewer food options.

Youtube video link from our last visit

These are all wonderful places to visit and a great family day out for all ages, we have visited all of these and will be going back many many times. Thank you for reading and any questions please leave me a comment.

EvoShave - Fathers Day Gift Idea- * REVIEW*

Shaving is a daily chore for most of do , but it doesn't have to be one we put off! My husband Chris likes to think he can pull off a beard but to be very honest he really can't ! The whole family had to sit him down and tell him how much of a fool he looked. ** see photo ** So Thanks to his lovely new razor the beard was no more !! 

So when EvoShave got in touch asking if we wanted to review a fathers day designed razor i jumped at the chance. so if  your struggling for a last minute fathers day idea for him or looking for the perfect gift ides for the future. Evo Shave is a new concept razor that has a unique design, created to achieve a close shave with it’s smart designed Evogrip and dual edge cartridge, you can pick from a range of colours and even add images and text. We was sent the blue/green & Gray super dad design 

The idea is so simple behind the razor, The finger grip handle gives your more control and feel while shaving. Chris was very pleased with his overall shave using for the 1st time He did say that it felt strange on the 1st day as its a whole new way of holding the razor but as the days passed its become more and more natural and has reduced his overall shaving time. The bright colours and smart packaging make this an eye catching an fun product perfect for any man in your life. 

You can find out more about Evoshave by visiting the website and can be brought on line via eBay and amazon prices start from £4.99 for the single starter pack unto £24.99 for a pack of 3 handles and  x12 replacement blade packs, The single start packs comes with the single blade already fitted these can last for 2 weeks worth of shaving making them ideal for holiday use. 

Thank you to Evoshave for sending me these items to (make) Chris shave with, I will also be giving the other 2 starter packs to my dad & father in law as part of their fathers day gift. These items have been sent to me in exchange for this review but all views are that of my own.