Holiday Past...
Back in Easter, we went for a 'quick getaway' break to Kent - Mum and Dad, Thomas and I. Just an hour's drive away, so if we'd forgotten to pack anything, we could just pop home and get it. But away is away, right?
(Thomas has since had his hair cut, thank goodness!) 
Off to Bodiam Castle...
With its many steep spiral staircases...
The weather stayed fine for us all week - Spring in the Garden of England...
A day at Hever Castle, childhood home of Anne Boleyn and once owned by the Astors...
Thomas braved the water maze (hint to avoid the hordes: get there early and make this your first stop)...
...and got nice and wet...
We visited Groombridge Place, with its wonderful Enchanted Forest...
... birds of prey...
... and peacocks galore...
A day in Dover, though no bluebirds...
The castle is well worth a visit (and if you go, be sure to take the tour of the secret wartime tunnels to see the other side of those famous white cliffs)...
We were lucky enough to be there when they'd laid on some great entertainment (look closely, there's a fire-eater in there somewhere)...
Our last day, and more history at Battle Abbey...
posted by jomoore @ 4:19 pm
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2 Comments:
What a great week it was, although I wouldn't want to sleep in that bed again!
Looks a great trip! You even came down to our neck of the woods in Battle. Groombridge is great we've spent a few days out that way in the last couple of years.
Hever although beautiful was always a pain to get too. Went to a great Ella Fitzgerald tribute concert there about 4/5 years back.
all good memories. glad you had a good time and thanks for sharing and stirring my memory.
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