JollyDays Supported Holidays - Blog

New Forest & Hampshire County Show   We headed to the New Forest and Hampshire County show with a picnic packed, ready for a wonderful, exciting day. This was the 94 th year of the show and this event brings people from all over the New Forest and rural Hampshire together to show us what they do. The ‘old time farming’ section was interesting featuring old methods of farming and we learnt how these methods have changed and developed over time.   Everyone enjoyed a delicious ice cream treat.    Delicious homemade cakes in the    ‘bake and cake’ tent, where we viewed the winning homemade cakes and biscuits. There was an under 5 year old category and some of the entries looked very professional. We all really enjoyed looking at the bee keepers tent, too.     Off next to the show farm and young farmers section, seeing the winning cattle, goats and sheep   The ‘Axemen’ were in action in...

Yorkshire Dales, TV Soap Country  A great morning was spent at the famous Woolpack Inn that was originally featured in the TV soap, Emmerdale. The pub was adorned with photographs of cast members, both past and present, and everyone enjoyed taking a trip down memory lane. We were even lucky enough to be invited behind the bar to “pull a pint” We made our way through the woodland path and up to Skipton Castle. We were amazed at the grandeur of the medieval building that has stood the test of time for 900 years and explored the grounds before entering the Banqueting Hall and hidden chambers. Some of us were brave enough to climb from the depths of the Dungeon to the top storey of the Watch Tower.   Sitting back we enjoyed the views as we drifted down the historic Springs Branch and onto the Leeds and Liverpool Canal as our skipper gave us an in depth talk about the history of the area.  Pickering is the start of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway...