Where families learn, explore and grow together
Nest and Feathers is the community platform for adventure-minded families. Share your experiences, discover extraordinary places, and find your flock.
Free to join
How does it work?
How it works
Your adventure starts in four simple steps
Join free and start sharing the places your family loves. Every feather you plant helps another family find their next great adventure.
01
Create your Nest
Set up your family profile in minutes. Tell the community who you are, where you are based, and what kinds of adventures your family loves.
02
Collect Feathers
After a new adventure worth sharing, log it as a Feather. Add the location, age range, and honest tips so other families can discover it too.
03
Explore the map
Browse Feathers shared by families near you. Filter by age, category, cost, and location to find your family's next great adventure.
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Find your flock
Follow nests with similar interests, share ideas, co-organise outings, and build a genuine local community around you.
Feathers
The places families discover and share
A Feather is any place or experience a family wants to pass on: a hidden forest trail, an atmospheric museum, a beautiful nature reserve, a secluded beach. Anywhere that you've loved as a family can become a feather for others to enjoy.
Feathers live on a shared map, pinned to their exact location and described by the families who have been there. Add the category, the age range that suits it, and any honest tips. Other families discover it and, when they have visited too, they can add their own review, earning that feather a verified by families badge.
Over time, each family builds an archive of their adventures, a living record of everywhere they have been and everything they have loved.
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Nests
Your family's home in the community
A Nest is your family's profile, your home within the community. It is where your story lives: who you are, where you roam, and what you love.
Your Nest is also where your flock is found. Other families can see your feathers, read your story, and connect with you. You can see theirs too, filtering by region, approach or shared interests until you find families who feel like kindred spirits.
As your family contributes verified feathers to the community, your Nest earns recognition. Milestones earned, never rankings assigned.
Fledgling
Nest Builder
Pathfinder
Trailblazer
Finder of the Flock
Fledgling
Your first feather is planted — welcome to the community!
Plant your first feather
Nest Builder
Five verified feathers. Your family is building something wonderful for the community.
5 verified feathers
Pathfinder
Fifteen verified feathers. You're helping families find extraordinary experiences, thank you.
15 verified feathers
Trailblazer
Thirty verified feathers. Your family is blazing a trail for home-educating families everywhere.
30 verified feathers
Finder of the Flock
Sixty verified feathers. You are a true Finder of the Flock. This community is richer because of your family.
60 verified feathers
Community feathers
Real adventures,
shared by real families
Bodleian Library
Tours and exhibitions inside one of the world's oldest libraries. Older children are quietly awed by it, the kind of pla…
Crocodiles of the World
The UK's only crocodile zoo, and genuinely unlike anywhere else. Up-close encounters with crocodiles, alligators and oth…
Science Oxford Centre
Hands-on science exhibits and an outdoor science park built for curious children. A rare place where they're encouraged …
Millets Farm Centre
A working farm with animals to meet, falconry displays, a large play barn and pick-your-own in season. Lots packed into …
Millets Farm Pick-Your-Own
Picking your own food is one of the most hands-on lessons there is. Seasonal strawberries, pumpkins and more, straight f…
Oxford Castle
A thousand years of Oxford history inside a working medieval castle and former prison. Climb the mound for the views and…
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Create your Nest to explore
For activity providers and venues
Families are already talking about your venue.
When a family logs a visit to your activity centre, farm, museum, or studio as a Feather, your business appears on our platform. Claim your profile to respond, add details, and reach hundreds of likeminded families actively looking for exactly what you offer.
- Claim your listing when a family mentions your venue
See every Feather logged at your location- Respond to family reviews and feedback
- Reach families searching by location, age and budget
- Reach an engaged, adventure-seeking audience
Step outside. Find your flock.
Join a growing community of families who believe the world is their classroom. Create your Nest, collect your first Feather, and find the adventures waiting near you.
Free to join. Always.