Play-and-Stay Blog

LEGO Sculpture, Not As Easy As You May Think

Jonathan Dudley — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:42:38 +0000

When I think of LEGO® I think of castles first, closely followed by forests and then pirates. Many I’m sure, would think of Star Wars and a scant few would think of massive architectural wonders like the almost 6000 piece Taj Mahal set. Apparently I’m lacking creativity. Rather than spaceships, pirate galleons and suchlike, Craig [...]

Return to LEGOLAND

Gore Lane — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:52:47 +0000

This weekend, armed with three tickets, a picnic and big dreams of reliving last year’s fun, I took the family to Legoland for the day. The sun was shining, Stanley was practically wetting himself with excitement and the lovely Mrs Lane was no longer “with child” - fun times were ahead. Last time we went to [...]

My Favourite Ride - SAW: The Ride

Jonathan Dudley — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:09:57 +0000

SAW: The Ride has to be one of my favourite rollercoasters of all time. I love the ride itself, the only drawback is the queue but waiting in line for a little while is a small price to pay. When you get to the front and start getting ready to get on the ride itself, [...]

My Favourite LEGO Minifigs

Jonathan Dudley — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:20:09 +0000

Back in the glorious early 90s when I was a lad, in the murky times before mobile phones or *gasp* the internet, LEGO was king. At my school your popularity rested on two things; 1) The quality of your bomber jacket and 2) The quantity of LEGO you owned. Tragically my own bomber jacket was, [...]

It’s Festival Time!

Gore Lane — Wed, 13 May 2009 11:58:23 +0000

Hooray - festival season is finally here! Radio 1’s Big Weekend kick-started the shenanigans and was a rip-roaring success and by all accounts, it was a good start to a heavy season of getting messy in a field. There was a time when I would have been travelling up and down the country all summer, looking [...]