New Forest Wildlife Park

New Forest Wildlife Park

New Forest, England

It’s the wonderful summer holidays and the great British weather is doing its usual round of wet & cold. We did however manage to book a day to visit the New Forest Wildlife Park on a beautiful sunny day which I think made the visit all the more perfect. We went we some friends which the girls were very excited about. 

The New Forest Wildlife Park is based near Ashurst in the New Forest. Postcode is SO40 4UH. It’s literally a 10 minute drive from where we are. 

https://newforestwildlifepark.co.uk/

                                              

It is open daily from 10-5:30 and there are lots of different animals here including a huge variety of otters, lots of deer which can roam all around you along the path and it they come you are allowed to stroke them, a larger variety of owls, bison and lots more! They have lots of really informative talks around each feeding time for the animals, which the children loved to watch and listen too, and there are a couple of parks, on is a sand park with lots do to near the entrance/ exit and the other is a large fun play park in the middle with lots of tables and benches for you to have lunch on. 

                                              

They have a cafe where you can get hot/cold food & drink and ice creams if you wanted. We grabbed an ice cream at the end on our way out as we had all brought lunch with us. 

                                              

                                              

DAY TICKET PRICES

Adult - £14.75

Child (3 to 15 Years) - £11.25

Family (2 adults & 2 children or 1 adult & 3 children) - £44.00

Seniors (Over 60) - £13.75

Registered Disabled Adult (1 designated carer free) - £13.75

Registered Disabled Child (1 designated carer free) - £9.25

Serving military personnel (with ID) - £13.75

Student concession (with ID) - £13.75

They also do experience days, gift vouchers birthday parties & educational visits. If you ever make it to the new forest I highly recommend a visit!

We had one of the best days of the whole summer holidays. 

Let me know if you have been or plan on going in the comments below.

Alexis x

Amazon Fashion Finds Summer Edition- Spotlight

Amazon Fashion Finds

Summer Edition

Hey I wanted to add a few things I have purchased this summer and for my holidays, and bits iv been eyeing up! Hope you like.

This is a beautiful straw hat, it’s the perfect colour as I find sometimes the cream can be too light (and dirty a lot quicker) it fits perfect and a huge bonus for me was that this hat comes with a plastic shaped hat inside so when it’s delivered it didn’t lose it’s shape at all which a lot of the hats iv seen are folded to be able to be posted. I also really liked the black ribbon around it as a bit of detail to break the hat up and can match anything from beachwear to a smart evening dress.

Sun Hat Link

I tried these gorgeous sunglasses which I think look fab! They are a Louis Vuitton dupe, they feel a bit lightweight but they fit perfectly and I love how smart they look with anything! It’s great that they can just be my pair I chuck in the car or the kids grab etc and I don’t need to be too worried about them. Great price and think great value for money. 

Sunglasses Link

I purchased these chunky gold earrings, iv been after a stand out pair for a while now and these are lovely! They come in a beautiful gift box and look really expensive. 

Gold Earrings Link

I love the look of this straw beach bag, from the reviews it isn’t huge but does the job. This would look great with the beach dress and hat I purchased! 

Straw Beach Bag Link

I purchased this beautiful knitted dress to wear a beach day dress over my swimsuits, I am really happy with the fit and shape of it and the material was so nice and soft. I had shared this on my instagram and it has since sold out in this colour but have this lovely coral/red which I think would look so chic on the beach or having lunch at a beach club. It would definitely make a statement, in fact I may have to purchase it in this colour too! 

Red Beach Dress Link

Let me know in the comments here or on my socials Instagram link if you purchase any of these and what you think! Don’t forget to tag me on instagram @alexisjmason_

Alexis x

Game of Thrones- Dubrovnik- Croatia

Game of Thrones

Dubrovnik Croatia

Ah this was one of the main reasons I wanted to visit Croatia. Jaime & I are big GOT fans and this was something we really wanted to see. 

A lot of the filming was done around the main city of Dubrovnik, and on the little. island called Lokrum. Lokrum was used as the City of Earth and they have a Game of Thrones museum. To get to Lokrum you can purchase a ticket from the vendors along the walls, or online to catch a boat across. The boats run daily from April to November each year, with a higher frequency of service in the peak summer months. You can see the timetable on the Lokrum island website and lots more information about this beautiful island. Journey time is only 10 minutes. Once there you don't need to book a time back you just hop on the next boat when you are ready to return.

This is the main entrance into the city walls and used in the GOT filming

As soon as we stepped off the boat you could see how beautiful all the surrounding gardens are. These have been well maintained as well as the monastery which is situated a little walk away on the opposite side of the island. 

We walked through the wonderful tropical gardens (GOT- the City of Earth) and around the monastery which was amazing. 

Once done you can go through to where they have the throne of swards which we of course all sat and had a photo on!

You can walk around the museum room, there were little tvs you could watch them doing the filming of Game of Thrones and it was telling you information about it all.

Once out the other side you could go underneath into the basement where there was a lot more information about the history and all the old walls. It was very pretty to see. 

We stopped and sat down at a beautiful little bar, the girls had the best milkshakes and Jaime & I had a cocktail. Everyone who works on the island gets the boat over every day as it is uninhabited. 

There was also a little rock / plung pool you could swim in, the girls had a little play but we didn't take swimsuits so they went in in their clothes, luckily it was hot enough that they dried off pretty quick. 

If you do visit Dubrovnik I highly recommend going across to Lokrum, it was so beautiful.

I will add the photos of film locations and our photo so you could see where we went. The Fort Lovrijenac was also where they filmed a lot of the Red Keep in Kings Landing & the tournament thrown in King Jofferys name day in season two. Y0u need the Dubrovnik pass to enter (I have linked below) And to get there you walk along a lovely little bay which was used for a few scenes and can climb up these steps/rocks which still have these really cool old little doors and caves built into.

We also got to walk the famous steps where they filmed a few scenes but the main one was the walk of shame for Cersie.

When walking the walls (you need a ticket from Dubrovnik Pass and someone scans it so you can enter)

It takes you up to here, which was scene used with Daenerys & Jorah. And you can walk the whole way around the city seeing some exceptional views!

The Dubrovnik pass allowed access into Rectors Palace which was beautiful!

Lastly there is a little doorway which was used, and when you go through it has a lovely little children park. I think this was definitely Tahlias favourite part of the trip!

I love all things films and tv, so seeing all the places was just amazing as Croatia is just such a beautiful country in itself. Id definitely go back!

Hope you enjoyed

Alexis x