This weekend I thought I'd do something quintessentially English. Go to a castle, and watch some jousting! 
We had a family day out, with Anna and Mike (hi Mike!), Scott and Mirka. We got up early on saturday, jumped on a coach, and headed 1.5 hours south east to Leeds Castle in Kent (it isn't in Leeds, confusingly!).
The Castle is set on a lake, and has lovely huge gardens with lots of ducks and swans. The last lady to live there in the 1920's had black swans imported from Australia. 
The inside of the castle was a strange mix of very old and art deco
, as it was 'modernised' in the 20's. I would have been happy to live there! The castle was used by people like Henry VIII as a stop over to France.
The inside of the castle was a strange mix of very old and art deco
, as it was 'modernised' in the 20's. I would have been happy to live there! The castle was used by people like Henry VIII as a stop over to France.We had an excellent lunch, supplemented with Pimms and lemonade! There was a display of medieval comedic antics - and jousting, which was fast-paced and colourful!
We also saw a Birds of Prey display, with a huge owl/hawk thing (can't remember what they guy said) which had a massive wing span. The guy got the bird to do a low fly over the tops of kids heads. The two little kids at the front are so cute - heads down, bums up!
3 comments:
hi neen!
Hi Nina,
Sheree says she's jealous, she missed Leeds when the bus connections were messed up! Now wouldn't it be a coup to live in a Castle surrounded by water.
Kathy
Hey neen was the joust as good as Kryal Castle. Mmm I'm guessing NOT!! lol
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