I’m almost beside myself with excitement today as my boyfriend has just let slip he’s booked a weekend away in Yorkshire at the fantastic Snozone in Castleford! Wooohooo. I’ve never been but spend many an hour drooling over the website planning what activities I’d do, which cafe I’d eat in, what I’d buy in the no doubt tremendously well stocked ski shop……

I’m really not much of a skier so I’m not going to waste precious time on the slopes there, when frankly, I’m going to have a much more enjoyable time sledging and trying out the ice slide. These are the kind of activities I do when on a winter holiday anyway and I feel just as exhausted and exhilarated after 30 minutes of these sports as my boyfriend does snowboarding or skiing. It’ll be nice to go there together but to go our own way for an hour or two and do our own thing.

I’ve also been promised a night in one of Yorkshire’s romantic hotels as part of the weekend and a trip to the German Market in Leeds for lovely food and mulled wine. I’m so excited!