Turtle Bay Preview Night

I was lucky enough to be invited to the preview night for Turtle Bay on Tuesday.

It's opening this weekend after a £800,000 refurbishment on Gold Street, Northampton.

The building has been completely transformed and its so nice to see a new and exciting food outlet/bar in Northampton.  I loved the decor and all the fairy lights.

Whilst enjoying a fruit rum punch (amazing) & a saints inspired melon cocktail (my partner gave this the thumbs up) we got to sample some starters.

I got to try the very lovely classic beef patty and garlic & chilli pit prawns and my partner sampled the crispy whitebait and jerk glazed pit ribs which he said were really good.

We were then seated for the main event and tasted the famous one pot curry goat. I'd never had this before and really enjoyed it & would definitely order again. We also got to try jerk chicken and the supervital green salad.

After a strawberry daiquri and a pineappleade we got to try 3 desserts. The passion pie (similar to lemon meringue) was soooo good and I wished I could have taken a slab home!

The staff were enthusiastic and welcoming and Turtle Bay had a great atmosphere. I'm already planning our next visit with friends.

Turtle Bay Northampton

• Email northampton@turtlebay.co.uk
• Address Turtle Bay Northampton,
  2-6 Gold Street,
  Northampton Town Centre,
  NN1 1RS
• Opening times
• Sun:11:30-00:00
• Mon-Thu:11:30-00:30
• Fri-Sat:11:00-01:30

Ecover Laundry Challenge

Ecover Laundry Challenge

Let's face it doing the laundry is not the most entertaining job but it has to be done.

I try to get mine done on Thursday, Friday and Saturdays so I don't feel like a laundry maid all week.  I love getting it out on the line when I can but with the weather changing my tumble dryer will be back in constant use.

You can't beat fresh bed linen although changing a king size duvet cover is always a workout!

Ecover has brought out a new scent lavender & sandalwood and it is lovely and I would definitely use again. Cruelty free and safe for sensitive skin so a winner all round.

This post is an entry for Britmums #EcoverLaundry Challenge sponsored by Ecover

Creating and Catching Memories While Travelling With Destination 2.

Creating and Catching Memories While Travelling.

What do you do with your holiday pictures? Do you upload to social media? Make a photo album? Frame your favourites? Or forget about them?

I still love real photos & photo albums. The kids love browsing through them and remembering key holiday memories and places we have visited.

In a recent survey 29 per cent admit to leaving snaps on the computer. A further 29 per cent admit to not doing anything with them at all while over 14 per cent go as far as putting them in a separate folder on their phone.

When it came to making hard copies of the images, only 12.5 per cent of holidaymakers make the effort to get them printed. The remainder of us either create an album on our phones or share them on social media.

Why not do something with your special travel snaps? And then plan your next holiday adventure?

Destination2.co.uk has loads of long haul travel ideas and over 70 years experience. I would love to visit Mexico and Bali once the kids are a little older.  For you adventurous travellers you might want to take your little ones now and have a truly magical holiday to frame.

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