Bethany, Callum and Elsie visit – February Half Term

Jenny delivered Bethany, Callum and Elsie to spend 3 days and two nights with us at the Nook during their half term holiday from school.  We all had a wonderful time.  The first afternoon we went to see Tinkerbell and the Pirate Fairy which was a great hit with the children.  The next morning started very cloudy and murky but as the sun started to break through we set off for a visit to Goodrich Castle.  The children had never (so they said) been to a castle before and were quite impressed that their mummy had visited some 25 years previously!

They had a great time going down into the dungeon (which was very dark) and along narrow dark passages as well as climbing to the first floor level.

They never hesitated and when they were asked if they wanted to climb right to the top of the tower there was no stopping them.  They were brilliant as the stairs are a steep spiral with only a vertical knotted rope to grasp hold of.  Elsie found it physically demanding because of the depth of the steps but was not deterred.  They enjoyed the view from the top and waving to Annie.

Descending was more difficult but the children made it without any problem.  We then set out to walk around the moat and climb on the walls just where their mother had done and where their cousins  Alexander, Sienna and Oliver had also climbed on a similar visit last year.  I was really impressed with the attitude to safety and the confidence they showed negotiating the sometimes slippery surfaces.

They deserved their snacks and sit down.  All three regarded the castle as a great adventure and it was a shame that a second trip around the moat was curtailed when it started to rain.  When we got home the children’chilled’ watching TV, playing with grandpa’s trains or playing games and doing activities with grannie.

Our final morning was spent at the park in Fairford. We all had a good time but grandpa had to clean lots of mud from everyone’s shoes when we returned!!  The weather was kind to us but the ground is still very wet.

 

We hope the children enjoyed their stay as much as we enjoyed having them.