Gifted¦ Whilst Hever Castle is wonderful in any season, I think Christmas has got to be my favourite time to visit. The castle and its grounds become extra magical, so much so that even adults are left with wonder. Rather fittingly then, this year’s theme was Alice in a Christmas Wonderland.
things to do
Milkshake! Live comes to The Orchard Theatre
We’re just coming to the start of October half term week and you’re probably thinking about what to do with your little ones to keep them occupied other than visiting a pumpkin farm or apple picking. Well, if they’re fans of Milkshake,The Orchard Theatre is the place to go! Milkshake Live brings a fairy tale journey to the stage, with the help of Milkshake’s characters and two of their presenters.
A family day out at Sheffield Park
Sheffield Park in East Sussex is renowned for its beautiful autumn colours. I’d say it’s definitely one of the best places to see the autumn colours in the South East. A National Trust property, it boasts acres of landscaped gardens with park and woodland. October was a very busy month for us. I went back to work, I was under the weather for most of the month and it just generally seemed to whizz by. When we got to the beginning of this week, I realised that we hadn’t visited Sheffield Park.
Fortunately, I must have expressed this to my husband. On Thursday morning we went to drop off my car to the garage first thing. As he drove me back home through the country lanes, I gazed across the fog on the marshes and the gentle sunlight dancing on the frost in the fields. It was a beautiful morning made better by the fact that he then announced he’d taken the day off and was taking us to Sheffield Park!
Sweeps Festival, Rochester – 2017
On Monday 1st May we went to the Sweeps Festival in Rochester. An annual event, it is held over the first bank holiday weekend in may. If you visit, you can expect an array of wonderful stalls, as well as dancing, music and other entertainment. There are many wonderful historic traditions instilled within this festival.