Last Updated on 19 June 2024 by Colette
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We love a good book in our house and we have been keen to foster an interest in reading right from the very start. Of course we also love a good adventure. What better way to celebrate World Book Day than with a bookish weekend away? It’s not all about costumes you know! In the UK we have an incredible literary heritage and the book worms at www.cottages.com have been beavering away and have put together a map of the best places to visit in order to immerse yourself in the worlds of your child’s favourite authors and stories.
Top of my list has to be a visit to the Lake District and the home of Beatrix Potter. Â Having grown up with her stories myself (she is the only reason I know what the word “soporific” means) and with Chloe a big fan of the Cbeebies Peter Rabbit series, it would be a real treat to follow the Beatrix Potter Lake District Trail and hunt for Potter’s much loved characters amongst the countryside. Â To make the adventure even more exciting a stay this beautiful TV free cottage (Property Ref: 948) adjoins a 17th-century farmhouse once own by Beatrix Potter herself would be utter bliss. Â
Ben is on the path to becoming as big a fan of Roald Dahl as his mummy! I would absolutely love to take him to the Roald Dahl Museum though I must admit that I think Dave & I would probably appreciate it even more than the kids at the moment! Obviously a 6 hour round trip is a little much for a day at a museum so we’d have to book ourselves a few nights away and make the most of it. The Windmill (Property Ref: PKKW) has been converted to provide accommodation for ten people over five floors and offers spectacular views over the Chiltern Hills. As huge fans of Julia Donaldson we have been keen to try out the various Forestry Commission trails (you can see what we thought of the Gruffalo Trail and Gruffalo Orienteering at Delamere) and we plan to try out the current Stick Man Trails very soon! We are very lucky that both Delamere Forest and Dalby Forest are within reasonable driving distance of either our home or that of my parents.
This Easter holiday we are planning a trip up to Northumberland and as Harry Potter fans we will absolutely be visiting Alnwick Castle. A trip to Harry Potter World is also on my “to do” list but as yet the children are a little young to really appreciate it. Would it be wrong to go on my own? Maybe I’ll take my Mum instead! For more suggestions of literary themed adventures around our beautiful country then check out the graphic below:
Why not have a go at making your very own Stick Man!
I love Rauld Dahl as I loved all his books. I also lovedEnid Blyton because I loved her Famous Five books.
i read a lot of enid blyton books, i loved the adventures they had x
I loved Roald Dahl books I really loved Charlie and the chocolate factory
Enid Blyton
I loved the famous five by Enid Blyton.
I loved Hans Christian Anderson books
enid blyton the secret seven as they had adventures like me and my friends
Beatrix Potter, i loved her little books.
Enid Blyton, children's adventures.
Rachel Craig
I was brought up reading Roald Dahl books, I used to love reading Matilda
I loved the Enid Blyton books, all adventures and magical things
I adored Michael Morpurgo! The scenarios he describe din his books just made me dream of having adventures!
Roald Dahl books are the best
Enid Blyton. I loved all the mystery & puzzles
I loved AA Milne. I loved all the characters from Whinnie the pooh and my teacher used to make all the voices of the different characters whilst reading it to us, It made it so exciting.
I loved Roald Dahl. They kept me entertained
I loved JRR Tolkein
Roald Dahl was my fav
Enid Blyton – I loved the Magic faraway Tree books (still do)
Enid Blyton was mine, from The Famous Five series to Mallory Towers I read many of her books growing up
enid blyton
Jane Austen – after reading Pride and Prejudice when I was 13
Enid Blyton – Loved the simplicity of her stories
I loved A A Milne as I could identify with the characters in Winnie The Pooh and they all seemed to come alive on the pages!
Jacqueline Wilson. I remember collecting the books and she was one of those authors which I followed for years and always enjoyed every book I read.
Never was encouraged to read books as a child o remember Roald Dahl
I love encouraging my neices and nephews now and they love Julia Donaldson
Never was encouraged to read books as a child o remember Roald Dahl
I love encouraging my neices and nephews now and they love Julia Donaldson
I was a huge Winnie The Pooh fan so it would have to be A.A.Milne
enid blyton x loved the faraway tree!
roald dahl was my fave as a child
Willard Price with his 'adventure' series, African, Amazon, etc
Road Dahl – I like how the evil grownups always got their comeuppance.
Enid Blyton
The Bobbsey Twins by Laura lee Hope, it's that long ago I can't remember why I liked them
enid blyton – Famous five books
Enid Blyton because she wrote such a good range that you could continue to read even as you got older.
JRR Tolien, the Hobbit was my absolute favourite and still is
My favourite was Enid Blyton, because I loved the range of stories that she wrote (I enjoyed school stories as well as the adventure type and I loved Noddy!) and I always wanted to be like The Famous Five, Secret Seven..etc and fall into these mysteries which I would, of course, solve 🙂 Never happened though! I remember at one point I even started logging car registration plates in case I should come across a crime and I'd have the reg number….
I remember reading James Herriot's books when I was quite young and thoroughly enjoying them.
Enid Blyton because I was easily immersed into a world of adventure with each story
I loved Dick King Smith as he wrote about farm animals and I lived on a farm
Roald dahl – I thought his books were funny!
Ashleigh
Roald Dahl, you could fall into his stories and forget all your troubles
Enid Blyton 🙂
J.R.R.Tolkien, I loved 'The Hobbit' as a child (and still do now!)
I love all the Beatrix Potter stories and of course Winnie the Pooh is ace 🙂
Definitely Enid Blyton, I just got lost in all of her books 🙂 Although I also loved Jacqueline Wilson and J.K Rowling as I got a bit older 🙂
I loved Enid Blyton because I loved The Magic Faraway Tree.
Enid Blyton and her Famous Five books. I loved reading the adventures unravel until they solve the mysteries.
Mallory towers by Enid Blyton were my favourite books and interesting to see what they got up to
Enid Blyton and the adventurous four series as they took you away from normal boring life
Enid Blyton because I loved reading about the famous five!
Enid Blyton as I loved the adventures the children went on
Lewis Carroll…I first read his Alice stories purely because he shared my surname 😉 but I soon fell in love with his magical tales about Wonderland.
Enid Blyton. Famous Five, Secret Seven, Faraway Tree – all classics in their era.
Enid Blyton – I wanted to go on the adventures with the famous five
Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of Little House on the Prairie – a lovely family who were happy together despite living with the harsh elements which included snow blizzards.
beatrix potter , fond memories as young child being read to
I loved the Nancy Drew Mystery books by Caroline Keene because the lead character was a feisty red haired teenage detective who led an exciting life and I wanted to be like her.
Enid Blyton from noddy through to the famous five!
C s Lewis. The narnia collection was by far my favourite books to read over and over
Enid Blyton – her books were so exciting
Roald Dahl – his books were fun to read and great illustrations. I didn't find them a 'chore' to read. (@PeanutHog)
The only books I remember really loving were by Jacqueline Wilson. I had my mum buy me every book as soon as it came out. I loved how she wrote.
I love roald dahl boots especially the witches
The mr men books
Roald Dahl because I found the stories so enchanting x
Roald Dahl, the characters were so gross in a lot of the books!
Roald Dahl, had most of his books 🙂
Lewis Carroll – I really wished I could be Alice, and just disappear down a rabbit hole and have a load of adventures!
Enid Blyton was my fave she gave me a spirit for adventure after reading the Famous Five and Secret Seven books