Kiddiwalks

Mr C and I have lived in St Albans for nearly seven years now so I thought it fair to say that I know the place and surrounding area reasonably well. However, over the last few months I've realised that I actually don't at all! My knowledge is lacking somewhat when it comes to places to go with kids. I can do all the very obvious ones like the zoo and local children's farm, but when we just want to go out for a walk somewhere I kept coming back to the same places and I was soon getting quite bored with them.

A friend then told me about Kiddiwalks in Hertfordshire which she picked up in the local Waterstones one day. It's a fantastic book featuring a number of child friendly walks across Hertfordshire. For each one there are details on where to park, what toilet and food facilities there are on or near the walk, how buggy friendly it is and what points of interest there are for children along the walk. Just flicking through the book gives you some great ideas of local places to visit with children even if you don't do the actual walk featured in the book. As a result we've already discovered some new places to visit with Little Miss C.

At this point, if you're not in Hertfordshire you're probably just shrugging your shoulders and thinking that this is no good for you. But, a quick search on Amazon for Kiddiwalks shows that there are actually 21 books in this series covering various parts of England. If you're looking for low cost outdoor activities for your children this summer then a copy of your local Kiddiwalks would be a great starting point.