A spontaneous trip before lockdown to the Manchester Christmas Markets led to a few too many Irish coffee’s, mulled wines and a missed train home. So we got a place to stay for the night and here’s my Hotel Gotham Manchester review. I have read many things about this hotel and my inner nerd piqued at the…
The days before lockdown, oh how I can’t wait to return. Here’s our Kimpton Clocktower Hotel review. An unmistakable landmark within the Manchester skyline the Victorian clock tower of the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel stands majestic above the city. This terracotta Grade II listed building dating back to the 1890’s gives its guests a blast from…
Cast your minds back to before the pandemic and there was one special smokehouse in the UK that stood head and shoulders amongst the rest and that’s Hickory’s. Here’s my Hickory’s Smokehouse Gresty Green review. It’s not often I get excited about ‘American-Style’ diners opening up here in the UK. They’re usually ever so disappointing….
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! Santa flew in on his sleigh to deliver me this Luxury ICON Bundle from Blackpool Pleasure Beach so let’s crack it open shall we? As that famous Brad Pitt line from the movie SE7EN goes… WHAT’S IN THE BOX?!?! Thankfully, it’s something a bit more cheerful than…
I’m a sucker for a good mystery box and Chessington certainly love doing theirs! Being pleasantly surprised with the last box I purchased from them I went ahead and picked up the Chessington vampire mystery box. Packed full of fangtastic goodies this box was put on sale to commemorate The Vampire’s 30th Birthday. Being an…
Step into the world of fairytales with the Alton Towers Garden Lantern Trail. A land of mysteries and storybook tales we explore the world of Peter Pan, Jack and the Beanstalk and other notable fairytale characters that make their appearance as you walk through this lantern lit wonderland. Alton Towers Festive Days Out is such…
It’s finally arrived as I get my hands on a Blackpool Pleasure Beach ICON 3D Ride Model! Crosscoaster has once again delivered a thing of beauty as the ICON 3D ride model has arrived and it truly is a work of art. Based off the UK’s first double launch coaster ICON this Japanese themed coaster…
Cyclone Events Management have brought something very special to Oswestry this month with its latest offering, we bring you our FESTEVIL Drive-Thru scare maze 2020 review. Originally planned in Wrexham until lockdown stopped the event going ahead the team packed up the entire event and shipped it over the border so they could put on…
An event that absolutely blew me away we rank the mazes from best to worst at Xtreme Scream Park 2020. Whilst Scare Kingdom had two world class mazes, Xtreme Scream Park had 5. Every single maze at this event was detailed to Hollywood standards and from the street theatre to the theme park theming and…
This year has been the easiest winner to declare. We bring you our Alton Towers Vs Thorpe Park Halloween edition comparison. Rollback the clocks to last year and this very article would be a much tighter affair. The introduction of Creek Freak Massacre finally stepped up the bar for Thorpe and delivered a truly wonderful…
