GREAT DAYS OUT: Hunting for Dragons in the Deep Dark Wood at Seven Stories

Tell me a story

Did you know that the Dark Ages could be found in the Ouseburn Valley? Were you aware that Deadly Dragons and Hairy Hooligans lurked in corridors and nestled in alcoves just waiting to surprise you? Would you have guessed that there was an entire dictionary of ‘Dragonese’ and that you, yes you, could add to it? Well it’s all waiting to be discovered at Seven … [Read more...]

GREAT DAYS OUT: Sleep Beneath the Stars

Breakfast under canvas

“If you hear two whistles from me in the middle of the night, you’ll know it’s happening.” We sat on bales of hay in the sunshine, eating a feast of roast lamb and freshly picked salads from the nearby vegetable garden. “I don’t think it will …But if it does, you’ll hear it” said Lee, one of the farmers at Christmas Farm. Looking behind us … [Read more...]

GREAT DAYS OUT: The Hogwarts of Northumberland

Dumbledore and Hagrid

“Well, I am glad that so many of you are here. I did worry, what with the Dementors sweating down on us from the sky like they're doing... I thought that nobody might come!” The crowd of damp tourists in the far corner of The Knight's Quest at Alnwick Castle sat wide eyed and open mouthed. The enormous figure of Hagrid had emerged from behind a suitably heavy and … [Read more...]