Due to staff shortages in our catering team (congratulations to our Head Chef who has just gone on paternity leave), over the weekends of the 11th/12th and 18th/19th May we will be serving BBQ food only from outside our Stables Restaurant, as well as cakes, sandwiches and ice cream in our cafe. A limited menu will also be available from Monday to Friday over the next two weeks. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Autumn Days Out With The Kids
With the autumn term in full flow, we’re already thinking about how to occupy our little ones during the October holidays. We’ve put together our Top 5 activities to help the whole family embrace the outdoors with our autumn days out with the kids!
Make Leaf Prints
Go on a nature hunt and collect leaves to make wild leaf prints: ‘process art’ is all about the experience of creating and helps children learn how to express themselves.
Test your senses
We can all benefit from stopping to take in our surroundings from time to time. Go outside and ask your kids to describe what they can see, hear, touch and smell – it’s great for language development.
Go on an autumn trail
In the UK we’re lucky to have such an array of changing colours in our trees (and as trees lose their leaves and bare their branches, they’re practically begging to be climbed).
Conker matches
No matter what age you are, everyone loves a good conker match, and there are all sorts of theories behind what makes the winning conkers.
Halloween fun
Whether you’re a fan of ghosts or not, Halloween provides bucketloads of ideas to get creative, from carving pumpkins to spooky costume making and decoration.
This autumn bring your family to Hestercombe for the Great Golden Pumpkin Hunt: make your own wand to help Willow the Witch find the Magical Golden Pumpkin! (27 Oct – 4 Nov, £2 per child + normal admission).
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