Four Acorns go camping and boating in Cavan / Quatre graines de chêne sous la tente et à la rame
There was a stillness about this weekend of camping in Cavan, as if time had slowed down a little, to...
Joint birthday party at the Forest Club / Double anniversaire au Forest Club
With their birthdays only 6 days apart, Pebbles and Squirrel chose to have a joint birthday party in the woods...
Campfire bread on a stick (snobrød) / Pain au feu de camp (snobrød)
This campfire bread recipe goes back to our days in Scandinavia. Jedi was only a toddler during our three years...
A guided family hike in the Mournes / Randonnée guidée dans les Mournes
This weekend we went on the first ever guided family hike by Every Treasure. And what an adventure it was!...
Bluebells in Kilbroney Park / Jacinthes des bois à Kilbroney Park
Just when I started to think we wouldn’t see any bluebells this year, we came across this meadow in Kilbroney...
Wild camping a little closer to the stars
Three days of uninterrupted sunshine, of cooking over the campfire, and chilling out by the river. Three days of back-to-basics...
Camper un peu plus près des étoiles
Trois jours de soleil ininterrompu, de cuisine au feu de camp et de farniente au bord de l’eau. Trois jours...
7 tips for hiking with kids / 7 conseils pour la randonnée en famille
So you want to go hiking with kids but you wonder how to go about it. Or you have tried...
Gorse flower ice cream / Glace aux fleurs d’ajonc
Gorse flowers are a foraging “hidden” gem. Gorse (Ulex europaeus), also called furze or whin, is extremely common in Ireland, to many...
Hiking on sunshine to Arts Lough / Randonnée plein soleil à Arts Lough
Our family hike to Arts Lough, a remote corrie lake in the Wicklow Mountains, started at the historic Glenmalure Hostel,...
Is it spring yet ? / C’est bientôt le printemps ?
Most of you think it’s April. But it is actually the 96th of January. Anyone else tired of this seemingly...
Win 2 nights camping in a tree tent with Tipi Adventures!
#ad Last November when we were invited by Tipi Adventures Ireland for a night of wild camping in a tipi,...
Cool Planet Experience
Have you heard of Cool Planet Experience yet? It’s a brand new high-tech interactive museum on climate change located at Powerscourt House,...
Adventures R Us – join the club! / bienvenue au club !
Those of you who follow the Four Acorns / Quatre graines de chêne Facebook page, may have noticed the launch last...
Sledding at Powerscourt / Séance de luge à Powerscourt
Of course a sunny spring-like St. Patrick’s Day weekend would have been nice… But as the saying goes, When life...
