With it's bouncy castles, petting barn, ride-on tractors, fun play equipment and inside play area, there's loads for kids too at Rookery Farm in Stoke Bruerne. It's a bit old school and some of the play equipment could do with updating but all in all it's a bargain day out. £6.50 an adult £6 child under 2s free. TAKE CASH. CLOSED TUESDAYS. Open on all other days until end of Sept 2017. Weekends and half term in Oct then they close for winter.
Stoke Bruerne Canalside, Northamptonshire
Short video of Stoke Bruerne. See also my vids showing the top lock in use and the Blisworth Tunnel.
Castle Ashby Gardens
An Elizabethan/Jacobean house with a serpentine park and a Victorian garden. The park was designed by Lancelot Brown after 1761. He made a Ha Ha, removed avenues, formed a series of ponds, carried out extensive planting and installed a temple and a dairy. In the 1860s, a terrace garden was made and the old kitchen garden was made into an elaborate 'Italian garden' with parterres using the family's monogram as a motif.
Living History
�This beautiful thatched cottage has witnessed Shakespeare, gunpowder plot and more, living history in the making with exquisite period features to adore; a true original character, no expense or work has been spared � and there�s a fabulous garden with open farmland views just waiting to be shared�
Summary
� A chocolate box Thatched Cottage enjoying a beautiful rural situation to the outskirts of Great Fransham
� Three Bedrooms ; Main Bathroom
� Three Receptions including a stunning Dining Room
� Original character found throughout with exposed beams and Inglenook fireplaces
� Grounds extend to 0.3 acres ; Adjoins farmland to three aspects
� Accommodation extends to 1,500sq.ft.
Walking The Courses: video blog - Towcester to Ascot
This leg of Richard's journey saw him returning to the scene of our first Walking The Courses race meeting, Towcester Racecourse, and walking southwards towards Ascot. He was accompanied for the first afternoon by his sister-in-law Vicky and also Minty, making her WTC debut. The stars of this walk were undoubtedly the animals: a whole host of horses and one truly magnificent pig.